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Height-adjustable foot arrangement

US10113686B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH · DE

Inventors

Edgar Kempf · Inzigkofen, DE
Xinwei Su · 安丰镇, CN
Dieter Kontschak · Winterlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 23, 2015
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 18, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01G23/002
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

To adapt a housing (2) to an uneven standing surface, an adjustment device (1) has a foot piece (3) with an internal thread (5) that defines a displacement axis (4). The foot piece is located in a recess (6) of the housing that is accessed from a surface of the housing that faces towards the standing surface. A cross-sectional profile of the foot piece perpendicular to the displacement axis coacts with the recess to prevent rotation of the foot piece about the displacement axis. A spindle (7) with an external thread (8) that cooperates with the internal thread of the foot piece allows axial movement of the spindle along the displacement axis. A levelling wheel (9), connected to the spindle by a rotation-blocking connection allows the spindle to be rotated relative to the foot piece.

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