Positioning arm apparatus for ultrasound head
AssigneeImgt Co., Ltd.
InventorsKyu Hoon HAN, Young Bok YU, Keon Ho SON
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Abstract
A positioning arm apparatus for an ultrasound head is provided. The positioning arm apparatus for an ultrasound head according to an embodiment may constantly move the ultrasound head without change in height of the ultrasound head according to a moving distance by simultaneous rotation at two positions and tilting motion at one position. Also, the positioning arm apparatus may be miniaturized and lightweight since it is operated with a mechanical mechanism, and may provide strong fixing strong and easy maneuverability.
Claims6
A positioning arm apparatus for an ultrasound head, the positioning arm apparatus comprising:
- a first link provided with a first joint at a lower end of one side thereof and a second joint at an upper end of the other side thereof rotatable left and right about a center of a vertical axis of the first joint;
- a second link connected to the first link based on the second joint, rotatable left and right about a vertical axis of the second joint, and tiltable up and down about a horizontal axis of the second joint;
- a first mechanical mechanism provided to the first link and configured to simultaneously fix rotational motions of the first link and the second link or release at least one of the fixed first link and the second link for the rotational motion;
- a second mechanical mechanism provided to the second link and configured to fix or release a tilting motion of the second link;
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- a head connection unit provided at one end of the second link and connected to an ultrasound head.
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