Transport car for the patient lying area of an operation table

patent of invention: transport trolley for the surface that supports the patient of an operating table. the present invention relates to a transport trolley for the patient support surface of an operating table, comprising a chassis 10), two supports (58), which are arranged on it and each having at its ends upper an interface (60) for connecting to a complementary interface on the patient support surface and a lifting device (48) for adjusting the height of the interfaces (60) with respect to the chassis (10), the brackets (58) are carried by a pivoting frame (34) which is mounted on the chassis (10) so as to be able to pivot about a horizontal pivot axis (42) and is adjustable by means of the lifting device ( 48), the brackets (58) each being connected to the pivoting frame (34) by a joint (62) having a joint axis (64) parallel to the pivot axis (42) and each being guided on a guide path (70), which is chassis-safe, in each case, vertically adjusted away from the joint (62) by means of a roller (68) having a bearing shaft (69) parallel to the pivot shaft such that a line (70) running through the joint shaft (64) and the bearing axis (68) perpendicular to said supports, remains vertical in the adjustment of the pivoting frame (34).