EP1878415A3 - Auxiliary drive device for manual wheelchairs - Google Patents

Auxiliary drive device for manual wheelchairs Download PDF

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EP1878415A3
EP1878415A3 EP07108017A EP07108017A EP1878415A3 EP 1878415 A3 EP1878415 A3 EP 1878415A3 EP 07108017 A EP07108017 A EP 07108017A EP 07108017 A EP07108017 A EP 07108017A EP 1878415 A3 EP1878415 A3 EP 1878415A3
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drive wheels
drive device
auxiliary drive
manual wheelchairs
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Tobias Amann
Matthias Bitzer
Martin Steiner
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Alber GmbH
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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
    • A61G5/047—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs motor-driven by a modular detachable drive system
    • 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
    • A61G5/1051—Arrangements for steering
    • 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

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Automatic Cycles, And Cycles In General (AREA)
  • Escalators And Moving Walkways (AREA)
  • Lock And Its Accessories (AREA)
  • Handcart (AREA)
  • Regulating Braking Force (AREA)
  • Arrangement Or Mounting Of Propulsion Units For Vehicles (AREA)
  • Arrangement And Mounting Of Devices That Control Transmission Of Motive Force (AREA)
  • Motorcycle And Bicycle Frame (AREA)
  • Carriages For Children, Sleds, And Other Hand-Operated Vehicles (AREA)

Abstract

The device has a driving motor (5), two drive wheels (1,2), a steering device and fastening parts for docking at a wheelchair. The two drive wheels are positioned commuting around a floating axle (180) and are interconnected by a differential. The floating axle runs perpendicularly to the axis of rotation of the two drive wheels in a plane. The drive wheels are rigidly connected with the driving motor.
EP07108017A 2006-07-14 2007-05-11 Auxiliary drive device for manual wheelchairs Active EP1878415B1 (en)

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PL07108017T PL1878415T3 (en) 2006-07-14 2007-05-11 Auxiliary drive device for manual wheelchairs

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DE102006032844A DE102006032844B4 (en) 2006-07-14 2006-07-14 Additional drive device for manual wheelchairs

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EP1878415A2 EP1878415A2 (en) 2008-01-16
EP1878415A3 true EP1878415A3 (en) 2008-06-18
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AT (1) ATE423535T1 (en)
DE (2) DE102006032844B4 (en)
DK (1) DK1878415T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2321456T3 (en)
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IT201900016526A1 (en) * 2019-09-17 2021-03-17 Klaxon Mobility Gmbh PUSH ASSISTED WHEELCHAIR FOR THE DISABLED AND PUSH ASSISTANCE EQUIPMENT FOR WHEELCHAIRS FOR THE DISABLED
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WO1983000432A1 (en) * 1981-08-05 1983-02-17 Wolfgang Rose Traction apparatus for wheel-chair
US5445233A (en) * 1994-08-04 1995-08-29 Fernie; Geoffrey R. Multi-directional motorized wheelchair
DE19935506A1 (en) * 1999-07-28 2001-02-01 Georg Binnen Tractor unit, especially for wheelchairs, has electric motor, cross-member holding drive batteries and joining two longitudinal members to form twist-proof frame bearing drive wheels

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DE4325092A1 (en) * 1993-07-27 1995-02-02 Sasse Maschinen Apparatebau Gm Traction vehicle that can be coupled to a wheel-chair
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WO1983000432A1 (en) * 1981-08-05 1983-02-17 Wolfgang Rose Traction apparatus for wheel-chair
US5445233A (en) * 1994-08-04 1995-08-29 Fernie; Geoffrey R. Multi-directional motorized wheelchair
DE19935506A1 (en) * 1999-07-28 2001-02-01 Georg Binnen Tractor unit, especially for wheelchairs, has electric motor, cross-member holding drive batteries and joining two longitudinal members to form twist-proof frame bearing drive wheels

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DE102006032844B4 (en) 2008-08-14
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ATE423535T1 (en) 2009-03-15
ES2321456T3 (en) 2009-06-05
PL1878415T3 (en) 2009-09-30
NO20072943L (en) 2008-01-15
DE102006032844A1 (en) 2008-01-17
EP1878415A2 (en) 2008-01-16

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