Rotational Mechanism - Planmeca Proline XC Technical Manual

Chapter I - FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

1.1 Rotational mechanism

The rotating mechanism is designed so that the X-ray beam passes the patient's teeth and
temporo-mandibular joints in an optimal way throughout the excursion.
The geometry of the driving groove of the block (Fig. 3, 4) is as follows. The groove has the
shape of a curve of a circle symmetrically to both directions from the center the driving groove
to ± 25° turning angle (point A being the center of the circle). From ± 25° turning angle to ±
85° turning angle, the radius of the shape of the groove varies and reminds of an evolvent
curve. Thereafter the groove follows the tangent of the curve.
Figure 1
I-2 Planmeca Proline XC X-ray unit
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