JP5550146B2 - Dental treatment foot controller - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a foot controller for dental treatment, more specifically, not only to operate a dental treatment instrument by foot operation, but also to operation of a dental treatment unit. This eliminates the need to touch an operation switch or the like provided in the dental treatment unit, thereby enabling more hygienic treatment.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of a dental treatment unit including a foot controller to which the present invention is applied. The dental treatment unit includes a dental treatment chair 1, a work table 2, a spiton 3, and a surgical light. 4. It consists of a doctor (operator) instrument holder 5, an assistant instrument holder 7, a handpiece (instrument) 8, a display 9, and the like. Various handpieces used, for example, an instrument 8 such as an air turbine, a micro engine, an ultrasonic scaler, and a multi-syringe are housed. As is well known, a patient sits on the treatment chair 1 for dental treatment. , Fix the head on the head and receive treatment. During treatment, the surgeon moves the treatment chair 1 up and down, tilts up, tilts, etc., and treats the patient in an easy-to-treat posture.

  In performing dental treatment, the operator pulls out an instrument 8 necessary for treatment, such as a micro engine or an air turbine, from the instrument holder 5. Then, when the drive system provided in the work table 2 is activated and, for example, the micro engine is pulled out, the motor drive circuit corresponding to the pulled out micro engine is mainly used as the other optical circuit, water circuit, air circuit. A circuit or the like is formed, and the operator can control the rotation speed of the motor of the micro engine according to the operation angle by operating the operation lever 6a provided on the foot controller 6 left and right with his / her foot. . Further, the chair operation switch 6b is pushed with a foot so that the treatment chair can be raised and lowered.

Figure 5 is a diagram for explaining another example of a conventional foot controllers (patent document 1), said foot controller 6, placing the foot on the foot plate (depression plate) 6 ₁ depresses the plate ₆₁ it is, controls the rotational speed of the microengine motor in accordance with the amount of depression, each press laterally the rotation changeover switch 6 ₂ feet, the rotation direction of the motor is adapted to reverse.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-290809

  In the conventional dental treatment foot controller as described above, the dental treatment instrument and dental treatment chair necessary for the treatment can be controlled by foot operation, but all operations associated with dental treatment are not necessarily performed by foot operation. This is not done in step 1, but part of it is operated with the operation switch at hand. For this reason, the operator during the operation touches the operation switch with his / her hand, which is unhygienic. Further, if many operations are performed by foot operation, the foot operation becomes complicated and there is a risk of erroneous operation.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and many operations required in dental treatment, for example, driving operation of an instrument used, treatment posture adjustment operation of a treatment chair, blinking of a surgical light Many operations such as operation and monitor display operations can be performed by foot operation, so that it is not necessary for the operator to perform manual operation during the operation, and the operation can be performed more hygienically. The purpose is to provide a foot controller. Furthermore, the present invention has been made for the purpose of providing a foot controller capable of performing a large number of foot operations without erroneous operation.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention of claim 1 includes a first foot controller that controls rotation of a dental treatment instrument by operating a foot operation lever to the left and right, and the first foot controller. A second foot that is provided integrally with the first foot controller on the side and has a foot operation rotating roller that rotates in the front-rear direction perpendicular to the operation direction of the foot operation lever of the first foot controller. And a contact point on a side surface of the rotating roller of the second foot controller, and a printed circuit board arranged in parallel to the side surface of the rotating roller on the rotating roller according to the rotation of the rotating roller. There are a number of contacts that contact the contacts sequentially, and the object to be controlled is selected by the contact between the contacts of the printed circuit board and the contacts of the rotating roller. Is obtained characterized in that it is.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first foot controller that controls the rotation of a dental treatment instrument by operating a foot operation stepping plate up and down, and the first foot controller lateral to the first foot controller. A second foot controller provided integrally with the foot controller and having a foot operation rotating roller that rotates in the left-right direction perpendicular to the operation direction of the foot operation stepping plate of the first foot controller, The second foot controller has a contact on the side surface of the rotating roller, and sequentially contacts the contact point on the rotating roller according to the rotation of the rotating roller on a printed circuit board arranged in parallel with the side surface of the rotating roller. There are a large number of contacts, and the object to be controlled is selected by the contact between the contacts on the printed circuit board and the contacts on the rotating roller. It is obtained by it said.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, the second foot controller has a contact point immediately below the rotary shaft of the rotary roller, and when the rotary shaft is pressed, The contact is brought into contact, and the selected controlled object is determined as a controlled object.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, when the first foot controller is pushed down in the vertical direction on the side opposite to the side where the second foot controller is disposed. A third foot controller having a contact switch is provided, and when the third foot controller is pressed, the selected control target is determined as a control target.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the invention, when the first foot controller is pushed in the front-rear direction to the side opposite to the side where the second foot controller is disposed. A third foot controller having a switch that touches the switch, and when the third foot controller is pushed forward, the selected control target is determined as a control target. is there.

