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Medical imaging apparatus, bed for medical imaging apparatus, and pedal unit

US9789021B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 14, 2012
Grant dateOct 17, 2017
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B6/0487
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Realized is a pedal mechanism that does not lock and does not provide an operation feeling unless operated in a determined order. The pedal mechanism has first and second pedals 105 and 106, first and second plates 108 and 109, and a locking bar 115. The radius of the second plate 109 is smaller than that of the first plate 108, and the second plate does not come into contact with the locking bar in a state where a circular-arc region of the first plate supports the locking bar 115. Therefore, the second pedal does not give an operation feeling even when stepped on, and the second plate cannot be locked. In a locked state where the locking bar is located in a cutout region of the first plate, the locking bar contacts the second plate, the second pedal provides an operation feeling, and the second plate can be locked.

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