TURBINE-DRIVEN DENTAL INSTRUMENT

Abstract

Flow-driven dental instrument (1), comprising a grip part (2), a head part (3), a media line (4), and a fastening means (8), wherein the grip part (2) is constructed in the form of a sleeve with two ends and a media connection (5) is disposed on the first end. At the second end, the head part (3) projects at least partially into the grip part (2). A first end of the media line (4) is connected to the head part (3) and the media line (4) extends from the head part (3) through the grip part (2) to the media connection (5). The fastening means (8) comprises a sleeve (9) having an external thread and a nut (10) having an internal thread, wherein the sleeve (9) is connected to the outer wall of the media line (4) in a material-locking manner and, at least in a direction toward the head part (3), the nut is held in the grip part (2) in a fixed position.

Claims

1. Flow-driven dental instrument, comprising a grip part, a head part, a media line for a medium and a fastening means for connecting the head part with the grip part, wherein the grip part is constructed in the form of a sleeve with a first end and a second end, a media connection for a supply line providing the medium is disposed on the first end of the grip part, the head part is disposed on the second end of the grip part, and at least partially projects into the grip part, the media line is connected to the head part in a force-locking, form-locking and/or material-locking manner, the media line extends from the head part through the grip part to the media connection, the fastening means comprises a sleeve having an external thread and a nut having an internal thread corresponding to the external thread, the nut is disposed in the grip part and, at least in a direction toward the head part, is held in the grip part in a fixed position relative to said grip part, and to fasten the head part to the grip part, the nut is at least partially screwed onto the sleeve fastening means, wherein the external thread is provided on a sleeve disposed around the media line on an outer wall of the media line between a first end of the media line and a second end of the media line, and is connected to the outer wall in a material-locking manner and wherein in a region comprising the sleeve and together with the sleeve, the media line comprises a first wall thinness and, in a remaining region, comprise a second wall thickness, whereby the first wall thickness is greater than the second wall thickness.

2. Flow-driven dental instrument according to claim 1, wherein the media line is constructed as a tube or as a hose.

3. Flow-driven dental instrument according to claim 1, wherein the nut is held in the grip part, in a direction toward the head part, by means of a holding plate and a projection on an inner wall of the grip part.

4. (canceled)

5. Flow-driven dental instrument according to claim 1, wherein the second wall thickness is between 0.1 mm and 0.3 mm and/or the first wall thickness is between 0.2 and 0.5 mm.

6. (canceled)

7. Flow-driven dental instrument according to claim 1, wherein the external thread of the sleeve comprises a pitch of 0.2 to 0.4 mm.

8. Flow-driven dental instrument according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve is connected to the outer wall of the media line in a material-locking manner by soldering or by adhesive bonding.

9. Flow-driven dental instrument according to claim 1, wherein the media line is a compressed air line for propellant air, a spray water line or a spray air line.

10. Flow-driven dental instrument according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve is disposed around at least two media lines.

11. Flow-driven dental instrument according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve and/or the media line comprise stainless steel, brass, or copper-nickel-zinc alloy.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Design examples of the invention are shown in the drawing. The figures show

[0022] FIG. 1 a schematic illustration of a first embodiment of a flow-driven dental instrument,

[0023] FIG. 2 a schematic illustration of a first embodiment of a media line according to the invention,

[0024] FIG. 3 a plan view onto a holding plate from FIG. 1,

[0025] FIG. 4 an enlarged illustration of a section of a second embodiment of a flow-driven dental instrument.

DESIGN EXAMPLE

[0026] FIG. 1 schematically shows a first embodiment of a flow-driven dental instrument 1 according to the invention. The instrument 1 comprises a grip part 2 and a head part 3.

[0027] A flow-driven turbine for operating a tool and a corresponding receptacle for said tool (not depicted) is disposed in the head part 3. The compressed air for operating the turbine is conducted to the head part 3 by means of a media line 4. For this purpose, a first end of the media line 4 is fastened to the head part 3.

[0028] The grip part 2 is constructed in the form of a sleeve with a first end and a second end, wherein the second end comprises a first opening. In the illustrated design example, the first end comprises a compressed air connection 5 for connecting a hose charged with compressed air (not depicted), as well as a water connection 6 for connecting a water-conducting supply line (not depicted).

[0029] The head part 3 projects at least partially into the first opening of the grip part 2, wherein, in order to conduct compressed air from a connected hose charged with compressed air to the turbine in the head part 3, the media line 4 extends from the head part 3 through the grip part 2 to the compressed air connection 5.

[0030] In order to provide cooling water, also called spray water, a further media line configured as a water line 7 extends from the water connection 6 on the first end of the grip part 2 through the grip part 2 to a second opening of the grip part 2 disposed in the region of the second end of the grip part 2.

[0031] The head part 3 is fastened to the grip part 2 using a fastening means 8. The fastening means 8 comprises a sleeve 9 having an external thread and a nut 10 having an internal thread corresponding to the external thread.

[0032] The sleeve 9 is disposed on an outer wall of the media line 4 between the first end of the media line 4 and a second end of the media line 4, and connected to the outer wall in a material-locking manner, e.g. by means of soldering or adhesive bonding.

[0033] The nut is disposed in the grip part 2 and is in contact with a holding plate 11. The holding plate 11 comprises through holes for the media line 4 with the sleeve 9 and for the water line 7, and rest against a projection 12 of an inner wall of the grip part 2. The nut 10 is therefore held in the grip part 2 by means of a form-fitting connection in the direction of the head part 3.

[0034] A media line with a sleeve 9 disposed on the outer wall is schematically shown in FIG. 2.

[0035] FIG. 3 shows a schematic plan view onto the holding plate 11 from FIG. 1 with the through holes for the media line 4 and the water line 7.

[0036] FIG. 4 shows a section of a flow-driven dental instrument 1 according to a second embodiment. The instrument 1 carries only one media line 4, e.g. the compressed air line. The depicted section includes a part of the grip part 2, a part of the media line 4, the nut 10, the sleeve 9, a holding plate 11 with a through hole for the media line and the projection 12 on the inner surface of the grip part 2. A first wall thickness 13 and a second wall thickness 14 of the media line 4 are referenced in the section as well. The first wall thickness 13 refers to the wall thickness in the region of the sleeve 9, i.e. the total wall thickness resulting from the media line 4 and the sleeve 9 with the external thread. The wall thickness of the media line 4 in a remaining region of the media line 4 that does not comprise the sleeve is referred to as the second wall thickness 14.