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US 6,381,780 B1Granted
Table and MR apparatus
AssigneeGE Yokogawa Medical Systems, Limited
InventorsKatsumasa Nose, Akira Izuhara
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Abstract
In order to provide a table and an MR apparatus which allows moving of a cradle and scanning to be simultaneously performed, in a table 55 comprising a table body 57, a cradle 59 provided on the table body 57 and driving means 61 for driving the cradle 59, the driving means 61 has a hydraulic motor (i.e., a driving source utilizing fluid pressure) 69 as a driving source.
Claims16
A table arrangement comprising:
- a cradle having a horizontal extended top surface movable horizontally and a plurality of roller means disposed on a bottom surface thereof;
- a table body having a top surface on which said plurality of roller means are positioned and having an extended slit therein;
- a belt contained within said table body;
- pulley means contained in said table body for rotating said belt;
- a connecting member disposed in said extended slit in said top surface of said table body and connecting said cradle with said belt so that movement of said belt moves said cradle;
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- driving means for driving said pulley to rotate said belt and thereby move said connecting means and said cradle.
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A table arrangement comprising:
- a cradle having a horizontal extended top surface and movable horizontally and a plurality of roller means disposed on a bottom surface thereof;
- a table body having a top surface on which said plurality of roller means are disposed;
- driving means for causing said plurality of roller means of said cradle to move said cradle horizontally on top of said top surface of said table body, said driving means comprising a hydraulic motor connected directly to said plurality of roller means;
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- control means for controlling said driving means, said control means comprising means for supplying energy to said hydraulic motor and means for controlling speed and direction of supply of such energy.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.