EP0737464A2 - Fauteuil roulant et châssis pour un tel fauteuil roulant - Google Patents

Fauteuil roulant et châssis pour un tel fauteuil roulant Download PDF

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EP0737464A2
EP0737464A2 EP96200687A EP96200687A EP0737464A2 EP 0737464 A2 EP0737464 A2 EP 0737464A2 EP 96200687 A EP96200687 A EP 96200687A EP 96200687 A EP96200687 A EP 96200687A EP 0737464 A2 EP0737464 A2 EP 0737464A2
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cross beam
wheelchair
leaf spring
undercarriage
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Mattheus Caspar Maria Meulendijks
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
    • A61G5/04—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs motor-driven
    • A61G5/041—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs motor-driven having a specific drive-type
    • A61G5/045—Rear wheel drive
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
    • A61G5/10—Parts, details or accessories
    • A61G5/1078—Parts, details or accessories with shock absorbers or other suspension arrangements between wheels and frame
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
    • A61G5/06—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs with obstacle mounting facilities, e.g. for climbing stairs, kerbs or steps

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  • the invention relates to a wheelchair provided with an undercarriage comprising two parallel arms, which are provided with rotatable wheels near their ends, whereby said arms are pivotally interconnected by a cross beam.
  • the invention furthermore relates to an undercarriage for such a wheelchair.
  • a chair mounted on said undercarriage is a chair, on which a user can be seated.
  • the chair of a known wheelchair is secured to the cross beam and, at some distance therefrom, to both arms.
  • the arms pivot about the cross beam in order to absorb said bumps.
  • the distance over which the arms can pivot is limited, however, since the chair is connected to the cross beam as well as to the arms. It is not possible to connect the chair to the cross beam only, since this will lead to undesirable pivoting of the chair and the cross beam with respect to the arms.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a wheelchair which is capable of absorbing bumps more adequately.
  • One embodiment of the wheelchair according to the invention is characterized in that said leaf spring is centrally pivoted to said part.
  • FIGS 1 and 2 show an undercarriage 1 of a wheelchair, wherein the chair is not shown for the sake of clarity.
  • the undercarriage 1 comprises to parallel arms, which are each provided with a wheel 3 near each end.
  • the wheels 3 are rotatably journalled in bearings 4 with respect to the arms 2.
  • the arms 2 are interconnected by means of a cross beam 5 extending transversely to the arms 2, whereby each arm 2 is pivoted to an end 6 of the cross beam 5 and is also capable of pivoting movement, in a direction indicated by arrow P1, about a pin 7 extending parallel to cross beam 5.
  • a chair (not shown) is mounted on cross beam 5.
  • a part, a battery container 8 in this case, is rigidly mounted on cross beam 5.
  • a battery for energizing an electromotor (not shown), by means of which the wheels 3 are driven.
  • the battery container extends from cross beam 5 to a position located beyond two wheels 3 positioned opposite each other.
  • a stack of leaf springs 11 is centrally secured to one end 9 of the battery container 8 and between ends 10 of arms 2, which stack of leaf springs extends parallel to the cross beam 5.
  • the stack of leaf springs 11 is connected to each arm 2 by means of leaf spring holders 12.
  • the centre of the stack of leaf springs 11 is encased by a fastening element 13, which is connected to battery container 8 via a pivot 14. Said pivot 14 makes it possible for the stack of leaf springs 11 to pivot in a direction indicated by arrow P2.
  • the arms 2 are also interconnected by a pull rod 15, which is pivoted to the arms 2 by means of ball joints 16.
  • the pull rod 15 maintains a predetermined spacing between the arms 2. This may also be realized by means of the leaf spring holders 12.
  • the operation of the undercarriage is as follows. When the wheelchair drives of a road which exhibits bumps, a wheel 3 of a first arm 2 moves in a direction indicated by arrow P3, and a wheel 3 of another arm 2 moves in a direction indicated by arrow P4, whereby said arms pivot about pin 7 in the direction indicated by arrow P1.
  • the arms 2 thereby move independently of each other.
  • the stack of leaf springs 11 will pivot about pivot 14 and/or deform mechanically, dependently of the movements of the wheels 3.
  • the chair mounted on the cross beam will experience a movement which depends on the movements of the wheels and the mechanical deformation of the stack of leaf springs.

