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Dental handpiece having turbine rotatable in reverse direction
Assignee: Nakanishi Inc
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Filing: 1992-11-10
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Granted: 1994-02-15
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Expires: 2012-11-10
Abstract
Abstract A dental handpiece having a turbine rotatable in reverse contains a main handpiece body, a turbine head mounted at a distal end of the main handpiece body, a plurality of turbine vanes for rotatably driving a dental tool romovably mounted within the turbine head, a first air supply passage for ejecting compressed air to one surface of each of the turbine vanes for rotating the turbine vanes in one direction, a second air supply passage for ejecting compressed air to the other surface of each of the turbine vanes for rotating the turbine vanes in the other direction, and an air discharge passage for discharging the compressed air.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Horiuchi
- 👤 Sosaku Kawata
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 01:59
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61C; A61C1/00; A61C1/02; A61C1/05; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S415/00; Y10S415/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A dental handpiece having a turbine rotatable in reverse, comprising: a main handpiece body, a turbine head mounted at a distal end of the main handpiece body, a plurality of turbine vanes for rotatably driving a dental tool removably mounted within said turbine head, a first air supply passage for ejecting compressed air to one surface of each of said turbine vanes for rotating said turbine vanes in one direction, said first air supply passage having a first nozzle-shaped distal end, a second air supply passage for ejecting compressed air to the other surface of each of said turbine vanes for rotating said turbine vanes in the other direction, said second air supply passage having a second nozzle-shaped distal end, and an air discharge passage for discharging said compressed air, said air discharge passage having a larger cross-sectional area than those of said respective first and second nozzle-shaped distal ends of both said first and second air supply passages.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A dental handpiece having a turbine rotatable in reverse, comprising: a main handpiece body, a turbine head mounted at a distal end of the main handpiece body, a plurality of turbine vanes for rotatably driving a dental tool removably mounted within said turbine head, a first air supply passage for ejecting compressed air to one surface of each of said turbine vanes for rotating said turbine vanes in one direction, said first air supply passage having a first nozzle-shaped distal end, a second air supply passage for ejecting compressed air to the other surface of each of said turbine vanes for rotating said turbine vanes in the other direction, said second air supply passage having a second nozzle-shaped distal end, and an air discharge passage for discharging said compressed air, said air discharge passage having a larger cross-sectional area than those of said respective first and second nozzle-shaped distal ends of both said first and second air supply passages.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
The dental handpiece according to claim 1 wherein said air discharge passage comprises a first air discharge passage for discharging compressed air during rotation of said turbine vanes in said one direction and a second air discharge passage for discharging compressed air during rotation of said turbine vanes in said other direction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The dental handpiece according to claim 1 wherein said air discharge passage comprises a single air discharge passage for discharging compressed air during rotation of said turbine vanes in said one direction and in said other direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The dental handpiece according to claim 1 wherein each of the turbine vanes has a concave-shaped pressure-receiving surface on its both sides for receiving said compressed air.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The dental handpiece according to claim 1 further comprising switching means for supplying said compressed air to one of a first compressed air transporting pipe communicating with said first air supply passage and a second compressed air transporting pipe communicating with said second air supply passage.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
114 words
The dental handpiece according to claim 5 wherein said switching means comprises a central connecting conduit portion extending along a longitudinal axis of said main handpiece body and connected to a compressed air supply pipe communicating with a compressed air source, an offset conduit portion extending radially outwardly from said central connecting conduit portion and then extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of said main handpiece body, and an operating knob provided on an outer surface of said main handpiece body and operatively associated with said offset conduit portion, said operating knob being operated for supplying compressed air to one of said first compressed air transporting pipe and said second compressed air transporting pipe.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The dental handpiece according to claim 6 wherein said offset conduit portion communicates with one of said first and second compressed air transporting pipes via a stationary member adapted for receiving and fixing said first and second compressed air transporting pipes.
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