EP1258443A1 - Plate-forme de levage - Google Patents

Plate-forme de levage Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP1258443A1
EP1258443A1 EP01201769A EP01201769A EP1258443A1 EP 1258443 A1 EP1258443 A1 EP 1258443A1 EP 01201769 A EP01201769 A EP 01201769A EP 01201769 A EP01201769 A EP 01201769A EP 1258443 A1 EP1258443 A1 EP 1258443A1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
carrier element
platform
arms
platform lift
lift
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP01201769A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
Borge Carlsen
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
BC Lift AS
Original Assignee
BC Lift AS
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by BC Lift AS filed Critical BC Lift AS
Priority to EP01201769A priority Critical patent/EP1258443A1/fr
Publication of EP1258443A1 publication Critical patent/EP1258443A1/fr
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66B—ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
    • B66B9/00—Kinds or types of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other structures
    • B66B9/06—Kinds or types of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other structures inclined, e.g. serving blast furnaces
    • B66B9/08—Kinds or types of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other structures inclined, e.g. serving blast furnaces associated with stairways, e.g. for transporting disabled persons
    • B66B9/0853—Lifting platforms, e.g. constructional features
    • 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
    • A61G3/00—Ambulance aspects of vehicles; Vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances, e.g. for facilitating access of, or for loading, wheelchairs
    • A61G3/02—Loading or unloading personal conveyances; Facilitating access of patients or disabled persons to, or exit from, vehicles
    • A61G3/06—Transfer using ramps, lifts or the like
    • A61G3/063—Transfer using ramps, lifts or the like using lifts separate from the vehicle, e.g. fixed on the pavement

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a platform lift for transferring a wheelchair from a first position to a second position, in particular for lifting a disabled person in a wheelchair over one or more steps from one level to a higher second level, including a carrier element having a console and a substantially horizontal platform, said carrier element is moveable relative to a fixed base element, and drive means for moving the carrier element.
  • Such lifts for raising a load to the top of a small number of steps may generally be referred to as low-rise vertical lifting platforms.
  • a various kinds of lifts that are dealing with this problem are known.
  • a platform lift of this kind is known from EP-A-0 732 296. This platform deals with the disadvantage that such platforms take up a lot of space around the steps, which is particularly disadvantageous when the lift is not in use.
  • the invention consists of a platform lift of the initially mentioned kind wherein the base element is positioned adjacent to the carrier element and that the carrier element is mounted to the base element by two or more pivotable arms.
  • the foundation i.e. base elements is only required on one side of the lift which in turn means that the lift only takes up space on one side of the steps.
  • the carrier element carrying the load is maintained with the same orientation throughout the lifting operation ensuring that the platform is horizontal during the swinging movement of the carrier element.
  • the arms are substantially parallel in orientation and at least one of the arms is connected to the drive means for pivoting the arms.
  • a first arm is used for driving the lift by lifting the carrier element and the second arm functions as a stabilising arm as the two arms represent a parallelogram lifting structure.
  • the drive means for pivoting the arms causing the movement of the carrier element include an electrically driven linear actuator.
  • the drive means may be particularly compact in design.
  • the drive means for pivoting the carrier element are provided in the console.
  • the overall size of the lift may be minimised as the drive means may be provided in the carrier element, i.e. the moveable part of the lift.
  • the operating panel may also be provided on the console of the carrier element whereby the person in a wheelchair may operate the lift on his own.
  • the drive means for pivoting the carrier element may be provided in the base element.
  • the arms are pivotable between a substantially horizontal lower position to a substantially vertical higher position.
  • the length of the arms is less than the distance between the pivoting points of the first and second arm on the carrier element and pivoting points of the base element.
  • the arms are mounted to the carrier element via a swivel joint allowing for at least a 90° rotation of the carrier element in one of the extreme positions.
  • the carrier element may be swung aside to a parking position beside the steps in front of the base element leaving the steps unblocked by the lift.
  • the platform is hinged to the console and foldable to an inactive vertical position.
  • a free and unhindered access to the steps is ensured when the lift is parked in its inactive position.
  • the platform lift shown in the figures comprises a carrier element 1 that is movably mounted on a base element 2 via a first arm 5 and a second arm 6 that connects a console 4 of the carrier element 1 to the base element 2.
  • the carrier element 1 Beside the generally vertical console 4, the carrier element 1 includes a generally horizontal platform 3 for carrying the load in the lift.
  • the platform 3 that is generally rectangular in shape, is provided with foldable edges 7 at each of the sides adjacent the console 4. These foldable edges 7 may be lowered to facilitate rolling a load such as a wheelchair onto the platform 3 and may be folded upwards in order to prevent the load from rolling off during the lifting operation and to prevent the load from being able to roll off in the wrong direction (see fig. 2 and 3).
  • the console 4 is also provided with retention bars 8 circumscribing the space above the platform 3. The retention bars 8 may be raised and lowered independently, as shown in the figures 1 to 3 in order to retain and to direct the loading and unloading of the platform 3.
  • the base element 2 of the platform lift is permanently fixed adjacent to a staircase comprising one or more steps 10.
  • the carrier element 1 is swung from a lower level, as shown in fig. 2 to a top position, shown in fig. 3.
  • the arms 5, 6 are preferably in a generally horizontal orientation in the lower position and are swung to the top position where the arms 5, 6 are in a generally vertical position, see fig. 4.
  • the console 3 may preferably be provided with drive means (not shown) and an operation panel 9 enabling a person on the lift to operate the lift him or herself.
  • At least one of the arms 5 is connected to a drive source for moving the carrier element 1 relative to the base element 2.
  • This drive source may preferably be an electrically driven linear actuator or a rotary actuator.
  • the drive means may preferably also include an electrical power source such as a rechargeable battery or an external power supply for driving the actuator.
  • the platform 3 is preferably connected to the console via a hinge (not shown) so that the platform 3 may be folded up to a vertical position with the lift is not in use.
  • a hinge not shown
  • the arms 5, 6 may be connected to the carrier element 1 via a swivel joint 11.
  • the carrier element 1 may be swung aside when it is not being used.
  • This embodiment is particularly advantageous with respect to some staircases where the space beside the stairs makes it difficult or even impossible to install a platform lift that does not hinder the access to the stairs.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Invalid Beds And Related Equipment (AREA)
EP01201769A 2001-05-14 2001-05-14 Plate-forme de levage Withdrawn EP1258443A1 (fr)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP01201769A EP1258443A1 (fr) 2001-05-14 2001-05-14 Plate-forme de levage

