Carriage for ultrasonic diagnosis device
View Patent ↗The present invention provides a cart for an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, having a high degree of flexibility in moving a top board on which the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is placed, and enabling a stable operation wherever the top board is moved. In the cart for the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, a vertical movement mechanism 60 is fixed on a base. A movable part 62 of the vertical movement mechanism is provided with a swing mechanism 70 that swings in the up-and-down direction, enabling up-and-down movement of the top board 10 according to both the vertical movement mechanism and the swing mechanism. The position of the movable part with which the swing mechanism is coupled is displaced forward from the vertical central axis of the vertical movement mechanism. The top board for placing the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is coupled with the swinging end of the swing mechanism, via a mechanism 80 for horizontal movement and/or a mechanism 90 for rotating the top board.
1. A cart for an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising,
a top board configured to mount a portable ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus,
a base being provided with wheels, and
a supporter configured to link the top board with the base, wherein, the supporter comprising;
a vertical movement mechanism having a movable part that is movable in a vertical direction with respect to the base, and
a swing mechanism having a first end and a second end, the first end being coupled with the movable part of the vertical movement mechanism at a coupling point and the second end swinging with respect to the first end, the second end being coupled with the top board, wherein the coupling point of the movable part is displaced from a vertical line passing through the gravity center of the vertical movement mechanism, and wherein and the base has a first end and a second end, and a length to the first end from the center in a traveling direction at a position on which the vertical movement mechanism is fixed, is longer than a length to the second end from the center;
wherein the swing mechanism and vertical movement mechanism are configured to position the top board in a first posture where the swing mechanism is substantially horizontal with respect to the base and where the top board has a height suitable for examination while an operator is sitting and facing a front side of the cart,
wherein the swing mechanism and vertical movement mechanism are configured to position the top board in a second posture where the swing mechanism is substantially vertical with respect to the base and where the top board has a height suitable for examination while the operator is standing and facing a back side of the cart,
wherein the first end of the swing mechanism is rotatably fixed to the movable part and the second end of the swing mechanism is connected to the top board directly or indirectly, and
wherein the movable part of the vertical movement mechanism is provided with a cover, and the cover is inclined from a second coupling point, where the swing mechanism is coupled with the movable part, toward an upper surface of the cover.
2. The cart for the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising,
a rotation mechanism between the swing mechanism and the top board, the rotation mechanism being configured to rotate the top board in a horizontal plane.
3. The cart for the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising,
a horizontal movement mechanism between the swing mechanism and the top board, the horizontal movement mechanism being configured to move the top board in a horizontal plane.
4. The cart for the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein,
the horizontal movement mechanism comprises,
a first horizontal mechanism configured to move the top board in a first direction, and
a second horizontal mechanism configured to move the top board in a second direction intersecting with the first direction.
5. The cart for the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,
the base comprises a basal portion on which a fixed part of the vertical movement mechanism is fixed, wherein the wheels comprise at least two pairs of wheels being fixed on the basal portion.
6. The cart for the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein,
a first pair of the two pairs of the wheels enables traveling in variable directions with respect to the traveling direction of the basal portion, and the first pair is mounted on the first end of the basal portion.
7. The cart for the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein,
the basal portion has legs extending in the traveling direction, and the wheels are fixed on the legs.
8. The cart for the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,
the vertical movement mechanism comprises an operating handle adapted for a moving operation of the movable part and a traveling operation of the base.
9. A cart for an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising,
a top board configured to mount a portable ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus,
a base being provided with wheels, and
a supporter configured to link the top board with the base, wherein, the supporter comprising;
a vertical movement mechanism having a movable part that is movable in a vertical direction with respect to the base,
a swing mechanism having a first end and a second end, the first end being coupled with the movable part of the vertical movement mechanism at a coupling point and the second end swinging with respect to the first end, the second end being coupled with the top board, wherein the coupling point of the movable part is displaced from a vertical line passing through the gravity center of the vertical movement mechanism, and wherein and the base has a first end and a second end, and a length to the first end from the center in a traveling direction at a position on which the vertical movement mechanism is fixed, is longer than a length to the second end from the center, and
a horizontal movement mechanism between the swing mechanism and the top board, wherein the horizontal movement mechanism comprises a first horizontal mechanism configured to move the top board in a first horizontal direction, and a second horizontal mechanism configured to move the top board in a second horizontal direction intersecting with and perpendicular to the first direction.