Caster system for mobile apparatus
US9801592B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T1/14
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mobile imaging device includes a base having at least one caster, a first drive mechanism that moves the system in a transport mode and translates an imaging component relative to the base in a scan mode, and a second drive mechanism that extends caster relative to the base to raise the base off the ground in the transport mode, and retracts the caster relative to the base to lower the base to the ground in the scan mode. A caster system for a mobile apparatus includes a base containing a housing and a caster, attached to the base, the caster having a wheel defining a wheel axis and a swivel joint defining a swivel axis and a pivot point defining a pivot axis, wherein the caster pivots on the pivot axis as the caster is retracted into the housing and extended out of the housing.
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