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US4712822A
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Sight-testing ambulance bus
Assignee: VISORAM SZEMUVEGKERETGYAR
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Filing: 1986-04-30
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Granted: 1987-12-15
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Expires: 2006-04-30
Abstract
Abstract A sight-testing ambulance bus for performing ophthalmologic examinations and providing appropriate spectacles expediently in rural areas, in which the instruments being sensitive against mechanical vibration of the chassis of the bus excited by movement in the bus are supported independently from the bus by support rods extended through holes in the bus-floor and standing on the ground under the bus. The support rods are fixed on the bus floor when the bus is moving and shock-absorbers protecting the instruments from vibrations when the bus is driven.
Inventors
- 👤 Antal Janos
- 👤 Pojbics Jeno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 19:54
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P3/00; B60P3/14; A; A61; A61B; A61B3/00; A61B3/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
Sight-testing ambulance bus, comprising an inner space including at least a sight-testing room and an optical workshop, said sight-testing room being equipped with vibration sensitive instruments required for performing ophtalmological procedures, said optical workshop being equipped with tools and control instruments required for manufacturing spectacles, at least one of said instruments which is sensitive against vibrations is mounted on a respective support plate (11) supported by support rods (12) having telescopically adjustable lengths and standing on a floor (9) of said bus, said floor (9) defining respective openings (22) under said rods (12) being releasably covered and uncovered, and in a parking position of said bus said rods (12) extending through said openings (22) and abutting the ground under said bus, and a spacing (20,21,22) is formed between said rods (12) and the openings of said spacing being larger than the amplitude of vibration of a part of the bus that takes place during use, whereby said part can not touch said rod through said spacing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
Sight-testing ambulance bus, comprising an inner space including at least a sight-testing room and an optical workshop, said sight-testing room being equipped with vibration sensitive instruments required for performing ophtalmological procedures, said optical workshop being equipped with tools and control instruments required for manufacturing spectacles, at least one of said instruments which is sensitive against vibrations is mounted on a respective support plate (11) supported by support rods (12) having telescopically adjustable lengths and standing on a floor (9) of said bus, said floor (9) defining respective openings (22) under said rods (12) being releasably covered and uncovered, and in a parking position of said bus said rods (12) extending through said openings (22) and abutting the ground under said bus, and a spacing (20,21,22) is formed between said rods (12) and the openings of said spacing being larger than the amplitude of vibration of a part of the bus that takes place during use, whereby said part can not touch said rod through said spacing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
70 words
The ambulance bus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said support rods (12) comprises a pair of tubes (14,15) slidably arranged in one-another, said tubes (14,15) extending through a plurality of bores (20,21) formed with said spacing around each of said tubes for receiving a positioning bolt (19), and one of said tubes (22) defined in said floor (9) is covered by a pivotally turntable cover plate (24).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The ambulance bus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said vibration sensitive instruments (8) are fixed on an intermediate plate (25), a resilient and mechanically attenuated coupling member coupling said intermediate plate to said support plate (11).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The ambulance bus as claimed in claim 3, characterized by further comprising releasable clamping means for rigidly coupling said intermediate plate (25) to said support plate (11) in said parking position.
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