Tattooing device

• US 9,114,239 B2
• Filed: 08/05/2009
• Issued: 08/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bomtech Electronics Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Bomtech Electronics Company Limited
• Inventors: Lee, Jong-Dae
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson, Lee D
• Assistant Examiner(s): ALEXANDER, MELANIE P
• Application Number:
  US13/386,330
• Publication Number:
  US 20120123462A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,211 Days
• Field of Search: 81/92.2, 814/275, 811/771, 811/772, 606/185, 606/186
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 37/0076 Tattooing apparatus apparatus for marking animals A01K11/00; vaccine applicators having needles or other puncturing means A61B17/205
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/46 having means for controlling depth of insertion

Abstract

A tattooing apparatus includes a tattoo needle; and upward and downward moving means to transmit a rotating force of a driving motor to the tattoo needle. The upward and downward moving means consists of a cam structure to convert a rotary movement by the rotating force of a driving motor into a linear movement, and includes a bearing member for rolling contact to reduce vibrations and noises.

Claims

1. A tattooing apparatus, comprising:

a tattoo needle; and

a cam structure comprising;

a cam plate that is inclined to one side and is rotatable by a driving motor;

a connecting rod to transmit a power to the tattoo needle;

a cam link that moves linearly in connection with rotation of the cam plate to transmit power to the connecting rod; and

a bearing member disposed at a side of the cam link to come into rolling contact with upper and lower ends of the one side of the cam plate to reduce vibrations and noises.

2. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cam link comprises:

a link column;

an upper link bar projected at one side of the link column and hinged with one end of the connecting rod; and

a pair of supporting protrusions projected at one side of the link column and disposed in a spaced-apart relation with each other to allow the one side of the cam plate to be inserted therein.

3. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the bearing member comprises a pair of bearing members rotatably coupled to the pair of supporting protrusions, respectively, to come in rolling contact with upper and lower ends of the cam plate.

4. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the cam link is disposed to pass through the cam member and have a rear end slidably inserted coaxial with a driving axis of the driving motor to rotate with the driving axis in connection with a rotation of the driving axis, thus to transmit a power to the connecting rod, which in turn transmits the power to the tattoo needle.

5. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the bearing member is disposed at one side of the cam link to come in rolling contact with the cam member and disposed at a rear end of the connecting rod to come in rolling contact with a front end of the cam link.

6. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the cam link transmits power to the connecting rod, which in turn transmits the power to the tattoo needle while reciprocally pivoting left and right in connection with a rotation of the cam member.

7. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the bearing member is disposed at a portion where the cam link and the cam member are in contact with each other.

8. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the connecting rod has a lower end hinged to a side of the cam link or configured to come in rolling contact with and by the bearing member.

9. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the cam link is in rolling contact with one of both sides of a cam plate through the bearing member.

10. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bearing member comprises a pair of roller bearings or a pair of ball bearings.

11. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a first casing having the tattoo needle slidably accommodated therein;

a second casing having the driving motor; and

needle adjusting means to connect the first and the second casings and to adjust a degree where the tattoo needle is projected from the first casing by changing a coupling length between the first and the second casings to allow the first casing to approach the second casing or move away from the second casing.

12. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the needle adjusting means comprises a rotation nut to rotate clockwise and counterclockwise.

13. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 12, further comprising:

an intermediate casing disposed in the first and the second casing to support the connecting rod, and providing a rotation groove in which the rotation nut is rotatably seated.

14. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the needle adjusting means further comprises an inner nut screwed coaxial with the rotation nut on an outer surface of the intermediate casing.

15. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein the inner nut has a stopper for maintaining rotation and constant positions of the rotation nut, projected outward at a lower end thereof, and a threaded adjusting portion of a rear end of the first casing is screwed with the rotation nut in a space between the inner nut and the rotation nut.

16. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a needle cartridge having a needle slider to support the tattoo needle,

wherein the connecting rod has a joint hooked and coupled with the needle slider to be capable of being separated therefrom and assembled therewith.

17. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the joint comprises:

an elongated rectangular joint hole in which a hanging hook projected from both sides of a lower end of the needle slider coupled is accommodated; and

a hook hole formed to penetrate a side of the joint thus to allow the hanging hook to be fitted therein when the hanging hook rotates at an angle of 90 degrees along with the needle slider.

18. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein the connecting rod is formed of a hollowed tube, and a linear reciprocating movement of the connecting rod is guided by an anti-vibration tube wrapping the connecting rod.

19. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 18, wherein the anti-vibration tube has an anti-vibration packing fitted between an inner side of the tattooing apparatus and an outer side of the anti-vibration tube to prevent vibrations and slips thereof.

20. A tattooing apparatus, comprising:

a tattoo needle;

a cam structure comprising;

a cam member having a cam plate driven to be rotated by the driving motor and disposed to incline to one side; and

a cam link to transmit power to a connecting rod, which in turn transmits the power to the tattoo needle, by reciprocally pivoting back and forth in connection with a rotation of the cam member;

a first casing having the tattoo needle slidably accommodated therein;

a second casing having the driving motor; and

needle adjusting means to connect the first and the second casings and to adjust a degree where the tattoo needle is projected from the first casing by changing a coupling length between the first and the second casings to allow the first casing to approach the second casing or move away from the second casing.

21. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 20, wherein the needle adjusting means comprises a rotation nut to rotate clockwise and counterclockwise.

22. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 21, further comprising:

an intermediate casing disposed in the first and the second casing to support the connecting rod, and providing a rotation groove in which the rotation nut is rotatably seated.

23. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 22, wherein the needle adjusting means further comprises an inner nut screwed coaxial with the rotation nut on an outer surface of the intermediate casing.

24. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 23, wherein the inner nut has a stopper for maintaining rotation and constant positions of the rotation nut, projected outward at a lower end thereof, and a threaded adjusting portion of a rear end of the first casing is screwed with the rotation nut in a space between the inner nut and the rotation nut.

25. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 20, further comprising:

a needle cartridge having a needle slider to support the tattoo needle,

wherein the connecting rod has a joint hooked and coupled with the needle slider to be capable of being separated therefrom and assembled therewith.

26. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 25, wherein the joint comprises:

an elongated rectangular joint hole in which a hanging hook projected from both sides of a lower end of the needle slider coupled is accommodated; and

a hook hole formed to penetrate a side of the joint thus to allow the hanging hook to be fitted therein when the hanging hook rotates at an angle of 90 degrees along with the needle slider.

27. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 25, wherein the connecting rod is formed of a hollowed tube, and a linear reciprocating movement of the connecting rod is guided by an anti-vibration tube wrapping the connecting rod.

28. The tattooing apparatus as claimed in claim 27, wherein the anti-vibration tube has an anti-vibration packing fitted between an inner side of the tattooing apparatus and an outer side of the anti-vibration tube to prevent vibrations and slips thereof.