Brake assembly of a transporting means for a patient handling apparatus
AssigneeArjo IP Holding Aktiebolag
InventorsOlivier CUSTEAU-BOISCLAIR, Martin FAUCHER
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Abstract
Brake assembly (18) of a transporting means (20) for a patient handling apparatus (10). The brake assembly (18) is adapted to control movements of a wheel (14a) of at least one rear caster (14) by a brake actuator (18a). The brake actuator (18a) is adapted to be coupled to a caster neck (14c) of said at least one rear caster (14). The caster neck (14c) extends through a lift base (11) of the patient handling apparatus (10) such that the brake actuator (18a) is located on top of the lift base (11) and the wheel (14a) of the rear caster (14) is located below the lift base (11).
Claims17
A brake assembly of a transporting means for a patient handling apparatus, said brake assembly comprising a brake actuator, wherein the brake assembly is adapted to control movements of a wheel of at least one rear caster by activating the brake actuator and wherein said brake actuator is coupled to a caster neck of said at least one rear caster, said caster neck extending through a lift base of the patient handling apparatus such that the brake actuator is located on top of the lift base and the wheel of the at least one rear caster is located below the lift base.
A transporting means for a patient handling apparatus, wherein the transporting means comprises at least one rear caster coupled to a brake assembly, wherein the brake assembly is adapted to control movements of a wheel of the at least one rear caster by activating a brake actuator of the brake assembly and wherein said brake actuator is coupled to a caster neck of said at least one rear caster, said caster neck extending through a lift base of the patient handling apparatus such that the brake actuator is located on top of the lift base and the wheel of the at least one rear caster is located below the lift base.
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