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AssigneeGE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
InventorsAasulv Toennesland, Louis Morasse, Robert A. Meurer
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A mechanism which achieves positional flexibility of a heavy operator console in the horizontal plane, improving ergonomics while avoiding mechanical and safety-related problems arising from moving the operator console relative to a main unit of a scanner. The mechanism comprises four links and two bosses and is installed between the main unit of the ultrasound system and the operator panel, hidden below the latter. Seen from above, the four links resemble the back legs of a frog. The “frog-leg” configuration allows the operator to bring the operator panel up close by pulling it with one hand. The mechanism also allows a heavy CRT monitor to be mounted onto the operator panel and thus follow the latter's movement. When the system is to be moved, the operator panel is pushed back and locks into a compact “parked” position, allowing the handles on the operator panel to be used for moving the entire system.
A system comprising an operator console, a main unit and a mechanism for mounting said operator console to said main unit to provide positional adjustment in a horizontal plane, wherein said mechanism comprises:
A system comprising an operator console, a main unit, and an articulated mechanism for mounting said operator console to said main unit to provide positional adjustment in a horizontal plane, wherein said articulated mechanism comprises:
A system comprising an operator console, a main unit, and an articulated mechanism for mounting said operator console to said main unit to provide positional adjustment in a horizontal plane, wherein said articulated mechanism comprises a plurality of joints, at least one of said joints comprising first and second bearings which are coaxial, and first and second conical bolts being respectively seated in said first and second bearings, said first conical bolt comprising a threaded bore and said second conical bolt comprising a threaded shaft which is threadably coupled in said threaded bore.
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