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US4487019:
Hoisting gear at patient-lifting devices
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Johansson, Hans A. V.; Eslov, Sweden
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1984-12-11
/ 1984-02-22
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| Application Number: |
US1984000580786
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61G 1/02;
A61G 7/10;
B66F 3/24;
IPC-7:
F16D 31/02;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61G7/10N6; A61G7/10S6; B66F3/24; K61G200/34;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
060/481;
060/482;
091/401;
Original:
060/481;
060/482;
091/401;
005/081.R;
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| Field of Search: |
060/477,481,482
091/401,394
092/051,52,53,165 PR
005/81 R,81 B,83
417/900
254/93 H
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| Abstract: |
The present invention relates to a hoisting gear for patient-lifting device whereby a plunger device (6) is displaceably mounted in a hydraulic cylinder (4), is supporting patient-carrier means (3) such as a seat or a patient-carrying plate and is raisable my means of a pump device (8) provided to move hydraulic oil between two hydraulic-cylinder chambers (9a, 9b) separated by the plunger device, and whereby a lowering device (39) is provided to permit lowering of the plunger device by producing a counter flow of hydraulic oil between the hydraulic-cylinder chambers. In order to obtain by simple means an automatic limitation of the height of the lift the hoisting gear is characterized in that the hydraulic cylinder (4) is on top provided with a stop device (27) limiting the upwards movement of pressure means (22) forming part of the lowering device (39), whereby a valve device (23 and/or 24) mounted on the plunger device (6) reaches said pressure means when said plunger device continues in an upwards direction so that the pressure means (22) controls the valve device to open a counter-flow passage (25 and/or 26) between the hydaulic-cylinder chambers (9a, 9b).
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Bacon & Thomas ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Garrett, Robert E.; Meyer, Richard S.
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| Parent Case: |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 256,475, filed 4/22/81, now abandoned.
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First Claim:
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What I claim is:
1. A hoisting gear for a patient-lifting device comprising:
- (a) an hydraulic cylinder attached to a frame;
- (b) a plunger device displaceably mounted within the hydraulic cylinder and dividing the interior of the hydraulic cylinder into an upper chamber and a lower chamber, the plunger device further defining a pumping cylinder;
- (c) a carrier tube attached to the plunger device so as to move therewith, the tube surrounding at least a portion of the outer surface of the hydraulic cylinder;
- (d) carrier means attached to the carrier tube to support a load thereon;
- (e) a pump plunger displaceably disposed within the pumping cylinder;
- (f) means to move the pump plunger in a suction stroke and a pumping stroke;
- (g) first valve means to allow hydraulic fluid to pass from the upper chamber into the pumping cylinder during the suction stroke of the pump plunger
- (h) second valve means to allow hydraulic fluid to pass from the pumping cylinder into the lower chamber during the pumping stroke of the pump plunger so as to elevate the plunger device and carrier tube with respect to the hydraulic cylinder;
- (i) third valve means in the plunger device, the third valve means being normally closed to prevent hydraulic fluid from passing from the lower chamber into the upper chamber;
- (j) a lowering device comprising:
- (i) a sleeve slidably mounted on the plunger device;
- (ii) manually actuable pushbutton means attached to the carrier tube; and,
- (iii) connecting means connecting the pushbutton means to the slidable sleeve such that, when the pushbutton means is manually actuated, the slidable sleeve opens the third valve means to allow hydraulic fluid to flow from the lower chamber into the upper chamber, thereby lowering the plunger device and the carrier tube with respect to the hydraulic cylinder; and,
- (k) a stop device attached to the upper end of the hydraulic cylinder which limits the upward travel of the plunger device by contact with the slidable sleeve thereby automatically opening the third valve means and preventing further elevation of the plunger device and carrier tube with respect to the hydraulic device.
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