Patent ID: 7634827

Claim:
A support device for a medical examination and treatment device, comprising: a base unit; a support unit for supporting an examination object, the support unit adapted to travel in a horizontal direction relative to the base unit; and a cantilever arm functionally arranged between the base unit and the support unit, the cantilever arm movable relative to the base and the support units, wherein the support unit is adapted to travel beyond the base unit using the cantilever arm, wherein the cantilever arm has a sliding carriage movable within the base unit, the sliding carriage comprising: a carriage shaft having a first toothed wheel operatively connected to a first toothed belt and a second toothed wheel operatively connected to a second toothed belt; and a guiding unit for guiding the first and second toothed belts such that the first and second toothed belts effect a counter-rotation of the carriage shaft relative to a rotational direction of the first and second toothed belts.