Examination table system

US 6,499,156 B1
Examination table system
Tracy L. Dirst, 33413 E. County Rd. 2400 N., Manito, Ill. 61546 (US)
Assigned to Vib Tec Limited Company, Hiroshima-Ken (Japan)
Filed on 05-Mar-2001, as Appl. No. Vib Tec Limited Company, Hiroshima-Ken (Japan)
Int. Cl.7A61G 13/02

US 6,499,156 B1 Examination table system Tracy L. Dirst, 33413 E. County Rd. 2400 N., Manito, Ill. 61546 (US) Filed on Mar. 05, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/797,610. Int. Cl.7A61G 13/02 U.S. Cl. 58212;81.1C 16 Claims 1. An examination table system for facilitating movement of a patient lying on said table system, said system comprising: a table assembly for supporting the patient above a floor surface, said table assembly including a table having a generally planar tabletop; a conveyor system for moving a patient lying on said tabletop in a direction parallel to said tabletop, said conveyor system comprising: a conveyor belt being mounted about said tabletop for movement in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of said tabletop, said conveyor belt comprising an endless belt member such that said conveyor belt is permitted to continuously move about said tabletop without end stop limitations; a pair of end rollers for moving said conveyor belt about a pair of opposite ends of said tabletop, each of said end rollers being mounted to one of a pair of ends of said tabletop; a drive assembly for moving said conveyor belt about said tabletop, said drive assembly including a conveyor belt motor mounted to said table; and a control for controlling operation of said conveyor belt motor; a plurality of leg members for adjustably supporting said table above a support surface, each of said leg members comprising a telescoping hydraulic cylinder assembly such that a length of each of said leg members is fluidly adjustable; a moving means for telescopically actuating each of said cylinder assemblies to facilitate adjusting a length of each of said leg members; and wherein said moving means includes a hydraulic pump for pumping a fluid into said hydraulic cylinder assembly of each of said leg members, a pump motor for powering said pump, a reservoir for selectively holding the fluid being pumped into each of said leg members, a release valve for permitting the fluid to flow from said cavity of each of said leg members to said reservoir, and an actuator assembly for controlling said pump.