EP0865783B1 - Hebevorrichtung für Behinderte - Google Patents

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EP0865783B1
EP0865783B1 EP19970310214 EP97310214A EP0865783B1 EP 0865783 B1 EP0865783 B1 EP 0865783B1 EP 19970310214 EP19970310214 EP 19970310214 EP 97310214 A EP97310214 A EP 97310214A EP 0865783 B1 EP0865783 B1 EP 0865783B1
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invalid hoist
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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
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1013—Lifting of patients by
    • A61G7/1017—Pivoting arms, e.g. crane type mechanisms
    • 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
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/104—Devices carried or supported by
    • A61G7/1046—Mobile bases, e.g. having wheels
    • 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
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1049—Attachment, suspending or supporting means for patients
    • A61G7/1055—Suspended platforms, frames or sheets for patient in lying position
    • 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
    • A61G2203/00—General characteristics of devices
    • A61G2203/70—General characteristics of devices with special adaptations, e.g. for safety or comfort
    • A61G2203/72—General characteristics of devices with special adaptations, e.g. for safety or comfort for collision prevention
    • 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
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1049—Attachment, suspending or supporting means for patients
    • A61G7/1061—Yokes

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  • This invention relates to an invalid hoist.
  • an invalid hoist comprising a mobile chassis, a mast upstanding from the chassis, a lifting arm pivotably connected to the upper end of the mast, the lifting arm having a sling hanger or at least one sling attachment point at or adjacent to one end thereof, and a power operated extendible/retractable actuator between the lifting arm and a lower part of the mast, the lifting arm being pivotably connected to the upper end of the mast at a position intermediate its ends and the actuator being connected to the lifting arm on the side of the pivotable connection between the lifting arm and the mast remote from said one end of the lifting arm.
  • the present invention seeks to overcome this drawback.
  • the present invention is characterised in that a link is pivotably connected between one end of the actuator and either the lifting arm or the mast so that if the lifting arm meets with an obstruction during a lowering operation, the actuator and link will pivot relative to one another so that the actuator can continue to extend without applying a force to the lifting arm to urge the latter against the obstruction.
  • means are provided to de-energise the actuator in response to a lack of tension applied to the actuator which will occur should the lifting arm meet with an obstruction during a lowering operation.
  • the actuator can be connected to the mast for limited movement relative thereto between a first position which it occupies when under tension and a second position which is lower than the first position and which it occupies when not under tension and the means could be in the form of a microswitch operable to de-energise the actuator when the actuator moves to said second position.
  • the invalid hoist shown therein has a mobile chassis 10 provided with castors 11, a fixed length mast 12 upstanding from the chassis 10 and a lifting arm 13 pivotably connected intermediate its ends to the upper end of the mast 12 about a pivot shaft 14.
  • a sling hanger 15 is connected to one end of the lifting arm 13 and a motor driven extendible/retractable actuator 16 is connected between the other end of the lifting arm 13 and a bracket 17 secured to a lower end portion of the mast 12.
  • the sling hanger has a plurality of sling attachment points (not shown) for supporting a full body sling in known manner (see, for example, GB2184706).
  • the actuator 16 is powered by a rechargeable battery 18.
  • the length of the lifting arm 13 between the sling hanger 15 and the mast 12 is greater than the length of the lifting arm between the mast 12 and the actuator 16.
  • a link 18 is connected between the upper end of the actuator 16 and a lug 19 fixed to said other end of the lifting arm 13.
  • One end of the link 18 is pivotably connected to the upper end of the actuator 16 and the other end of the link 18 is pivotably connected to the lug 19. If the lifting arm 13 meets with an obstruction during a patient lowering operation, the link 18 and actuator 16 will pivot relative to one another, as shown in Figure 2, so that the actuator 16 can continue to extend without applying a force to the lifting arm to urge the latter against the obstruction.
  • the actuator 16 is pivotably connected to the bracket 17 by a pivot pin 20.
  • the pivot pin 20 is fixed relative to the bracket 17 and extends through an elongate slot 21 formed in the lower end of the actuator 16.
  • the actuator 16 is thus connected to the bracket 17 for limited upwards and downwards movement determined by the length of the slot 21 and the diameter of the pivot pin 20.
  • a sensor typically in the form of a microswitch 22, senses when the actuator 16 is in a lowermost position and de-energises the actuator 16.
  • the leverage applied by the lifting arm 13 (particularly when the sling hanger 15 supports a patient in a sling) will normally place the actuator 16 under tension and, in this condition, the actuator 16 will adopt in its uppermost position relative to the bracket 17, as shown in Figure 3. However, if the lifting arm 13 meets with an obstruction during a patient lowering operation, the actuator 16 will move to its lowermost position relative to the bracket 17, as shown in Figure 4. The actuator 16 will trip the microswitch 22 and de-energise the actuator.
  • a handle 23 is connected to an upper part of a mast so that a helper can move the hoist along the ground.
  • the invalid hoist described above is designed to lift a patient in a full body support sling. It could, however, be modified to serve as a standing aid for raising a patient from a seated to a standing position.
  • the said one end of the lifting arm can be forked to provide two laterally spaced sling attachment points for attaching a sling which passes around the back of a patient and below the patient's armpits.
  • the chassis is provided with a footrest and a knee abutment is provided on the mast.
  • the motor driven actuator 16 could be replaced by a fluid pressure operated actuator. Also, instead of being rigid, the link 18 could be flexible.