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EP96200687A 1995-03-13 1996-03-13 Fauteuil roulant et châssis pour un tel fauteuil roulant Withdrawn EP0737464A3 (fr)

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WO2000004857A1 (fr) * 1998-07-21 2000-02-03 Sks Rehab Ag Fauteuil roulant
WO2001008623A1 (fr) * 1999-07-30 2001-02-08 Invacare Corporation Ensemble stabilisateur pour fauteuil roulant
DE10136369A1 (de) * 2001-07-26 2003-02-20 Alber Ulrich Gmbh & Co Kg Kleinfahrzeug,insbesondere Rollstuhl
DE10136368A1 (de) * 2001-07-26 2003-02-20 Alber Ulrich Gmbh & Co Kg Kleinfahrzeug, insbesondere Rollstuhl
EP1348414A3 (fr) * 2002-03-27 2004-03-03 Specmat Limited Fauteuils roulants
WO2020192805A1 (fr) * 2019-03-27 2020-10-01 Dvořák - Svahové Sekačky, S.R.O. Cadre, en particulier d'un support universel

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NL1015070C2 (nl) * 2000-05-01 2001-11-02 Movingpeople Net Internat B V Rolstoel en onderstel voor een rolstoel.

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US3917306A (en) * 1974-02-07 1975-11-04 Herman J Madler Off-the-road vehicle
FR2532172A1 (fr) * 1982-08-25 1984-03-02 Couineau Pierre Fauteuil roulant de grand confort pour handicape majeur
WO1987006205A1 (fr) * 1986-04-09 1987-10-22 Frost Magnus R Chassis monte sur roues
EP0369791A1 (fr) * 1988-11-16 1990-05-23 Sunrise Medical Limited Véhicule
WO1994015567A1 (fr) * 1993-01-13 1994-07-21 Ligtvoet Products B.V. Fauteuil roulant

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US3917306A (en) * 1974-02-07 1975-11-04 Herman J Madler Off-the-road vehicle
FR2532172A1 (fr) * 1982-08-25 1984-03-02 Couineau Pierre Fauteuil roulant de grand confort pour handicape majeur
WO1987006205A1 (fr) * 1986-04-09 1987-10-22 Frost Magnus R Chassis monte sur roues
EP0369791A1 (fr) * 1988-11-16 1990-05-23 Sunrise Medical Limited Véhicule
WO1994015567A1 (fr) * 1993-01-13 1994-07-21 Ligtvoet Products B.V. Fauteuil roulant

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2000004857A1 (fr) * 1998-07-21 2000-02-03 Sks Rehab Ag Fauteuil roulant
WO2001008623A1 (fr) * 1999-07-30 2001-02-08 Invacare Corporation Ensemble stabilisateur pour fauteuil roulant
DE10136369A1 (de) * 2001-07-26 2003-02-20 Alber Ulrich Gmbh & Co Kg Kleinfahrzeug,insbesondere Rollstuhl
DE10136368A1 (de) * 2001-07-26 2003-02-20 Alber Ulrich Gmbh & Co Kg Kleinfahrzeug, insbesondere Rollstuhl
DE10136369C2 (de) * 2001-07-26 2003-05-28 Alber Ulrich Gmbh & Co Kg Kleinfahrzeug,insbesondere Rollstuhl
DE10136368C2 (de) * 2001-07-26 2003-05-28 Alber Ulrich Gmbh & Co Kg Kleinfahrzeug, insbesondere Rollstuhl
US7100716B2 (en) 2001-07-26 2006-09-05 Ulrich Alber Gmbh Modular wheel chair
EP1348414A3 (fr) * 2002-03-27 2004-03-03 Specmat Limited Fauteuils roulants
US6994364B2 (en) 2002-03-27 2006-02-07 Specmat Limited Wheelchairs
WO2020192805A1 (fr) * 2019-03-27 2020-10-01 Dvořák - Svahové Sekačky, S.R.O. Cadre, en particulier d'un support universel
US11707957B2 (en) 2019-03-27 2023-07-25 Dvorák—Svahové Sekacky, S. R.O Frame, in particular of a universal carrier

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