Ascom Autelca Ag

Haag-Streit Ag

Fritz Siegenthaler

Peter Rufener

A device () for determining an intraocular pressure of an eye comprises a measurement arrangement with a measurement body (), attached to a measurement arm (), for applanation of the eye and a rotary knob () which is attached to a shaft (). The measurement arm () is attached radially to a pivot axis () and the measurement arrangement comprises a mechanical coupling between the rotary knob () and the pivot axis (), with a rotation of the rotary knob () being able to generate an applanation force required for applanation of the eye. The mechanical coupling comprises tension transmission means () attached to the pivot axis () via a first lever arm (), and to the rotational axis () of the shaft () via a second lever arm ().

Applanation tonometer

A storage apparatus has a card-accommodating, vertically upright stack-storage cassette ( ) and a card-input, -reading and control unit ( ) arranged adjacent to the top cassette-border region ( ). The stack-storage cassette ( ) has a vertically running storage opening ( ) arranged in a cassette side. The storage apparatus also has a lift unit ( ) which can be displaced vertically in said opening ( ) and has a lift housing ( ). The lift unit ( ), for its part, has a depositing plate ( ) for the cards, which comes to rest in the store interior ( ). The lift unit can be removed in the lowermost region of the cassette ( ), to be inserted into the cassette ( ) at the top and, acting on the opening borders, to be displaced vertically, i.e. lowered, in each case preferably by the distance of a height over which a group of cards is deposited, in order for the cards to be deposited satisfactorily.

Storage apparatus having a card-accommodating, vertically upright stack-storage cassette

The device has a base element (,) and a wing (,) arranged so as to be pivotable on the latter with a swivel joint (,). The swivel joint (,) has two fastening flanges (,) which are pivotable about the swiveling axis (,) for fastening on the base element (,) or on the wing (,). At least one of the fastening flanges (,) has a snap on first holding element (,) and second holding elements interacting with the first at least on one of the free rim sides of the base element (,) and/or of the wing provided for fastening the swivel joint. With these holding elements, the fastening flange is permanently connectable with the long side of the base element (,) and/or wing following the following fastening by pressing together. Preferably the device will be constructed as an interchangeable coin-collecting vending machine with a container accepting the coins as a base element and a cover covering the container with a locking facility as a wing, whereby all movable mechanical elements necessary for the locking process as well as all electrical control, monitoring and/or device encoding elements are arranged in the cover, and the container is merely constructed as a passive component.

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Gümligen, Switzerland

Fritz Siegenthaler