Patent ID: 6840486

Claim:
Support ( 1 ) for supporting at least one apparatus ( 2 , 3 , 4 ), in particular for supporting visual display units and other medical devices, comprising a support arm ( 5 ) and at least one support device ( 26 ), which is connected at least indirectly to the support arm ( 5 ), wherein the support device ( 26 ) for receiving the apparatus ( 2 , 3 , 4 ) is connected to a support plate ( 20 ), which is inclinable by means of a control element ( 72 ) for inclining the apparatus ( 2 , 3 , 4 ), wherein the support plate ( 20 ) is mounted rotatably in a first bearing ( 51 ) of the support device ( 26 ), wherein the first bearing ( 51 ) defines the axis of rotation ( 52 ), about which the support plate ( 20 ) is rotation for the purpose of inclination, and wherein the support plate ( 20 ) is further mounted in a second bearing ( 58 ) of the support device ( 26 ), wherein the second bearing ( 58 ) is three-dimensionally adjustable by means of the control element ( 72 ) for inclining the support plate ( 20 ), characterized in that the second bearing ( 58 ) comprises at least one connecting rod ( 55 ), which is connected on the one hand to a bearing element ( 23 , 23 ′) of the support plate ( 20 ) and on the other hand to a bearing element ( 53 , 53 ′) of the support device ( 26 ).