  According to the present invention, a number of operations required in dental treatment, such as a driving operation of an instrument used, a treatment posture adjustment operation of a treatment chair, a blinking operation of a surgical light, a display operation of a monitor, etc. Therefore, it is possible to perform the operation more hygienically by eliminating the need for the operator to perform a manual operation during the operation. Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a foot controller capable of performing a large number of foot operations without erroneous operation.

It is a figure for demonstrating the Example of the foot controller for dental treatment by this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the specific example of the foot controller added by this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the usage example of the foot controller by this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the conventional dental treatment unit provided with the foot controller to which this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows the other example of the conventional foot controller with which this invention is applied.

1 (A) and 1 (B) are diagrams for explaining examples of a foot controller for dental treatment according to the present invention, in which 6 is a conventional foot controller shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. foot controller (first foot controller), these foot controller 6 corresponding to the description as described above, by operating the operation lever 6a in the lateral, or by stepping the stepping plate _61, dental treatment This is to adjust the rotation speed of the instrument.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a foot controller (second foot controller) added according to the present invention. These second foot controllers 10 are arranged on either side of the first foot controller 6 as shown in the figure. The rotating roller 11 is rotated in the direction of arrow R by foot operation. In addition, 11a is a protrusion for slip prevention. Thus, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1A, in view of the fact that the foot operation of the first foot controller 6 is the foot operation of the lever 6a in the left-right direction, the second foot controller 10 In FIG. 1B, the rotating roller 11 is arranged to be operated by foot operation in the front-rear direction (perpendicular to the operation direction of the lever 6a). In the embodiment shown in FIG. foot controller 6, in view of the points in which the depression plate ₆₁ is foot operated vertically, in the second foot controller 10, the rotating roller 11 is perpendicular to the lateral direction (plate ₆₁ in the operating direction The operation by the first foot controller 6 and the operation by the second foot controller 10 are distinguished from each other. The foot controller and the second foot controller are not mistakenly operated.

  2 is a detailed view of the second foot controller 10 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2 (A) is a view of the second foot controller 10 shown in FIG. B) is a view as seen from the direction of the arrow B, in which 11 is a rotating roller, 12 is a rotating shaft of the rotating roller 11, and the rotating roller 11 is moved by the operator's foot operation in the arrow H direction. Rotate in the direction. A contact point 13 is provided on the side surface of the rotating roller 11 in the radial direction, and the contact point 13 rotates in the arrow R direction according to the rotation of the rotating roller 11.

  A printed circuit board 13 on which wiring for controlling the operation of the instrument and the unit is printed is disposed on the side of the rotating roller 11 in parallel with the rotating roller 11. On the rotation locus of the contact point 11b provided on the rotating roller 11, a large number of contact points 13a that come into contact with the contact point 11b are provided. Therefore, when the surgeon rotates the rotating roller 11 by foot operation, the contact 11b provided on the rotating roller 11 sequentially contacts the contact 13a provided on the printed circuit board 13, and between the contacted contacts 11b and 13a. A predetermined electrical circuit for the controlled object is formed, and the controlled objects are sequentially selected.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example of the display 9 on the unit side when the controlled object is selected as described above, and FIG. 3 shows a micro engine (or an instrument for dental treatment) by the surgeon. For example, when the operator takes out the micro engine from the instrument holder 5, an object to be controlled such as a view light, a rotation speed, a rotation direction, etc. is displayed on the display 9. Is displayed, and the contact between the contact points 11b and 13a is changed by rotating the rotating roller 11, and the controlled object display such as the view light, the rotation speed, and the rotation direction is sequentially moved to correspond to the display mark 14. For example, when the rotary roller 11 is pressed, for example, the rotary shaft 12 comes into contact with the contact point 14 immediately below the rotary shaft 12 of the rotary roller 11 and is selected. The controlled object is determined, for example, the controlled object is selected When a BEAULIGHT, illumination light of the pick was microengine (BEAULIGHT) is turned on.

