Coupling Antenna Carrier for Reliable Wireless Instrument Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge of reliable and secure wireless transmission of data and/or energy between medical or dental instruments and cleaning or care devices is hindered by metallic components and electromagnetic fields, leading to reduced transmission range and interference.
Innovation Solution
A carrier element with coupling antennas is used to support medical or dental instruments, facilitating wireless transmission of electromagnetic radiation between transmitting and receiving units, thereby improving data and energy transfer by affecting emission direction, increasing energy density, and concentrating the radiation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If transmitting and receiving units are placed on coupling parts to be positioned close to each other, then transmission reliability is improved, but the number of instruments that can be cleaned or cared for is limited to the number of existing coupling parts
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier element is designed as a universal support structure that can accommodate multiple different medical or dental instruments simultaneously. Each instrument with a transmitting and receiving unit can be placed on the carrier element, which provides a common receiving and transmitting unit capable of communicating with all instruments. This eliminates the need for separate coupling parts for each instrument type, thereby increasing the number of instruments that can be cleaned or cared for while maintaining transmission reliability through the standardized interface.
2Reliability
If transmitting and receiving units are positioned close to each other on coupling parts, then data and energy transmission is more reliable, but the device complexity increases due to the need for multiple coupling parts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functions of multiple separate coupling parts into a single integrated carrier element. The carrier element combines a common receiving and transmitting unit that can communicate with multiple instruments simultaneously. This consolidation reduces the overall number of coupling parts needed in the system, simplifying the device architecture while maintaining reliable data and energy transmission through the unified communication interface.
3Ease of operation
If wireless transmission is used without coupling parts, then ease of operation is improved, but transmission range is reduced and interference occurs due to metallic components and electromagnetic fields
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier element acts as an intermediary between the instruments and the cleaning or care device. It provides a receiving and transmitting unit that serves as a communication bridge, allowing instruments to transmit data and energy wirelessly without direct contact with coupling parts. This intermediary structure helps manage the electromagnetic environment by providing a controlled interface that reduces interference from metallic components while maintaining adequate transmission range through optimized antenna design and positioning.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances data and energy transmission by reducing interference and loss, ensuring reliable communication between instruments and devices without the need for direct coupling, and supporting multiple instruments simultaneously.
Implementation Method 1
A first transmitting and receiving unit arranged on the medical or dental instrument is configured for wireless transmission of electromagnetic radiation comprising data and/or energy with a second transmitting and receiving unit
Data Source
AI summary
A carrier element for supporting at least one medical or dental instrument in a cleaning or care device, wherein the instrument comprises a first transmitting and receiving unit for wireless transmission of electromagnetic radiation having data and/or energy with a second transmitting and receiving unit. A coupling antenna is provided on the carrier element, which receives and in turn emits the electromagnetic radiation wirelessly transmitted between the first and second transmitting and receiving units in order to support the wireless transmission of the electromagnetic radiation between the first transmitting and receiving unit and the second transmitting and receiving unit. A method for wireless transmission of electromagnetic radiation with a corresponding carrier element is also described.