Manually adjustable monitor bracket for a flat panel display of a mobile diagnostic device
Inventors
Hörndler, Klaus • Hauser, Ewald
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-10323786-B2
Publication Date
2019-06-18
Expiration Date
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a manually adjustable monitor bracket for a flat panel display of a mobile diagnostic device that includes at least two joints with mutually parallel pivot axes, the joints being connected to one another by a first arm. In order to prevent a collision of the flat panel screen attached to a hand joint on a second arm and/or of the monitor bracket with an obstacle whose position relative to the coordinate system of the mobile diagnostic device is known, in particular with a part of the diagnostic device, the monitor bracket includes a device for preventing a collision that limits the movement of the monitor bracket in such a manner that movement in a direction about the first horizontal pivot axis or in a direction about the second horizontal pivot axis is blocked if a continuation of the movement about the pivot axes would lead to the value pairs consisting of the pivot angles of the shoulder joint and of the pivot angles of the elbow joint being contained in the number of the value pairs of the pivot angles of the collision-endangered area.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to a manually adjustable monitor bracket for a flat panel display of a mobile diagnostic device. The bracket includes a shoulder joint configured to be mounted rotatably about a vertical rotation axis on a surface of the mobile diagnostic device, and the shoulder joint defines a first horizontal pivot axis. A first arm is coupled to the shoulder joint at a first end to form a first pivot angle relative to the surface of the mobile diagnostic device.
An elbow joint is coupled to a second end of the first arm opposite the first end, and the elbow joint defines a second horizontal pivot axis parallel to the first horizontal pivot axis. A second arm is coupled to the elbow joint at a first end to form a second pivot angle relative to the second side of the first arm, and a second end of the second arm is coupled to the flat panel display.
A collision prevention device prevents a collision of the flat panel display with the mobile diagnostic device based on a predetermined collision-endangered area. The collision prevention device includes a shoulder cam disk disposed at the shoulder joint and an elbow cam disk disposed at the elbow joint, with a rod-shaped control element disposed on a perimeter of the shoulder cam disk and a perimeter of the elbow cam disk.
The perimeters include stops defining ranges of pivot angle values for the first pivot angle and for the second pivot angle, and the predetermined collision-endangered area comprises predetermined plurality of value pairs of first and second pivot angle values. The collision prevention device blocks movement of the first arm about the first horizontal pivot axis or movement of the second arm about the second horizontal pivot axis if the pivot angle values correspond to a value pair contained in the collision-endangered area.
Claims Coverage
The independent claim covers a manually adjustable monitor bracket with two inventive features: a parallel shoulder and elbow pivot arrangement for a flat panel display, and a collision prevention device that blocks motion based on a predetermined collision-endangered area defined by pivot-angle value pairs.
Manually adjustable monitor bracket with parallel shoulder and elbow pivot axes
A manually adjustable monitor bracket for a flat panel display of a mobile diagnostic device, comprising a shoulder joint defining a first horizontal pivot axis, a first arm forming a first pivot angle, an elbow joint defining a second horizontal pivot axis parallel to the first horizontal pivot axis, and a second arm forming a second pivot angle, wherein the second arm is coupled to the flat panel display.
Collision prevention device based on predetermined collision-endangered area defined by pivot-angle value pairs
A collision prevention device for preventing a collision of the flat panel display with the mobile diagnostic device based on a predetermined collision-endangered area, the collision prevention device comprising a shoulder cam disk disposed at the shoulder joint, an elbow cam disk disposed at the elbow joint, and a rod-shaped control element disposed on a perimeter of the shoulder cam disk and a perimeter of the elbow cam disk, wherein the collision prevention device blocks movement of the first arm or movement of the second arm if the first pivot angle and second pivot angle correspond to a value pair contained in the collision-endangered area.
Cam-disk stops defining ranges of first and second pivot angle values
The perimeter of the shoulder cam disk includes stops defining a range of first pivot angle values, and the perimeter of the elbow cam disk includes stops defining a range of second pivot angle values.
Block movement based on predetermined plurality of value pairs
The predetermined collision-endangered area comprises a predetermined plurality of value pairs, each value pair comprising a first pivot angle value and a second pivot angle value, wherein the collision prevention device is configured to block movement if the movement would cause the values to correspond to a value pair contained in the predetermined plurality of value pairs.
Overall, the claim coverage centers on a mechanically constrained monitor bracket that uses shoulder and elbow cam disks with perimeter stops and a rod-shaped control element to block motion whenever a shoulder-elbow pivot angle combination corresponds to a value pair in a predetermined collision-endangered area.
Stated Advantages
Prevents a collision of the flat panel display with the mobile diagnostic device based on a predetermined collision-endangered area.
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