Measuring device and method for determining a surface contour on a human or animal
OwnerChristoph Rieserinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a measuring device (1) for determining a surface contour (42) of a human or animal body (41), wherein the measuring device (1) comprises a main chain (43) having several main-chain links (44, 44′, 44″, 44′″, 44lv, 44v), which are connected to each other by a swivel joint (45), characterized in that the swivel joint (45) has a scale (13, 23, 74′) or sensors, by means of which the angle between the at least two main-chain links (44, 44′, 44″, 44′″, 44lv, 44v) can be read or detected.
Claims15
Measuring device (1) for determining a surface contour (42) of a human or animal body (41), the measuring device (1) comprising a main chain (43) with a plurality of main-chain links (44, 44′, 44″, 44′″, 44IV, 44V) which are interconnected by a hinge joint (45), characterized in that the hinge joint (45) comprises a scale (13, 23, 74′) or sensors, with which the angle between the at least two main-chain links (44, 44′, 44″, 44′″, 44IV, 44V) can be read off or detected.
Measuring device (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the measuring device (1) comprises a plurality of side chains (53).
Measuring device according to any one of the two preceding claims, wherein the side chain is attached to a main-chain link (44, 44′, 44″, 44′″, 44IV, 44V) which respectively has two end portions (10) opposite along a first direction (100), each of which comprises a first joint fitting (11) for attachment to the further main-chain links, and the main-chain link (44, 44′, 44″, 44′″, 44IV, 44V) further comprises at least one second end portion (20) disposed at an angle to the first direction (100), which comprises a second joint fitting (21) for attachment of the side chain (53).
Measuring device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the measuring device (1) comprises at least one means (200) for determining at least one direction of inclination of a main-chain link (44, 44′, 44″, 44′″, 44IV, 44V) or of a side-chain link (54, 54′, 54″, 54′″, 54IV, 54V).
Measuring device (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the means (200) for determining at least one direction of inclination of a main-chain link (44, 44′, 44″, 44′″, 44IV, 44V) or of a side-chain link (54, 54′, 54″, 54′″, 54IV, 54V) comprises a bubble level (211) and a scale (213).
Measuring device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein a marker identifying the respective chain link, for example a numbering, is provided on each main-chain link (44, 44′, 44″, 44′″, 44IV, 44V) and/or side-chain link (54, 54′, 54″, 54′″, 54IV, 54V).
Measuring device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the hinge joint (45, 55) comprises latching means, in particular positive-engagement means (14, 24, 34, 201, 203, 310, 311), for respectively latching two adjacent main-chain links (44, 44′, 44″, 44′″, 44IV, 44V), two adjacent side-chain links (54, 54′, 54″, 54′″, 54IV, 54V), and/or an adjacent main-chain and side-chain link (44, 44′, 44″, 44′″, 44IV, 44V, 54, 54′, 54″, 54′″, 54IV, 54V) in the respective angular position.
Measuring device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the hinge joint (45, 55) comprises friction-engagement means (71, 72, 73) for respectively fixing by frictional engagement two adjacent main-chain links (44, 44′, 44″, 44′″, 44IV, 44V), two adjacent side-chain links (54, 54′, 54″, 54′″, 54IV, 54V), and/or an adjacent main-chain and side-chain link (44, 44′, 44″, 44 ′″, 44IV, 44V, 54, 54′, 54″, 54′″, 54IV, 54V) in the respective angular position.
Measuring device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the hinge joint (45, 55) comprises locking means (306, 307, 308) for respectively fixing two adjacent main-chain links (44, 44′, 44″, 44′″, 44IV, 44V), two adjacent side-chain links (54, 54′, 54″, 54′″, 54IV, 54V), and/or an adjacent main-chain and side-chain link (44, 44′, 44″, 44′″, 44IV, 44V, 54, 54′, 54″, 54′″, 54IV, 54V) in the respective angular position.
Measuring device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein an adjustable longitudinal adjustment means (38) of at least one main-chain link (44, 44′, 44″, 44′″, 44IV, 44V) or side-chain link (54, 54′, 54″, 54′″, 54IV, 54V) is provided.
Measuring device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the longitudinal adjustment means (38) comprises an elongated hole (37) and a further scale (33) disposed along the elongated hole (37).
Method for determining a surface contour of a human or animal body, in particular of a horse's back (41′), with a measuring device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein, in the first method step, the measuring device (1) is disposed on the surface (41′) and the measuring device (1) is adapted to the surface contour (42), and characterized in that, in a second method step, scale values or sensors of the measuring device (1) are read off or read out.
Method according to the preceding claim, wherein at least one direction of inclination of a main-chain or side-chain link, preferably of a main-chain link, is determined in the second method step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.