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Claims (4)

  1. Hebevorrichtung für Behinderte, die folgendes aufweist: ein bewegliches Chassis (10), einen Ständer (12), der vom Chassis hochsteht, einen Hebearm (13), der schwenkbar mit dem oberen Ende des Ständers verbunden ist, wobei der Hebearm an einem seiner Enden oder angrenzend an dieses eine Schlingenaufhängung (15) oder wenigsten einen Schlingenbefestigungspunkt hat, und ein kraftbetriebenes, ausziehbares/einziehbares Betätigungselement (16) zwischen dem Hebearm (13) und einem unteren Teil des Ständers (12), wobei der Hebearm (13) schwenkbar mit dem oberen Ende des Ständers (12) an einer Position (14) zwischen dessen Enden verbunden ist und das Betätigungselement (16) mit dem Hebearm (13) auf der Seite der Schwenkverbindung zwischen dem Hebearm und dem Ständer, die von dem genannten einen Ende des Hebearmes entfernt ist, verbunden ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zwischen ein Ende des Betätigungselements (16) und entweder den Hebearm (13) oder den Ständer (12) ein Verbindungsglied (18) schwenkbar eingefügt ist, so daß, wenn der Hebearm (13) während eines Absenkvorgangs auf ein Hindernis trifft, das Betätigungselement (16) und das Verbindungsglied (18) im Verhältnis zueinander schwenken, so daß das Betätigungselement (16) weiter ausgezogen werden kann, ohne eine Kraft auf den Hebearm (13) auszuüben, um den letztgenannten gegen das Hindernis zu drücken.
  2. Hebevorrichtung für Behinderte nach Anspruch 1, bei der Mittel (22) bereitgestellt werden, um das Betätigungselement (16) in Reaktion auf das Fehlen einer am Betätigungsglied (16) angelegten Spannung abzuschalten.
  3. Hebevorrichtung für Behinderte nach Anspruch 2, bei der das Betätigungselement (16) mit dem Ständer (12) für eine begrenzte Bewegung im Verhältnis zu diesem zwischen einer ersten Position, die es einnimmt, wenn es unter Spannung ist, und einer zweiten Position, die tiefer als die erste Position liegt und die es einnimmt, wenn es nicht unter Spannung ist, verbunden ist.
  4. Hebevorrichtung für Behinderte nach Anspruch 3, bei der die Abschaltmittel die Form eines Mikroschalters (22) haben, der betätigt werden kann, um das Betätigungselement (16) abzuschalten, wenn sich das Betätigungselement in die zweite Position bewegt.
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GB9705860A GB2323348B (en) 1997-03-21 1997-03-21 An invalid hoist
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