Siderail assembly for a patient-support apparatus
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsRichard H. Heimbrock, David W. Hornbach, Brian T. Wiggins, Darrell L. Metz
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Abstract
A siderail assembly includes a frame, a link mechanism coupled to the frame and movable between first and second positions, and a panel coupled to the linkage and movable therewith between a first position and a second position. The link mechanism is configured to provide compound motion such that the siderail panel follows specific path. The siderail may include electronic controls to limit the movement of the linkage based on the position of the siderail assembly and various portions of a patient-support apparatus on which the siderail may be positioned.
Claims20
A siderail assembly comprising
- a frame,
- a link mechanism coupled to the frame and movable between first and second positions,
- a drive coupled to the frame and coupled to the link mechanism, the drive including an extensible rod which acts on the link mechanism to move the link mechanism between first and second positions, and
- a panel coupled to the link mechanism and movable therewith between a first position and a second position.
A siderail assembly comprising
- a panel,
- a frame,
- a carriage slidable relative to the frame,
- a drive link pivotably coupled to the panel and to the carriage, and
- a drive coupled to the frame, the drive configured to act on the drive link to move the panel between a first position and a second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.