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US 8,757,580 B2Granted
Height-adjustable pedestal
AssigneeTever Technik GmbH & Co. KG.
InventorsAndreas Volke, Günther Volke
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Abstract
The invention relates to a height-adjustable pedestal comprising a height adjustable pedestal platform, a spring device that provides a spring force according to a corresponding spring characteristic, and a lever mechanism that is interconnected between the spring device and the pedestal platform in such a way that the spring force is transferred by the lever mechanism to the pedestal platform in the form of a lifting force that counteracts the weight force of the pedestal platform, in order to facilitate the height-adjustment of the pedestal platform, wherein the lever mechanism is configured such that it at least partially compensates for a variation of the spring force that occurs according to the spring characteristics.
Claims30
A height-adjustable pedestal comprising:
- a guiding device having a substantially vertical orientation, said guiding device includes a vertical guide rail,
- a height-adjustable foot platform having
- at least one slide carriage movable vertically along the guiding device, and
- a support member having
- a rear side,
- a front side spaced from the rear side, and
- a flat plate extending between the rear side and the front side, and the flat plate having a free end opposite the rear side,
- the support member mounted along the rear side to the slide carriage where the support member is on a side of the slide carriage different from the guiding device and the support member extending away from the slide carriage in the direction of the front side,
- a spring device that provides a spring force according to a corresponding spring characteristic, the spring device including a helical spring orientated vertically parallel and adjacent to a side of said vertical guide rail, and
- a lever mechanism that is interconnected between the spring device and the platform such that the spring force is transferred by the lever mechanism to the platform in a manner so as to provide a lifting force that counteracts the weight force of the platform in order to facilitate the height-adjustment of the platform where the lifting force is greater than the weight force by a substantially constant amount, wherein the lever mechanism is configured such that it at least partially compensates for a variation of the spring force that occurs according to the spring characteristic;
- a vertical retaining plate connected to the guiding device such that the vertical retaining plate is between the guiding device and the spring device;
- a second spring device;
- and
- a second lever mechanism, and
- wherein the guiding device includes a second vertical guide rail, each rail having a guiding channel in sliding engagement of the at least one slide carriage,
- the lever mechanism and the second lever mechanism each includes
- a rotation shaft,
- a cam disc defining a leverage ratio between the spring force and the weight force, the cam disc is connected to the rotation shaft, and
- a cable that is guided around the cam disc such that the spring force is transferred to the platform by the cable, and
- each of the spring device and the second spring device is parallel to the rails and vertically extend around and along a substantial length of one of the rotation shafts.
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A height-adjustable foot pedestal for use in a vehicle by a driver, said pedestal comprising:
- a guiding device having a substantially vertical orientation, said guiding device includes a vertical guide rail;
- a platform having
- a flat plate having a rear side, a front side spaced from said guiding device by two lateral sides, said flat plate is inclined relative to a horizontal plane, and
- a slide carriage connected between the rear side of said flat plate and said guiding device such that said flat plate cantilevers from said slide carriage, and said slide carriage is movable vertically along said guiding device;
- a spring having a first end and a second end wherein said second end is anchored, said spring provides a spring force having a spring characteristic, said spring including a helical spring orientated vertically parallel and adjacent to a side of said vertical guide rail;
- a lever mechanism interconnected between said first end of said spring and said platform to transfer the spring force from said spring to said platform to provide a lifting force that counteracts a weight force of said platform to facilitate the height-adjustment of said platform, said lever mechanism is configured such that it at least partially compensates for a variation of the spring force occurring according to the spring characteristic;
- a vertical retaining plate connected to said guiding device such that said vertical retaining plate is between said guiding device and said spring;
- a second spring;
- and
- a second lever mechanism, and
- wherein said guiding device includes a second vertical guide rail, each rail having a guiding channel in sliding engagement of said slide carriage,
- said lever mechanism and said second lever mechanism each includes
- a rotation shaft, and
- a volute defining a leverage ratio between the spring force and the weight force, said volute is connected to said rotation shaft and
- each of said spring and said second spring is parallel to said rails and vertically extend around and along a substantial length of one of said rotation shafts.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.