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Pump for dental water jet

US8641649B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 2010
Grant dateFeb 4, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04B49/24
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A pump for an oral irrigator includes a pump chassis, an eccentric end plate movably connected to the pump chassis, a first alignment shaft connected to the pump chassis, a second alignment shaft connected to the eccentric end plate, a first gear rotating around a longitudinal axis of the first alignment shaft, and a second gear engaging the first gear and rotating around a longitudinal axis of the second alignment shaft. By selectively moving the eccentric end plate relative to the pump chassis selectively moves the second gear relative to the first gear.

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