Handpiece for dental or surgical use with locking mechanism
US7448870B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C1/147
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The handpiece includes at the front a collet arranged for strongly gripping the shank of a removable tool housed in guide bores. The collet includes two or several arms attached to an annular part of the collet to grip the tool shank. Preferably, the collet arms are levers each having a support surface which is far from the jaw and on which a gripping mechanism exerts a force which is multiplied by the lever. The gripping mechanism includes a sliding sleeve having an inner conical surface which produces the force on the collet levers via balls. This arrangement enables a smaller gripping spring to be used, or such spring to be omitted. The balls of the releasing mechanism are guided in helical slots having a flexible lateral strip which holds the gripping mechanism in position via a snap fit.
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