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP01201769A EP1258443A1 (fr) 2001-05-14 2001-05-14 Plate-forme de levage

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1258443A1 true EP1258443A1 (fr) 2002-11-20

Family

ID=8180299

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP01201769A Withdrawn EP1258443A1 (fr) 2001-05-14 2001-05-14 Plate-forme de levage

Country Status (1)

Country Link
EP (1) EP1258443A1 (fr)

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2877657A1 (fr) * 2004-11-10 2006-05-12 Dominique Meunier Systeme de plate-forme elevatrice
FR2938521A1 (fr) * 2008-11-20 2010-05-21 Inst Francais Du Petrole Dispositif elevateur
CN104973488A (zh) * 2015-02-06 2015-10-14 湖北安步电梯科技有限公司 一种板式运载装置
WO2018052370A1 (fr) * 2016-09-13 2018-03-22 Nicae Singapore Pte Ltd Ascenseur pour bâtiment

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3739267A1 (de) * 1987-11-20 1989-06-01 Rhein Bayern Fahrzeugbau Gmbh Hebevorrichtung
DE29707633U1 (de) * 1997-04-26 1997-07-10 Happel - Industrietechnik, 36110 Schlitz Rollstuhlschwenklift (SF 350 II)

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3739267A1 (de) * 1987-11-20 1989-06-01 Rhein Bayern Fahrzeugbau Gmbh Hebevorrichtung
DE29707633U1 (de) * 1997-04-26 1997-07-10 Happel - Industrietechnik, 36110 Schlitz Rollstuhlschwenklift (SF 350 II)

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2877657A1 (fr) * 2004-11-10 2006-05-12 Dominique Meunier Systeme de plate-forme elevatrice
FR2938521A1 (fr) * 2008-11-20 2010-05-21 Inst Francais Du Petrole Dispositif elevateur
EP2189411A1 (fr) * 2008-11-20 2010-05-26 Ifp Dispositif élévateur
CN104973488A (zh) * 2015-02-06 2015-10-14 湖北安步电梯科技有限公司 一种板式运载装置
WO2018052370A1 (fr) * 2016-09-13 2018-03-22 Nicae Singapore Pte Ltd Ascenseur pour bâtiment

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP0329697B1 (fr) Agencement pour dispositif elevateur s'adaptant sur un vehicule a moteur
US5253973A (en) Vehicles and vehicle lifts
US5022810A (en) Gurney
US6883641B2 (en) Mobile elevator working and load-lifting platform
US6912746B2 (en) Bed
US6837670B2 (en) Wheelchair access system with stacking platform
JP4496138B2 (ja) 旅客乗降設備
AU553169B2 (en) Portable lift with ladder
US4971510A (en) Wheelchair passenger device
CA2312411A1 (fr) Dispositif d'interruption de terre-plein central
US6802391B2 (en) Aircraft non-ambulatory/ambulatory boarding and off-loading system
EP1258443A1 (fr) Plate-forme de levage
CA2203204C (fr) Ascenseur pour personnes handicapees physiquement
JP2002167054A (ja) 連絡通路装置
CA1087555A (fr) Appareil elevateur de fauteuils roulants a bord de vehicules a moteur
JP3866341B2 (ja) 車椅子踏段付エスカレーターの運転方法及び車椅子踏段付エスカレーター
EP0732296A2 (fr) Plateforme de levage
JP2004238097A (ja) リフト装置
JPH11246156A (ja) 車いす兼用エスカレータ
CA1290288C (fr) Mecanisme elevateur pour fauteuils de personnes handicapees
JP4064371B2 (ja) 階段昇降屈折式リフタ
JP2004238098A (ja) リフト装置
KR102158957B1 (ko) 리프트용 경사로
GB2411639A (en) A stairlift having a pair of pivoting parallel linkages
JP2544252B2 (ja) 昇降装置

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Free format text: AL;LT;LV;MK;RO;SI

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20030425

AKX Designation fees paid

Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 20030908

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN

18D Application deemed to be withdrawn

Effective date: 20040513