Ophthalmic apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8545024
APP PUB NO 20110211160A1
SERIAL NO

13029543

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An ophthalmic apparatus comprises: a main unit including a photographing device for photographing an examinee's eye; a monitor provided in the main unit, the monitor including a displaying device for displaying an image of the eye photographed by the photographing device and a setting device for setting a predetermined function; a rotation mechanism for rotating the monitor from an almost vertical position to an almost horizontal position with respect to the main unit; a first lock mechanism for locking the monitor at each predetermined tilt angle, the first lock mechanism being arranged to allow upward rotation of the monitor but restrict downward rotation of the monitor in the course of rotating the monitor from the almost vertical position to the almost horizontal position; and a first unlock mechanism arranged to release the restriction of the downward rotation of the monitor by the first lock mechanism based on further upward rotation of the monitor after the monitor is locked in a first maximum tilt lock position by the first lock mechanism.

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NIDEK CO LTDAICHI PREFECTURE JAPAN AICHI

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Akahane, Yoko Gamagori, JP 1 1
Oda, Tatefumi Nukata-gun, JP 7 59

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