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AssigneeWelch Allyn, Inc.
InventorsRaymond A. Lia, Robert Vivenzio, Scott S. Stearns, Dominick Danna, Timothy J. Smith, Allan I. Krauter, Edward W. Wright, Edward A. Johnson
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A gage mechanism for a blood pressure measuring device or other similar apparatus includes a supported shaft member having one end in contact with an inflatable bellows. A pointer is attached at an opposite end of the shaft and a helically wound spring is attached to the shaft and a supporting structure. As the bellows inflates, the shaft is axially displaced and causes rotation due to the constraint of the helical ribbon spring, causing a corresponding angular deflection of the attached pointer relative to an indicating scale. The mechanism includes a first adjustment member for allowing the pointer to be preset to a zero or calibrated position, and a second adjustment mechanism that controls the amount of angular rotation of the shaft and pointer for a displacement of the bellows.
A movement mechanism comprising:
A mechanism for use in a measurement device, said device comprising a housing, displacement means disposed within said housing, and indicating means responsive to said displacement means for indicating a change in a parametric value based on movement of said displacement means, said movement mechanism including:
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