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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Akihiro Ohta, Osaka, JP;
Shohei Tsukada, Hyogo, JP;
Yohei Kume, Osaka, JP;
Tomohiro Shimoda, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Kawakami, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/12 (2006.01); B66F 7/06 (2006.01); A61G 7/018 (2006.01); A61G 7/012 (2006.01); A61G 7/015 (2006.01); A61G 7/10 (2006.01); A61G 7/16 (2006.01); A61G 7/053 (2006.01); A61G 7/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/018 (2013.01); A61G 7/012 (2013.01); B66F 7/0691 (2013.01); A61G 7/015 (2013.01); A61G 7/053 (2013.01); A61G 7/1019 (2013.01); A61G 7/1046 (2013.01); A61G 7/1057 (2013.01); A61G 7/16 (2013.01); A61G 2007/0518 (2013.01); A61G 2007/0524 (2013.01); A61G 2203/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lifting apparatus includes an upper frame, a base frame, a link mechanism for connecting the upper frame and the base frame, and a linear actuator connected to the link mechanism for driving the link mechanism. The link mechanism includes at least a T-shaped first arm slidably supported on the base frame or the upper frame and provided with connections at four points, and an L-shaped second arm provided with connections at three points.