Transportable autonomous dental unit

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing transportable dental units lack essential components such as a dental chair, hydraulic and compressed air structures, and peripheral equipment, leading to complex and unsafe dental procedures in remote or conflict areas, with inadequate patient positioning and visibility issues.

Innovation Solution

A transportable autonomous dental unit with a disassemblable design, incorporating a dental chair, integrated hydraulic and compressed air systems, and essential peripherals like a reflector, instrument table, and water supply, housed in a container for safe and stable dental procedures.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a fixed dental chair is used in traditional offices, then patient positioning and procedure safety are ensured, but the unit cannot be transported to remote or conflict areas

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovetransportabilityVSAvoidprocedure safety

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The dental chair is divided into separable components: a fixed base that remains with the container, and a movable seat assembly that can be detached and reassembled. This segmentation allows the chair to be transported as compact parts while maintaining structural integrity during procedures, resolving the contradiction between transportability and procedure safety.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If peripheral structures are added to transportable dental units, then autonomy is improved, but the device complexity and risk of component damage increase

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveautonomyVSAvoidcomponent vulnerability

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Essential peripherals including the compressor, suction system, instrument table, and storage compartments are integrated into the container structure itself rather than being separate attachable components. This merging reduces the number of connection points and potential failure modes while maintaining full operational autonomy, resolving the contradiction between autonomy and component vulnerability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Ease of operation

If the compressed air tank is placed below the dental chair for easy access, then operational convenience is improved, but the tank is exposed to risk of impact and damage

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetank accessibilityVSAvoidimpact risk

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The compressed air tank is nested within the container structure, positioned in an protected compartment that is accessible during procedures but shielded from external impacts during transport. This nesting arrangement allows the tank to be easily accessed when needed while being protected from harmful impacts during transportation, resolving the contradiction between accessibility and impact risk.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Data Source

PatentUS12478535B2Transportable autonomous dental unit

Publication Date: 2025.11.25 OLSEN CESAR AUGUSTO

AI summary

A transportable autonomous dental unit is described, mounted on a base to which side walls are associated in order to create a container of around 4 liters of volume, featuring a dental chair whose column has a compressed air tank, a complete instrument table, a compressor to fill the needs of the pneumatic peripherals and venturi suction device for compressed air, means for connection to a water supply line, a wastewater drainage duct, and a power source, offering the same operation conditions of a complete conventional dental unit.