Patent ID: 9451931
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: A61B,B62B,F16M,G01S

Claim Text:
1. A cart for an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising, a top board configured to mount a portable ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, a base being provided with wheels, and a supporter configured to link the top board with the base, wherein, the supporter comprising; a vertical movement mechanism having a movable part that is movable in a vertical direction with respect to the base, and a swing mechanism having a first end and a second end, the first end being coupled with the movable part of the vertical movement mechanism at a coupling point and the second end swinging with respect to the first end, the second end being coupled with the top board, wherein the coupling point of the movable part is displaced from a vertical line passing through the gravity center of the vertical movement mechanism, and wherein and the base has a first end and a second end, and a length to the first end from the center in a traveling direction at a position on which the vertical movement mechanism is fixed, is longer than a length to the second end from the center; wherein the swing mechanism and vertical movement mechanism are configured to position the top board in a first posture where the swing mechanism is substantially horizontal with respect to the base and where the top board has a height suitable for examination while an operator is sitting and facing a front side of the cart, wherein the swing mechanism and vertical movement mechanism are configured to position the top board in a second posture where the swing mechanism is substantially vertical with respect to the base and where the top board has a height suitable for examination while the operator is standing and facing a back side of the cart, wherein the first end of the swing mechanism is rotatably fixed to the movable part and the second end of the swing mechanism is connected to the top board directly or indirectly, and wherein the movable part of the vertical movement mechanism is provided with a cover, and the cover is inclined from a second coupling point, where the swing mechanism is coupled with the movable part, toward an upper surface of the cover.