Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Thomas James Hunt

Brent Jordan

Mark Anthony Messina

Daniel Van Alphen

David P Dolan

David Dolan

The control panel and display of a cart-borne ultrasound system are support by a lift which can be controlled to allow the control panel and display to be raised, lowered, and rotated. The lift has a first pivot elbow mounted to the ultrasound system cart and a second pivot elbow on which the control panel and display are mounted. A four-bar linkage is coupled between the pivot elbows which enables to control panel and display to be raised and lowered while maintaining the inclination of the control panel. The pivot elbows allow the control panel and display to be turned and rotated. A pair of hydraulic struts are mounted to the four-bar linkage to support the weight of the control panel and display. When a control button on the handle of the control panel is depressed the control panel and display can be freely raised, lowered and rotated. When the control button is released the pivot elbows and four-bar linkages are locked in their current positions.

Ultrasound system control panel and display lift

The control panel () and display () of a cart-borne ultrasound system () are support by a lift () which can be controlled to allow the control panel and display to be raised, lowered, and rotated. The lift has a first pivot elbow () mounted to the ultrasound system cart and a second pivot elbow () on which the control panel and display are mounted. A four-bar linkage is coupled between the pivot elbows which enables to control panel and display to be raised and lowered while maintaining the inclination of the control panel. When a control button () on the handle () of the control panel is depressed the control panel and display can be freely raised, lowered and rotated. When the control button is released the pivot elbows and four-bar linkages are locked in their current positions.

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Thomas James Hunt