AU2003214444B2 - Improvements in or relating to tiltable mountings for payloads - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to tiltable mountings for payloads Download PDF

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AU2003214444B2
AU2003214444B2 AU2003214444A AU2003214444A AU2003214444B2 AU 2003214444 B2 AU2003214444 B2 AU 2003214444B2 AU 2003214444 A AU2003214444 A AU 2003214444A AU 2003214444 A AU2003214444 A AU 2003214444A AU 2003214444 B2 AU2003214444 B2 AU 2003214444B2
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Richard Arthur Lindsay
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Videndum PLC
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F15/00—Suppression of vibrations in systems; Means or arrangements for avoiding or reducing out-of-balance forces, e.g. due to motion
    • F16F15/28—Counterweights, i.e. additional weights counterbalancing inertia forces induced by the reciprocating movement of masses in the system, e.g. of pistons attached to an engine crankshaft; Attaching or mounting same
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/02—Heads
    • F16M11/04—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
    • F16M11/06—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting
    • F16M11/10—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting around a horizontal axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/20—Undercarriages with or without wheels
    • F16M11/2007—Undercarriages with or without wheels comprising means allowing pivoting adjustment
    • F16M11/2014—Undercarriages with or without wheels comprising means allowing pivoting adjustment around a vertical axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/20—Undercarriages with or without wheels
    • F16M11/24—Undercarriages with or without wheels changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each other
    • F16M11/26—Undercarriages with or without wheels changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each other by telescoping, with or without folding
    • F16M11/32—Undercarriages for supports with three or more telescoping legs
    • F16M11/34—Members limiting spreading of legs, e.g. "umbrella legs"
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M2200/00—Details of stands or supports
    • F16M2200/04—Balancing means
    • F16M2200/041—Balancing means for balancing rotational movement of the head

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
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  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Accessories Of Cameras (AREA)
  • Transmission Devices (AREA)
AU2003214444A 2002-03-20 2003-03-20 Improvements in or relating to tiltable mountings for payloads Ceased AU2003214444B2 (en)

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GB0206620A GB0206620D0 (en) 2002-03-20 2002-03-20 Improvements in or relating to tiltable mountings for payloads
GB0206620.7 2002-03-20
GB0226153.5 2002-11-08
GB0226153A GB0226153D0 (en) 2002-11-08 2002-11-08 Improvements in or relating to tiltable mountings for payloads
PCT/GB2003/001312 WO2003081121A1 (en) 2002-03-20 2003-03-20 Improvements in or relating to tiltable mountings for payloads

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AU2003214444A1 AU2003214444A1 (en) 2003-10-08
AU2003214444B2 true AU2003214444B2 (en) 2008-01-10

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JP (1) JP4229844B2 (enExample)
CN (1) CN100532911C (enExample)
AU (1) AU2003214444B2 (enExample)
GB (1) GB2400834B8 (enExample)
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JP4229844B2 (ja) 2009-02-25
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CN100532911C (zh) 2009-08-26
GB0417680D0 (en) 2004-09-08
JP2005521010A (ja) 2005-07-14
GB2400834B (en) 2005-05-25
CN1643294A (zh) 2005-07-20
WO2003081121A1 (en) 2003-10-02
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