RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Novak, Lukas
A1 Penhaker, Marek
A1 Frantisek, Ondrej
T1 Table Lifting Mechanism Design for Medical Surgery Application base on Human Force Driven
JF Acta Mechanica Slovaca
YR 2016
VO 20
IS 4
SP 60
OP 66
DO 10.21496/ams.2016.034
UL https://www.actamechanica.sk/artkey/ams-201604-0009.php
AB The paper deals with a concept of lifting mechanisms for surgery tables powered by human force only. The issue is to design a simple surgery table without any use of electricity or hydraulic equipment. The lifting mechanism of the table is based purely on mechanical components and is driven by a human power. Force and kinematical relation was stated and evaluated for medical and veterinary usage of surgery tables. Two concepts of the lifting mechanism are introduced and investigated.