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Operating handle

US10384539B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 26, 2018
Grant dateAug 20, 2019
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60K2031/0091
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an operating handle for a bearing surface transporter for accommodating an object to be transported, for example, the bearing surface of a surgical table, comprising at least two motorized drive rollers, wherein the operating handle comprises a handle piece that can be rotated around its longitudinal axis, an angle of rotation sensor for detecting an angle of rotation and a direction of rotation of the handle piece and for providing a sensor signal to a control unit of the at least two drive rollers, and a force sensor for detecting a force exerted onto the handle piece in the direction of its longitudinal axis and for providing a sensor signal to the control unit of the at least two drive rollers.

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