ELECTROMECHANICAL ADJUSTING INSTRUMENT
First Claim
1. A chiropractic adjusting instrument comprising:
- a housing having an opening;
a thrust nose piece movably mounted in the housing and comprising a preload side and an outer end including an outer end shank for coupling to at least one impact head wherein the opening allows the coupled outer end shank impact head to contact a body;
a preload switch plunger coupled to the preload end of the thrust nose piece;
a dampening spring interposed between the housing and the outer end of the thrust nose piece or a first inner housing stop having a first passage to accept the thrust nose piece;
a solenoid mounted in the housing and comprising;
a longitudinal axis and a core having a third passage to accept the preload switch plunger so that the core is movable along the longitudinal axis and is in alignment with the thrust nose piece;
a preload spring interposed between the preload side of the thrust nose piece and a second inner housing stop having a second passage sufficient to accept the coupled preload switch plunger preload side;
a recoil spring interposed between the core and the coupled preload switch plunger preload end;
a third inner stop to prevent the normal urging of core away from the coupled preload switch plunger preload end and having a fourth inner passage to accept the preload switch plunger;
an electronic pulse system operatively connected to a power source to provide alternating current for energizing the solenoid to impart impulse energy from the core to the thrust nose piece that is reproducible independent of the power source;
a trigger system for triggering the electronic pulse system comprising a switch activated by the preload switch plunger.
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Abstract
A chiropractic adjusting instrument comprising a housing; a thrust nose piece and an impact head to contact a body; a preload switch plunger; a dampening spring; a solenoid having a core; a preload spring; a recoil spring; an electronic pulse system operatively connected to a power source to provide alternating current for energizing the solenoid to impart impulse energy from the core to the thrust nose piece which is reproducible and independent of the power source; and a trigger system for triggering the electronic pulse system comprising an switch activated by the preload switch plunger. Preferably, the chiropractic adjusting instrument includes one or more of the following: an intelligent universal AC power converter; optimized force-time waveform; pulse mode operation; and a suite of electromechanical components designed to promote reproducible dynamic force impulses and safe operation.
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Citations
33 Claims
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1. A chiropractic adjusting instrument comprising:
a housing having an opening;
a thrust nose piece movably mounted in the housing and comprising a preload side and an outer end including an outer end shank for coupling to at least one impact head wherein the opening allows the coupled outer end shank impact head to contact a body;
a preload switch plunger coupled to the preload end of the thrust nose piece;
a dampening spring interposed between the housing and the outer end of the thrust nose piece or a first inner housing stop having a first passage to accept the thrust nose piece;
a solenoid mounted in the housing and comprising;
a longitudinal axis and a core having a third passage to accept the preload switch plunger so that the core is movable along the longitudinal axis and is in alignment with the thrust nose piece;
a preload spring interposed between the preload side of the thrust nose piece and a second inner housing stop having a second passage sufficient to accept the coupled preload switch plunger preload side;
a recoil spring interposed between the core and the coupled preload switch plunger preload end;
a third inner stop to prevent the normal urging of core away from the coupled preload switch plunger preload end and having a fourth inner passage to accept the preload switch plunger;
an electronic pulse system operatively connected to a power source to provide alternating current for energizing the solenoid to impart impulse energy from the core to the thrust nose piece that is reproducible independent of the power source;
a trigger system for triggering the electronic pulse system comprising a switch activated by the preload switch plunger.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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12. The chiropractic adjusting instrument as recited in claim 111 further comprising a trigger to activate a trigger switch wherein the trigger switch is selected from the group consisting of optical, electric, mechanical, magnetic switches and combinations thereof.
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25. A chiropractic adjusting instrument comprising:
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an impact head, a housing containing an electromechanical drive mechanism having a preload activation position and coupled to the impact head, an electronic pulse system coupled to an electric power source and the electromechanical drive mechanism, and a triggering system coupled to the electromechanical drive system by a switch and to the electronic pulse system by a trigger switch;
wherein the trigger switch can not activate the electronic pulse system to energize the electromechanical drive mechanism unless the electromechanical drive mechanism is in the preload activation position to activate the switch. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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