The present disclosure is concerned with a motion converter structured for converting a rotational motion provided by a motor shaft into a linear reciprocating motion of a drive shaft. The motion converter has a deformable unit, a mounting unit connected with the deformable unit, a coupling unit connected with the deformable unit, the coupling unit being structured to receive the drive shaft or the coupling unit comprising the drive shaft, a connector unit connected with the deformable unit, the connector unit comprising at least a first essentially U-shaped receiver being structured for receiving a first eccentric shaft element of the motor shaft and having a U-base and two U-legs together defining a first elongated hole having a length, a width and a height, and a first bracing element that connects the two U-legs of the first essentially U-shaped receiver on their free ends such that access into the first elongated hole across the width and the height of the first elongated hole is provided, preferably where the first bracing element is bar-shaped or U-shaped or O-shaped, and where the length is measured from an inner surface of the U-base to the free ends of the U-legs.

The invention relates to a dental instrument, comprising a gearing for driving a tool, wherein at least one torque limiting device is provided, which can be brought into contact with the gearing, as a result of which the maximum acting torque in the gearing can be limited.

A dental prophy angle includes a housing, a driving assembly, a first limiting member, a second limiting member, and a prophy cup, where the driving assembly includes a first driving shaft and a second driving shaft; the second driving shaft comprises one end connected to the first driving shaft by a gearing connection, and the other end provided with the prophy cup; and the first limiting member is sleeved on the first driving shaft and locates between the first driving shaft and an inner wall of the housing, and the second limiting member is sleeved on the second driving shaft and locates between the second driving shaft and the inner wall of the housing, to play a position limiting role and prevent the first driving shaft from falling out. The first limiting member is in snap connection with the housing for fixation, which makes the installation simple.

Various mechanical drive devices, mechanical gears, combinations thereof and medical or dental treatment devices with such mechanical drive devices or gears are described. The mechanical drive devices and mechanical gears convert a unidirectional rotational movement received by a motor drive into a multidirectional movement, so that a tool-holding device of the treatment device can be induced to a multidirectional movement, in particular to a, preferably simultaneous, lifting and rotating movement or to a lifting and oscillating rotational movement with a reduced rotational speed.

A method of assembling a dental system includes providing an angled dental device having a unitary drive shaft extending from a first end having a first geometry, and providing a dental handpiece including a first end having a second geometry, the first dental handpiece end adapted to receive the drive shaft, the first geometry and the second geometry being not directly compatible. The method further includes sufficiently extending the drive shaft inside one or more adapters and the dental handpiece.

An electrically driven device includes a housing, an electric motor with a drive shaft having a first rotary axis and a drive pin eccentrically connected to the drive shaft, and a driven shaft having a second rotary axis and mounted in the housing for a pivoting movement. The driven shaft is coupled to the drive pin by a gear mechanism converting a rotary motion of the drive shaft into the reciprocating pivoting of the driven shaft. The gear mechanism has first and second transmission stages, the former including a cross slider, and the latter an elastically deformable transmission member. The cross slider has a sliding support extending perpendicular to the first rotary axis and receiving the drive pin. The cross slider is axially guided in the housing to move in an axial direction perpendicular to the first rotary axis and perpendicular to the extension of the sliding support. A link, offset relative to the second rotary axis, connects the cross slider to the elastically deformable transmission member.

An electrically driven device includes a housing, an electric motor with a drive shaft having a first rotary axis and a drive pin connected to the drive shaft eccentrically with respect to the rotary axis, and a driven shaft having a second rotary axis and mounted in the housing for performing a pivoting about the second rotary axis. The driven shaft is coupled to the drive shaft by a gear mechanism including a scotch yoke mechanism converting a rotary motion of the drive shaft into a reciprocating motion of the driven shaft. The scotch yoke mechanism includes a cross slider having a sliding support extending perpendicular to the first rotary axis and receiving the drive pin either directly or through a sliding block with a bearing receiving the drive pin. The cross slider is guided in the housing by at least two pivotable links. The driven shaft is coupled to the cross slider by an arm, converting a rotary motion of the drive shaft into a reciprocating of the driven shaft.

An electrically driven device includes a housing, an electric motor with a drive shaft having a first rotary axis and a drive pin connected to the drive shaft eccentrically with respect to the rotary axis, and a driven shaft having a second rotary axis and mounted in the housing for a pivoting about the second rotary axis. The driven shaft is indirectly coupled to the drive shaft by a gear mechanism converting a rotary motion of the drive shaft into a reciprocating pivoting motion of the driven shaft. The gear mechanism includes a cross slider having a sliding support extending perpendicular to the first rotary axis and receiving the drive pin. The cross slider is guided in the housing by a parallel lever in the form of a parallelogram by at least two pivotable links. The driven shaft is coupled to the cross slider by one of the said links, thereby converting a rotary motion of the drive shaft into a reciprocating pivoting of the driven shaft.

An electrically driven device includes a housing, an electric motor with a drive shaft having a first rotary axis and a drive pin connected to the drive shaft eccentrically with respect to the rotary axis, and a driven shaft having a second rotary axis and mounted in the housing for performing a pivoting about the second rotary axis. The driven shaft is coupled to the drive shaft by a gear mechanism having a scotch yoke mechanism converting a rotary motion of the drive shaft into a reciprocating pivoting motion of the driven shaft. The scotch yoke mechanism includes a cross slider receiving the drive pin and having a sliding support extending perpendicular to the first rotary axis. The cross slider is guided in the housing by at least two elastically deformable elements. The driven shaft is coupled to the cross slider by a pivotable crank arm, converting a rotary motion of the drive shaft into a reciprocating of the driven shaft.

A multi-directional handpiece that includes a motor drive extending along and configured for rotation about a body axis, the motor drive having: a motor gearing at a proximal end of the motor drive; and a file gearing in engagement with the motor gearing for transferring the rotational and axial movement to a workpiece; and a housing for the workpiece; and wherein through rotation of the motor drive, the workpiece moves in an axial oscillating motion while being rotated.