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Water supply device for dental work stations
Assignee: Sirona Dental Systems GmbH
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Filing: 1992-07-24
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Granted: 1994-03-22
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Expires: 2012-07-24
Abstract
Abstract A water supply device for dental apparatuses which is provided with an arrangement to prevent backflow of contaminated water from any one of the dental apparatuses into the fresh water supply is characterized by providing a separate container for receiving water from the water system and a pump for pumping water from the container through lines to each of the discharge locations for the dental apparatus. In one embodiment, the pump is driven by an electrical motor and in another embodiment the pump is formed by two air-actuated piston pumps that work asynchronously. The arrangement can include a second container for disinfectant, which is discharged into the first container as fluid is added to the first container.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans-Peter Frey
- 👤 Hans-Michael Kratochwilla
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 02:17
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61C; A61C1/00; A61C1/0061; A61C1/02; A61C1/05; A61C1/057
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
In a water supply device for a dental work station containing a plurality of equipment comprising water exits and withdrawal locations and to which water is supplied from a feed water line of a drinking water line network, wherein at least one of the withdrawal locations cannot be arranged at a safe distance with respect to a drain allocated to the withdrawal location that is required according to technical rules for protecting drinking water from a backflow, the improvements comprising isolation means being provided in a line leading from the feed water line of the drinking water line network to at least said withdrawal locations, said isolation means separating the feed water line from said withdrawal location within the framework of the prescribed safety measurements; and pump means being provided in a line section following the isolation means, said pump means increasing the water pressure in said line section to a value required at each of the withdrawal locations.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
In a water supply device for a dental work station containing a plurality of equipment comprising water exits and withdrawal locations and to which water is supplied from a feed water line of a drinking water line network, wherein at least one of the withdrawal locations cannot be arranged at a safe distance with respect to a drain allocated to the withdrawal location that is required according to technical rules for protecting drinking water from a backflow, the improvements comprising isolation means being provided in a line leading from the feed water line of the drinking water line network to at least said withdrawal locations, said isolation means separating the feed water line from said withdrawal location within the framework of the prescribed safety measurements; and pump means being provided in a line section following the isolation means, said pump means increasing the water pressure in said line section to a value required at each of the withdrawal locations.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
In a water supply device according to claim 1, wherein the isolation means comprises a first container into which water from the feed water line is introduced via a free discharge.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
In a water supply device according to claim 2, which includes a second container being provided with disinfectant, said second container discharging into the first container with a free discharge.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
In a water supply device according to claim 3, which includes control means cooperating with the first container to insure delivery of disinfectant from the second container as water is added to the first container.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
In a water supply device according to claim 1, wherein the pump means comprises a hydraulic pump controlled by a manometric switch that responds dependent on line pressure in the line section leading from said isolation means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
In a water supply device according to claim 5, wherein a hydraulic accumulator is connected to said line section and said manometric switch senses the pressure changes in said accumulator.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
In a water supply device according to claim 5, wherein the pump means is a motor-driven positive displacement pump.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
In a water supply device according to claim 1, wherein the pump means comprises two pneumatically chargeable hydraulic pumps that work asynchronously and convey water with constant pressure from the isolation means to the withdrawal location.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
55 words
In a water supply device according to claim 8, wherein the two hydraulic pumps each have a pump housing having a piston guided therein for movement with means preventing twisting and tilting, each of said pump housings including means for causing the piston to move in a direction to displace air out of the housing.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
In a water supply device according to claim 9, wherein the pistons are fashioned pot-shaped and have a roll-type diaphragm clamped in the pump housing to provide a partition between a hydraulic space and an air space.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
In a water supply device according to claim 10, wherein the means for causing the piston to discharge air from the air space includes a compression spring biasing the piston in a direction to expel air from the air space.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
In a water supply device according to claim 9, wherein the means for causing the piston to move to expel air includes a common piston rod interconnecting the two pistons so that while one piston is being moved by compressed air, the other piston is being moved to discharge air from the air space.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
48 words
In a water supply device according to claim 9, which includes solenoid valve means for controlling the flow of compressed air to each of the pumps, sensor means for determining the ultimate position of the piston in each of said pumps including a magnetically actuated reed contact means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
In a water supply device according to claim 13, wherein the reed contact means includes permanent magnets built into each of the pistons.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
51 words
In a water supply device according to claim 14, wherein the reed contact means has contact paddles which are moved into a closed position by one of the magnets, and wherein a voltage peak created by the contact paddles being closed is utilized as a switching signal for the solenoid valve.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
38 words
In a water supply device according to claim 15, wherein the solenoid valve includes means for forcibly driving the valve after a chronologically defined closing time t max of the reed contact means for compensating for faulty switching.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
82 words
In a water supply device according to claim 1, wherein the isolation means includes a first container receiving water from the feed water line via a free discharge, said first container having means for sensing the level of the fluid in said container, said device including a second container for a disinfectant having a free discharge with control means for discharging into said first container, said control means including a pulse width modulated-driven solenoid valves receiving inputs from said means for sensing.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
41 words
In a water supply device according to claim 1, wherein the isolation means comprises a first container into which water from the feed water line is introduced via a free discharge, said pump means having an inlet connected to said container.
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