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US 2014/0370456 A1Published application
Device for dental prostehsis
OwnerRiccardo MONTEFUSCOinventor
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Abstract
A device adapted for adjusting the inclination of an entire articulator in relation to a support plane includes a support element on the support plane, a fastening device attached to the articulator, and a mechanism configured to adjust the distance between the fastening device and the support element.
Claims15
A separate accessory for an articulator, comprising:
- a base configured to support the articulator on a horizontal support plane, said base including a recess;
- and
- an adjusting device configured to laterally adjust the inclination of the base, and thereby of the overlying articulator, the adjusting device comprising:
- a wheel rotatably received in the recess, the wheel having a receiving hole;
- and
- an adjusting element including a first portion with a complementary shape configured to mate with the receiving hole, and a threaded second portion,
- wherein the adjusting element is configured to be movable axially, with respect to the wheel, along an axis of the receiving hole upon rotating the wheel, so as to project from the base for adjusting the inclination of the base,
- wherein the adjusting device further comprises a plate with a threaded receiving hole, the plate directly contacting an bottom surface of the wheel and being fixed to the base with the wheel clamped between the plate and the base, and the adjusting element is operable to be screwed into the threaded receiving hole upon rotating the wheel, and
- wherein the adjusting device is configured in a manner that the plate maintains flush with a bottom surface of the base when operating the adjusting element.
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A system, comprising:
- an articulator;
- and
- a separate accessory configured to support the articulator, the separate accessory comprising:
- a base configured to support the articulator on a horizontal support plane, said base including a recess;
- and
- an adjusting device configured to laterally adjust the inclination of the base, and thereby of the overlying articulator, the adjusting device comprising:
- a wheel rotatably received in the recess, the wheel having a receiving hole;
- and
- an adjusting element including a first portion with a complementary shape configured to mate with the receiving hole, and a threaded second portion,
- wherein the adjusting element is configured to be movable axially, with respect to the wheel, along an axis of the receiving hole upon rotating the wheel, so as to project from the base for adjusting the inclination of the base, and
- wherein the adjusting device further comprises a plate with a threaded receiving hole, the plate directly contacting an bottom surface of the wheel and being fixed to the base with the wheel clamped between the plate and the base, and the adjusting element is operable to be screwed into the threaded receiving hole upon rotating the wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.