AN APPARATUS FOR INCLINING THE PATIENT-SUPPORTING PORTION OF A HOSPITAL BED

摘要

The present invention relates to an apparatus for inclining the patient-supporting portion (4) of a raisable and lowerable hospital bed. In a scissors mechanism (6) provided between a body (2) and the patient-supporting portion (4), an arm (33) of one of the two-armed levers (8, 10) is provided with an adjustable pneumatic spring (46) for regulating the length of the arm. For this purpose the lever is formed by an outer tube (40) and by an inner tube (38) disposed slidably therein.