  Each time the rotating roller 11 is rotated, the display of the controlled object on the display 9 is sequentially changed. For example, the display of the treatment chair up / down, backrest raising / lowering, tilting, etc. is sequentially moved to display marks Correspond sequentially. As described above, the display position of the controlled object display is sequentially changed by the rotation of the rotating roller 11, so that when the controlled object display comes to the position corresponding to the display mark, as described above, when the rotating roller is pressed. The controlled object corresponding to the display mark is determined. Similarly, for example, lighting of a surgical light can be performed by foot operation.

In the above, the example in which the controlled object selected by the rotation of the rotating roller 11 is determined by pressing the rotating roller 11 has been described, but the rotating roller 11 is erroneously pressed during selection. In order to avoid such a fear, a third foot controller is provided on the side of the first foot controller 6 opposite to the side on which the second foot controller 10 is provided. In the embodiment shown in (A), the third foot controller is operated in the left-right direction by the lever 6a of the first foot controller 6, and the second foot controller 10 is operated in the front-rear direction. In view of the point, the controlled object is determined by pressing in the vertical direction that is perpendicular to both of them, and in the embodiment shown in FIG. In view of the point of depression plate ₆₁ of the first foot controller 6 in which the second foot controller is operated in the vertical direction it is operated in the left and right, by pressing forward a direction perpendicular to both of them The selected controlled object may be determined.

  As described above, according to the present invention, almost all operations required in dental treatment can be performed by foot operation, and the surgeon does not touch the controlled object without touching it. Dental treatment can be performed more hygienically. In addition, since many operations by foot operation can be performed accurately without erroneous operation, dental treatment can be performed safely.

6 ... 1st foot controller, 10 ... 2nd foot controller, 11 ... Rotating roller, 12 ... Rotating shaft, 13 ... Printed circuit board, 12b, 13a ... Contact.

Claims (5)

  A first foot controller that controls the rotation of the dental treatment instrument by operating the foot operation lever to the left and right, and the first foot controller disposed integrally with the side of the first foot controller And a second foot controller having a foot operation rotation roller that rotates in the front-rear direction perpendicular to the operation direction of the foot operation lever of the first foot controller, the rotation roller of the second foot controller A plurality of contacts that sequentially contact the contacts on the rotating roller according to the rotation of the rotating roller on a printed circuit board that is arranged in parallel with the side surface of the rotating roller. A controlled object is selected by contact between a contact point of a substrate and a contact point of the rotating roller. Roller.   A first foot controller that controls the rotation of the dental treatment instrument by operating the foot operation stepping plate up and down, and a first foot controller that is integrally disposed on the side of the first foot controller. And a second foot controller having a foot operation rotation roller that rotates in the left-right direction perpendicular to the operation direction of the foot operation stepping plate of the first foot controller. A contact point is provided on a side surface of the rotating roller, and a printed circuit board arranged in parallel with the side surface of the rotating roller has a plurality of contacts that sequentially contact the contact point on the rotating roller according to the rotation of the rotating roller. The controlled object is selected by contact between the contact of the printed circuit board and the contact of the rotating roller. Foot-operated controls for family therapy.   The second foot controller has a contact point immediately below the rotation axis of the rotation roller, and when the rotation axis is pressed, the rotation axis and the contact point come into contact, and the selected controlled object is the control object The foot controller for dental treatment according to claim 1, wherein the foot controller is determined as follows.   A third foot controller having a switch that comes into contact with the first foot controller when pressed in a vertical direction on a side opposite to the side on which the second foot controller is disposed; The dental treatment foot controller according to claim 1, wherein when the third foot controller is pressed, the selected control target is determined as a control target.   A third foot controller having a switch that contacts when pressed in the front-rear direction on a side opposite to the side on which the second foot controller is disposed of the first foot controller; 3. The dental treatment foot controller according to claim 2, wherein when the third foot controller is pushed forward, the selected controlled object is determined as a control object.

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