PRESSURIZING APPARATUS

• US 20100185104A1
• Filed: 10/28/2009
• Published: 07/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Youn-ho, SHIN, Kun-soo, KIM, Jong Pal, BAE, Sang-kon
• Granted Patent: US 9,155,477 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/499
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02233 Occluders specially adapted therefor tourniquets A61B17/132

Abstract

A pressurizing apparatus includes a lower frame and an upper frame. A first end of the upper frame may be hinged to the lower frame at a rotation axis, and a second end of the upper frame may be rotated about the rotation axis by an actuator. A pressurizing unit may be combined to the upper frame in such a way that the pressurizing unit is rotatable relative to the upper frame. When the actuator rotates the second end of the upper frame, the pressurizing unit pressurizes an object to be pressurized.

Claims

1. A pressurizing apparatus comprising:

a lower frame;

an upper frame including a first end hinged to the lower frame at a first rotation axis;

an actuator rotating a second end of the upper frame, opposing the first end, about the first rotation axis; and

a mounting unit connected to the lower frame, and mounting the lower frame to an object to be pressurized,

wherein the object is pressurized when the actuator rotates the second end of the upper frame toward the object.

2. The pressurizing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a pressurizing unit installed to and rotatable relative to the upper frame about a second rotation axis which is different from the first rotation axis,

wherein the pressurizing unit pressurizes the object by contacting the object according to the rotation of the second end of the upper frame about the first rotation axis.

3. The pressurizing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the pressurizing unit is a fluid bag containing a fluid.

4. The pressurizing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the fluid bag comprises:

a body,

an upper fixing frame combined to an upper portion of the body,

a lower fixing frame combined to a lower portion of the body, and

a rotation shaft combined to the upper frame and aligned with the second rotation axis, such that the rotation shaft protrudes from each of opposing sides of the upper fixing frame, and the pressurizing unit is rotatable relative to the upper frame about the second rotation axis.

5. The pressurizing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the upper frame includes a rectangular frame shape including a first opened portion, and the pressurizing unit is disposed inside the first opened portion.

6. The pressurizing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the second rotation axis is disposed offset by a predetermined interval from a center axis of the pressurizing unit and toward the first end of the upper frame.

7. The pressurizing apparatus of claim 2, wherein

a rotation shaft aligned with the second rotation axis is disposed protruding from each of opposing sides of the pressurizing unit, and

a first groove to which the rotation shaft is inserted, is disposed in the upper frame.

8. The pressurizing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lower frame comprises:

a mounting part to which the actuator is mounted, and

two arms which are parallel to each other and longitudinally extend from the mounting part,

wherein the upper frame is disposed between the two arms, and distal ends of the arms are hinged to the first end of the upper frame.

9. The pressurizing apparatus of claim 8, wherein

a hinge shaft aligned with the first rotation axis is installed to the distal ends of the arms, and

a second groove to which the hinge shaft is inserted is disposed in the first end of the upper frame.

10. The pressurizing apparatus of claim 8, wherein a combining shaft which combines the mounting unit to the mounting part, is installed in the mounting part.

11. The pressurizing apparatus of claim 1, wherein a spring is installed between the lower frame and the upper frame, and the spring applies elasticity to the upper frame in a direction where the second end of the upper frame is distanced away from the lower frame.

12. The pressurizing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the actuator comprises:

a driving motor mounted on the lower frame, and

a string connecting the driving motor and the second end of the upper frame.

13. The pressurizing apparatus of claim 12, wherein the driving motor includes a pulley installed on a rotation shaft of the driving motor, and the string is wrapped around the pulley.

14. The pressurizing apparatus of claim 12, wherein the upper frame further includes supporting members disposed on the second end of the upper frame, and a first end of the string is fixed to the lower frame via the supporting members.

15. The pressurizing apparatus of claim 14, wherein the supporting members comprise two supporting rollers spaced apart from each other.

16. The pressurizing apparatus of claim 12, wherein the lower frame includes a guide roller which maintains a direction of the string.

17. The pressurizing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mounting unit comprises:

a mounting band, wherein each of opposing ends of the mounting band are each connected to each of opposing ends of the lower frame, respectively, and

an adhesion unit disposed in a center of the mounting band, which connects distal ends of the mounting band to each other.

18. The pressurizing apparatus of claim 17, wherein the mounting unit further comprises a mounting frame surrounding at least a part of the object, and the lower frame is combined to the mounting frame.