Table adjusts to any position between horizontal and vertical. Apparatus includes - floor plate, plate hinged to floor plate, for carrying ergometer, hydraulic cylinder and piston on plate sides, linking them, hydraulic system, positive stops, padded backrest and headrest, one hand controls, and constraint system

Gause, R. L.

Spier, R. A.

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July 1971	 Brief 71-10241 
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Tilt Table for Ergometers and Other Biomedical Devices 
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Table and Ergometer Tilted Backward 
A tilt table for use with ergometers (see fig.) or 
other biomedical devices can be adjusted to any 
position between vertical and horizontal. The only 
earlier methods of adjustment involved clamping 
the ergometer to a wall or against a table. 
The tilt table consists of a floor plate; a plate 
hinged to the floor plate, for carrying the ergom-
eter; a hydraulic cylinder and piston on each side 
of the plates and linking them; a self-contained 
hydraulic system including a pump and a two-way 
valve; positive stops for limiting travel to 7r/2 rad;
a padded backrest and headrest; and a one-hand 
control. The complete setup also includes a con-
straint system. 
Note: 
No further documentation is available. Specific 
questions, however, may be addressed to: 
Technology Utilization Officer 
Code A&TS-TU 
Marshall Space Flight Center 
Huntsville, Alabama 35812 
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Source: R. L. Gause and R. A. Spier

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Tilt table for ergometers and other biomedical devices

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