Suspension Device for Balancing a Weight
AssigneeHocoma AG
InventorAdrian Moser
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Abstract
A suspension device for balancing a weight, especially a suspension device allowing a patient or a limb of a patient to be at least partially supported in a predetermined direction, includes a frame, a direction guide for the supportive movement, a lever for pivotal connection between the direction guide and the frame around a first axis and at least one spring assembly connecting the lever with the frame. The lever has a second pivotal axis in a distance from the connection between the first pivotal axis and the attachment of the direction guide. The at least one spring assembly is pivotally attached between that second pivotal axis and a fourth pivotal axis connected with the frame.
Claims19
A suspension device for balancing a weight, comprising
- a casing supporting a first pivotal axis and a casing connecting pivotal axis,
- a direction guide for a supportive movement of the weight, having an attachment point,
- a lever being connected with the casing at the first pivotal axis, and
- at least one spring assembly;
- wherein the lever comprises a second pivotal axis being positioned in a distance from the connection line between the first pivotal axis and the attachment point of the direction guide,
- wherein the at least one spring assembly is connecting the lever with the casing and is pivotally attached between the second pivotal axis and the casing connecting pivotal axis, and
- wherein the lever has a pivotal connection between the attachment point of the direction guide and the casing around the first pivotal axis.
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