Dial-Down Mechanism for Wind-Up Pen
First Claim
1. A dial-down mechanism for an injection device comprising a torsion spring which is strained when setting a dose by rotating a dose setting element (20) relatively to a housing in a first direction and unstrained when rotating the dose setting element (20) in a second direction opposite the first direction, the dial-down mechanism comprising:
- a fixation element (10) coupled to the housing and having a plurality of inwardly pointing teeth (12),at least one ratchet arm (21) coupled to the dose setting element (20),wherein the at least one ratchet arm (21) engages the teeth (12) of the fixation element (10) and is shaped such that the dose setting element (20) is prevented from rotating in the second direction when the ratchet arm (21) engages the teeth (12) of the fixation element (10),and which dial-down mechanism further comprises a reset member (30) which when rotated in the second direction activates the ratchet arm (21) to disengage the fixation element (10) and thereby allow the dose setting element (20) to rotate in the second direction, whereinthe reset tube (30) is at least partially provided inside the dose setting tube (20) and axially retained by the dose setting tube (20),the ratchet arm (21) carries at least a part (25) extending radially from the at least one ratchet arm (21) and having an outer radius from the centre axis of the injection device larger than the outer radius of the remaining part of the ratchet arm (21), andthe reset tube (30) carries at least one forward extending reset element (32) located distally to the reset tube (30) and which acts on the at least one part (25) of the ratchet arm to move the ratchet arm (21) out of engagement with the teeth 12 of the fixation element (10).
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a dial-down mechanism for an injection device comprising a torsion spring for assisting injection of a dose of medicament from the injection device, the dial-down mechanism comprising a ratchet arm (21) engaging a ring element (10) and a reset element (30) which acts on a knob located on the periphery of the ratchet arm (21) to move the ratchet arm (21) out of engagement with the ring element (10) in order to allow the set dose to be reduced.
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1. A dial-down mechanism for an injection device comprising a torsion spring which is strained when setting a dose by rotating a dose setting element (20) relatively to a housing in a first direction and unstrained when rotating the dose setting element (20) in a second direction opposite the first direction, the dial-down mechanism comprising:
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a fixation element (10) coupled to the housing and having a plurality of inwardly pointing teeth (12), at least one ratchet arm (21) coupled to the dose setting element (20), wherein the at least one ratchet arm (21) engages the teeth (12) of the fixation element (10) and is shaped such that the dose setting element (20) is prevented from rotating in the second direction when the ratchet arm (21) engages the teeth (12) of the fixation element (10), and which dial-down mechanism further comprises a reset member (30) which when rotated in the second direction activates the ratchet arm (21) to disengage the fixation element (10) and thereby allow the dose setting element (20) to rotate in the second direction, wherein the reset tube (30) is at least partially provided inside the dose setting tube (20) and axially retained by the dose setting tube (20), the ratchet arm (21) carries at least a part (25) extending radially from the at least one ratchet arm (21) and having an outer radius from the centre axis of the injection device larger than the outer radius of the remaining part of the ratchet arm (21), and the reset tube (30) carries at least one forward extending reset element (32) located distally to the reset tube (30) and which acts on the at least one part (25) of the ratchet arm to move the ratchet arm (21) out of engagement with the teeth 12 of the fixation element (10). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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