Support for supporting at least one device

• US 6,840,486 B2
• Filed: 06/25/2001
• Issued: 01/11/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MAVIG GmbH
• Original Assignee: MAVIG GmbH
• Inventors: Kuhn, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramirez, Ramon O
• Application Number:
  US10/344,023
• Publication Number:
  US 20040026588A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,296 Days
• Field of Search: 248/317, 248/276.1, 248/278.1, 248/296.1, 248/279.1, 248/280.1, 248/288.3, 248/481, 248/181.1, 248/343, 248/921
• US Class Current: 248/317
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/37 Surgical systems with images on a monitor during operation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/50 Supports for surgical instruments, e.g. articulated arms
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/048 adapted to forward-backward translation movement
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2078 with ball-joint ball-jointed hinges F16C11/06
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/00 Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles heads thereof F16M11/02 ; undercarriages thereof F16M11/20 ; adapted to be stuck in the ground A45F3/44 ; sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles supports for measuring instruments G01D11/30; supports for casings of remote control switching devices H01H9/025
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/027 Ceiling supports
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/068 being part of the undercarriage
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 1/08 Controlling members for hand actuation by rotary movement, e.g. hand wheels

Abstract

A support (1) for supporting at least one device (2, 3, 4), especially for supporting screen display devices and other medical devices, has a support arm (5) and at least one support device (26) which is at least indirectly connected to said support arm (5). The support device (26) is connected to a support plate (20) in order to receive the device (2, 3, 4). Said support plate can be tilted by means of a regulating mechanism (72) in order to tilt the device (2, 3, 4).

Claims

1. Support (1) for supporting at least one apparatus (2, 3, 4), in particular for supporting visual display units and other medical devices, comprising a support arm (5) and at least one support device (26), which is connected at least indirectly to the support arm (5), wherein the support device (26) for receiving the apparatus (2, 3, 4) is connected to a support plate (20), which is inclinable by means of a control element (72) for inclining the apparatus (2, 3, 4), wherein the support plate (20) is mounted rotatably in a first bearing (51) of the support device (26), wherein the first bearing (51) defines the axis of rotation (52), about which the support plate (20) is rotation for the purpose of inclination, and wherein the support plate (20) is further mounted in a second bearing (58) of the support device (26), wherein the second bearing (58) is three-dimensionally adjustable by means of the control element (72) for inclining the support plate (20), characterized in that the second bearing (58) comprises at least one connecting rod (55), which is connected on the one hand to a bearing element (23, 23′

) of the support plate (20) and on the other hand to a bearing element (53, 53′

) of the support device (26).

2. Support according to claim 1, characterized in that the control element (72) adjusts the second bearing (58) in a direction, which is at least substantially at right angles to the support face (62) of the support plate (20).

3. Support according to claim 1, characterized in that the control element (72) comprises a crank handle (68) for actuating the control element (72).

4. Support according to claim 3, characterized in that the control element (72) comprises a spindle (65), which is actuable by means of the crank handle (68) and converts a rotational motion of the crank handle (68) into a stroke for inclining the support plate (20).

5. Support according to claim 1, characterized in that the support device (26) comprises a third bearing (60) for swiveling the support plate (20) about an axis (61), which is at least approximately at right angles to the support face (62) of the support plate (20).

6. Support according to claim 5, characterized in that a braking device (73, 74) is providing for damping the bearing arrangement of the support plate (20) provided by the third bearing (60).