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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2001
Stefan Knappe, Huenfeld-Michelsrombach, DE;
Manfred Braehler, Grossenlueder, DE;
Wella Aktiengesellschaft, Darmstadt, DE;
Abstract
A ceiling mount assembly for moving and positioning of objects in a space has a ceiling mounting device, a rotary bearing part, a turning arm mounted on the rotary bearing part for vertical movements around a main axis near a vertical rotary axis of the rotary bearing part, a threaded spindle drive which is driven by an electric motor and providing the vertical movements of the turning arm about the main axis, and a load part at an end of the turning arm for carrying objects, and the electric motor being provided with a worm gear transmission and the electric motor, the worm gear transmission and the threaded spindle drive being stationarily connected with one another, the threaded spindle drive being arranged parallel to the vertical rotary axis of the rotary bearing part while the electric motor is arranged horizontally to the vertical rotary axis, a vertical drive for driving the turning arm about the main axis, formed by a threaded spindle nut and a cardan connection, and a telescopic arm connection provided between the cardan connection and an initial portion of the turning arm.