Apparatus and system for positioning of equipment

US9322504B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• General Electric Company · US

Inventors

• Michael Alan Davi · Niskayuna, US
• Stuart Craig Hanson · Anderson, US
• Thomas Alan Mogle, II · Simpsonville, US
• Robert Joseph Rohrssen · Greenville, US
• Wayne David Sullivan · Wilmington, US
• Jun Yang · San Antonio, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 25, 2013
• Grant date: Apr 26, 2016
• Expiry date: May 2, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16M2200/061
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure include apparatuses and systems used for the positioning of equipment. An apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure can include a height adjustable table; a platform coupled to the height adjustable table; a tilt adjuster coupled to the platform, the tilt adjuster being configured to tilt the platform relative to the height adjustable table; an equipment support structure slidably connected to the platform, the equipment support structure being configured to support a piece of equipment; a drive mechanism coupled to the platform and configured to slidably move the equipment support structure across the platform; and a bracket coupled to the equipment support structure, wherein the bracket is configured to removably attach the piece of equipment.