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Automatically positionable chair

US4956592A · kind A · utility

51Cited by
9References
15Claims
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Filing dateMar 31, 1989
Grant dateSep 11, 1990
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/45022
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A programmable automatic positioning chair for medical application. The chair has moveable support surfaces which are driven by electric motors to preprogrammed positions. Motor speed is determined by measuring the motor current, and the motor speed is integrated by a microprocessor to produce a computed value of surface position. The chair operates "open loop" without any feedback from position sensors.

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