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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1999
Toshio Kadowaki, Kyoto, JP;
Goroh Hirata, Kyoto, JP;
Toshiaki Nakamura, Shiga, JP;
Masahiro Kawano, Osaka, JP;
Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A mobile device for an X-ray apparatus is formed of a freely rotatable hollow column disposed on a mobile base, a holding section for holding an X-ray tube in a vertical direction along the column, and a counter weight connected through a wire to the holding section to be suspended inside the column. A column rotating section formed of a bearing portion and a rotational shaft with a hollow part is disposed in the mobile base. A lower part of the counter weight is provided with a convex portion which enters into the hollow part of the rotational shaft. When the holding section for the X-ray tube is elevated to the highest point, the counter weight is lowered to the lowest point, wherein the convex portion of the counter weight enters into the hollow part of the rotational shaft. Thus, a volume of the hollow part can be utilized as a part of the volume of the counter weight to allow the counter weight to be made of iron and the like, other than lead.
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