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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2013
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Edwin Heijman, Eindhoven, NL;
Roland Alexander Van De Molengraaf, Geldrop, NL;
Marc Matysek, Hofheim, DE;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a moving equipment, such as in a medical examination system. In order to provide a facilitated way of moving equipment with high accuracy, a driving device () for moving equipment is provided, comprising a motor-driven positioning unit (), a central processing unit (), and a user interface () with at least one sensor unit (). The motor-driven positioning unit is configured to carry out a movement (M) of movable equipment. Further, the central processing unit is configured to control the movement of the equipment provided by the motor-driven positioning unit. The at least one sensor unit comprises at least one touch sensitive area (), and the at least one sensor unit is configured to provide control signals () to the central processing unit in dependency from a force (F) applied by a user to the at least one touch sensitive area. Still further, the at least one sensor unit is configured to be fixedly attached to the movable equipment.