Bearing for dental handpiece
OwnerEugene J. Novak, Tom Papanek +1inventors
InventorsEugene J. Novak, Tom Papanek, Mikhail Ayzenshetyn
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Abstract
A dental handpiece (10) has a rotor (15) and a ball bearing assembly (14) supporting the rotor (15). The ball bearing assembly (14) has at least one ball (22). The bearing (14) has an inner (20) and an outer race (21), and the outer race (21) has an increased outer diameter.
Claims6
A dental handpiece of the type having a rotor supported by a ball bearing assembly, said ball bearing assembly having at least one ball and an inner and an outer race, wherein the improvement comprises a configuration selected from an outer race having a thickened cross section as compared to said inner race, an outer race having a thinner cross section as compared to said inner race, an inner race having having a thickened cross section as compared to said outer race, an inner race having a thinner cross section as compared to said outer race, and combinations thereof.
A dental handpiece comprising a rotor, a ball bearing assembly supporting said rotor, said ball bearing assembly having at least one ball and a bearing, said bearing having an inner and an outer race, said outer race having a thickened cross section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.