DENTAL MACHINE TOOL

Abstract

A dental machine tool includes a first dental machining unit with a first housing and a first machining head. The first housing accommodates a first machining space. The first machining head is arranged in the first machining space and a first machining zone is allocated to the first machining head. A second dental machining unit has a second housing and a second machining head. The second housing accommodates a second machining space. The second machining head is arranged in the second machining space. A second machining zone is allocated to the second machining head. A movable dental object carrier is constructed to receive a dental object and to move the dental object linearly along an X-axis. The movable dental object carrier extends over the first machining zone, the second machining zone and an intermediate zone between the first and second machining zones. The movable dental object carrier is constructed for executing: a first machining movement along the X-axis of the first machining zone, a second machining movement along the X-axis of the second machining zone; and a transport movement in the intermediate zone between the machining zones.

Claims

1-4. (canceled)

5. A dental machine tool, comprising: a first dental machining unit having a first housing and a first machining head, the first housing accommodating a first machining space, the first machining head being arranged in the first machining space, and the first dental machining unit having a first machining zone being allocated to the first machining head; a second dental machining unit having a second housing and a second machining head, the second housing accommodating a second machining space, the second machining head being arranged in the second machining space, second dental machining unit having a second machining zone being allocated to the second machining head; and a movable dental object carrier being constructed for receiving a dental object and for moving the dental object linearly along an X-axis, the movable dental object carrier extending over the first machining zone, the second machining zone and an intermediate zone between the first and second machining zones, the movable dental object carrier being constructed for executing: a first machining movement along the X-axis in the first machining zone; a second machining movement along the X-axis in the second machining zone; and a transport movement in the intermediate zone between the machining zones.

6. The dental machine tool according to claim 5, wherein each of the two dental machining units is constructed to machine the dental object with a technology from the group of: shape cutting; beam cutting; additive manufacturing; curing; and marking; and the first and the second dental machining units have technologies different from one other.

7. The dental machine tool according to claim 5, wherein the movable dental object carrier has a further movement axis.

8. The dental machine tool according to claim 5, wherein the dental machine tool has more than two dental machining units.

Description

[0053] The invention is described in more detail as an exemplary embodiment on the basis of the following figures:

[0054] FIG. 1 shows a dental machine tool with position in the second machining zone

[0055] FIG. 2 shows a dental machine tool with position in the first machining zone

[0056] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram.

[0057] FIG. 1 shows the dental machine tool 1 in the position for a machining process carried out in the second machining zone 12.

[0058] The dental machine tool 1 has a first dental machining unit 2 and a second dental machining unit 3 as well as a movable dental object carrier 4.

[0059] The first dental machining unit 2 has a first housing 5, a first machining head 6, a first machining space 7, and a first machining zone 8.

[0060] The second dental machining unit 3 has a second housing 9, a second machining head 10, a second machining space 11, and a second machining zone 12.

[0061] The first housing 5 encloses the first machining space 7. The first machining zone 8 is located below the first machining head 6.

[0062] In the present exemplary embodiment, the first housing 5 is furthermore designed as a special variant as an outer housing and additionally completely accommodates the second dental machining unit 3. The second housing 9 separates the first machining space 7 from the second machining space 11 in which the second machining head 10 and the second machining zone 12 are located. The second housing 9 is designed by means of an opening such that the movable dental object carrier 4 can move the dental object 13 linearly between the two machining zones 8, 12. For this purpose, the movable dental object carrier 4 is moved along the X axis by means of a guide rail and a carriage.

[0063] The movement of the movable dental object carrier 4 in the X axis is additionally shown in FIG. 2. In this figure, the movable dental object carrier 4 has positioned the dental object 13 in the first machining zone 8 of the first dental machining unit 2.

[0064] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram which shows the basic arrangement of the first housing 5 with the first machining head 6 and the first machining space 7 and the second housing 9 with the second machining head 10 and the second machining space 11. The movable dental object carrier 4 carries the dental object 13 and has a linear rail 15 as a stationary linear guide and a linearly movable carriage 16 as a movable carrier.

[0065] Furthermore, FIG. 3 shows the basic arrangement of the first machining zone 8, the intermediate zone 14 and the second machining zone 12, along which the linearly movable carriage 16 moves in the X axis. In the first machining zone 8, the first machining movement is carried out, and in the second machining zone 12, the second machining movement is carried out, and in the intermediate zone 14, a transport movement is carried out.

REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0066] 1 dental machine tool

[0067] 2 first dental machining unit

[0068] 3 second dental machining unit

[0069] 4 movable dental object carrier

[0070] 5 first housing

[0071] 6 first machining head

[0072] 7 first machining space

[0073] 8 first machining zone

[0074] 9 second housing

[0075] 10 second machining head

[0076] 11 second machining space

[0077] 12 second machining zone

[0078] 13 dental object

[0079] 14 intermediate zone

[0080] 15 linear rail

[0081] 16 linearly movable carriage