HOLDING DEVICE FOR AN INTRAORAL SCANNER

• US 20140255868A1
• Filed: 03/07/2014
• Published: 09/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: A.Tron3D Gmbh
• Original Assignee: A.Tron3D Gmbh
• Inventors: KOINIG, Horst, JESENKO, Jurgen, ISOLA, Franz
• Application Number:
  US14/200,844
• Publication Number:
  US 20140255868A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 433/28
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0456 Apparatus provided with a docking unit
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 9/0046 Data acquisition means or methods
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 15/16 Storage, holding or carrying means for dental handpieces or the like

Abstract

A holding device with a base element for a handpiece of an intraoral scanner, which has a head area (3), has a receiving area (5) of the base element (1), in which the head area (3) can be snugly accommodated at least partially. The receiving area (5) has an interior (8) with at least two holding areas (10, 11), which are arranged essentially opposite to one another.

Claims

1. Holding device with a base element for a handpiece of an intraoral scanner, which has a head area (3), characterized by a receiving area (5) of the base element (1), in which the head area (3) can be snugly accommodated at least partially and which has an interior (8) with at least two holding areas (10, 11), which are arranged essentially opposite to one another.

2. Holding device according to claim 1, wherein the interior (8) has a base area (13), which is associated with a work area (12) of the head area (3).

3. Holding device according to claim 2, wherein at least one holding area (11) is a U-shaped or V-shaped holding device, which is open toward the receiving area (5).

4. Holding device according to claim 1, wherein the interior (8) has at least one, preferably two, boundary areas (15, 16) for the receiving area (5).

5. Holding device according to claim 4, wherein the boundary area (15, 16) adjoins the base area (13).

6. Holding device according to claim 4, wherein the boundary area (15, 16) at least partially contains holding areas (10, 11).

7. Holding device according to claim 1, wherein the base area (13) has a heatable electric or electronic heating element (14).

8. Holding device according to claim 1, wherein the base element (1) has an inductive charging device.

9. Holding device according to claim 1, wherein the base element (1) has galvanic contacts of a charging device.

10. Holding device according to claim 2, wherein the base area (13) has a calibrating pattern (21).

11. Holding device according to claim 10, wherein the heating element (14) has the calibrating pattern (21).

12. Holding device according to claim 10, wherein the heating element (14) and the calibrating pattern (21) are arranged beside one another.

13. Holding device according to claim 10, wherein the base element (1) has a recess (17, 18), in which a heating element (14) or a calibrating element (19) can be accommodated.

14. Holding device according to claim 13, wherein the calibrating element (19) has a calibrating pattern (12).

15. Holding device according to claim 13, wherein the position(s) of the heating element (14) and/or the calibrating element (19) is/are adjustable via a switch or lever.

16. Holding device according to claim 13, wherein the recess (17, 18) is open toward an outer side of the base element (1).

17. Holding device according to claim 7, wherein the base element (1) has at least one switch, with which the heating element (14) and/or the charging device can be activated.

18. Holding device according to claim 1, wherein the base element (1) has a support switch, whose switch position is controlled by the presence or absence of the scanner or scanner head.

19. Holding device according to claim 18, wherein the support switch switches the heating element (14) and/or the charging device on or off.

20. Holding device according to claim 1, wherein the base element (1) has a means for data transfer between the base element (1) and the handpiece.

21. Holding device according to claim 1, wherein the base element (1) completely covers a measuring area of the handpiece.

22. Holding device according to claim 1, wherein the holding device has a temperature sensor.

23. Holding device according to claim 22, wherein the holding device has a readout, in particular a display, for a value determined by a temperature sensor.