KR200266158Y1 - Portable wheelchair lift for disabled persons - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a mobile wheelchair lift, a pair of frames on which a driving motor for driving is mounted so that a handicapped person or a patient can mount a wheelchair and move quickly by a caterpillar in a safe state on a staircase or flat. And a driving side pulley which is connected to a rotating driving motor which receives power from a battery mounted on the frame and is rotatably fixed to one end of the frame and a driven side roller fixed to the other end of the frame. A pair of driving belts, which are endless tracks rotated by a drive motor, and fixed bars which are foldably fixed to be inclined at a predetermined angle on one side of the rear of the frame and are detachably seated on the left and right sides of the wheelchair, The handle is telescopic in length to detachably seat the wheelchair on the fixed bar. It provides call. Therefore, the present invention foldably secures the handle portion to which the wheelchair is detachably mounted on the frame on which the driving belt is mounted, thereby reducing the volume when carrying / storing the lift, and being easy to carry, and the handle portion for driving the wheelchair to mount the wheelchair. By inclining at a predetermined angle to be able to be folded in a one-touch manner, it is easy to fold the handle of the drive unit to provide convenience to the user.

Description

Portable wheelchair lift for disabled persons}

The present invention relates to a mobile wheelchair lift equipped with a wheelchair for a physically handicapped person or a patient, to move quickly by a caterpillar in a safe state on a staircase or flat, and more specifically, a driving belt is mounted. The handle portion on which the wheelchair is mounted is foldably coupled with the main body to reduce the folded volume of the lift main body during transport / storage, and the handle portion is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the lift main body to mount the wheelchair. The present invention relates to a mobile wheelchair lift that is easy to work and provides convenience to a user.

In general, a wheelchair is used to move a disabled person or a patient who is inconvenient to move to another place. In addition, since such a wheelchair is mainly used for moving the flat, when the wheelchair uses a stair rather than the flat, the wheelchair is moved by using a detour constructed separately next to the building stairs. However, in a building without such a detour, the disabled person cannot move to the stairs while riding in a wheelchair, and the guardian accompanying the disabled carries the disabled person on his back and the wheelchair is carried separately, so that the disabled person can travel on the flat where the stairs end. can see.

In particular, since the poorer welfare facilities are in poorer countries, the structure of the building is designed based on normal people, so people with disabilities may experience such inconvenience before changing the structure of the building and constructing a bypass for wheelchairs. It is the reality now.

Therefore, in view of the above-described problems, in the U.S. Patent No. 4,401,178 to the drive unit is equipped with a running belt for crawling motion is fixed detachably the handle portion in which the wheelchair is boarded by the disabled to ride along the stairs, A descending "wheel chair carrier" is posted.

However, the above-mentioned "wheelchair carrier" has a problem in that it is used while combining and detaching the wheelchair as it climbs the stairs, as the handle parts to which the wheelchair is fixed with respect to the driving drive are separated from each other.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable wheelchair lift that is easy to carry by reducing the volume when carrying / storing the wheelchair lift by integrally folding the handle portion where the wheelchair is detachable with respect to the lift body on which the driving belt is mounted. It is.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile wheelchair lift with the added convenience of the user by simply folding the handle portion with respect to the lift body for mounting the wheelchair.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile wheelchair lift that allows a disabled person to ride a wheelchair on a wheelchair mounted on a lift main body to climb a steeply inclined stairs and to safely move on a wheelchair.

1 is a perspective view of an initial state in which the handle of a wheelchair lift according to the present invention is folded on a frame;

Figure 2 is a side view of the handle portion of the wheelchair lifter according to the present invention separated from the frame,

3 is a side view of FIG. 1;

4 is a side view of a state in which the handle portion is extended to mount the wheelchair to the wheelchair lift in FIG. 2;

5 is a side view of a state in which the handle portion is locked to the body to mount the wheelchair in the lift device according to the present invention,

Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the main portion extract of the handle locking means according to the present invention,

7 is a plan view of FIG.

8 is a side view when the flat chair is mounted on the lift apparatus according to the present invention,

Figure 9 is a side view when lifting the stairs by mounting a wheelchair to the lift device according to the present invention,

Figure 10a is a perspective view of the handle portion raised state according to the present invention,

10B is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the handle part is lowered according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols used in the main part of the drawing

One; Body 10,10 '; frame

4, 5; Drive side pulleys 6, 7; Driven roller

8, 9; Travel belt 11; Grounding ball

12; Pin 13; Moving handle

14; Locking groove 20; Handle part

21; Fixed bar 22; Lock

18; Flat rollers 30; Lift

31; Adjustable knob 32; Adjustable rod

33; Adjuster 34; Support bar

A movable wheelchair lift for achieving the above object of the present invention, the main body is made up of a pair of frames are mounted a drive motor for driving and the battery is installed to supply power to the drive motor; A driving side pulley connected to the driving motor for rotatably fixed to one end of the frame; A driven side roller coupled to the other end of the frame for rotation; A pair of driving belts installed at the driving side pulley and the driven side roller to move the main body by rotating the driving side pulley; A fixed bar is integrally folded by an axis to be inclined at a predetermined angle to one side of the rear of the frame, and fixed bars are formed on left and right sides to be detachably seated on the handle part of the wheelchair, and the bottom of the frame is grounded when the handle of the wheelchair is seated on the fixed bar. A handle portion having a support bar for supporting a wheelchair drive wheel spaced from the handle; A lifting part installed on the handle part to adjust the height of the handle part and to rotate the support bar; It is achieved by providing a mobile wheelchair lift characterized in that provided.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the above-described handle portion is formed with a lock portion having a bent portion protruding to achieve a predetermined angle of inclination with respect to the frame, the coupling portion is formed on one side of the lock portion, the center, A limit switch protruding from the main body of the handle part to control the operation of the drive motor is formed.

According to a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, the handle portion described above is integrally coupled by the shaft formed in the main body is folded pivoting, wherein the main body is coupled to the above-mentioned protrusion pin in a position opposite to the engaging hole of the handle portion described above The attachment is fixed to the main body.

According to a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, the locking pin for the above-described locking groove is formed to prevent the handle portion from being separated from the body irrespective of the user's intention and the handle portion is fixed to the body on one side after In order to separate the above-mentioned handle portion from the main body, a moving handle is provided at the rear of the main body.

According to a more preferred embodiment according to the present invention, the above-mentioned main body rear left, right outer side is equipped with a rotating roller for separating the rear side driving belt from the ground during the flat driving.

According to a further preferred embodiment according to the present invention, the lifting portion provided in the above-described handle portion is a control hole is drilled in the upper portion and the predetermined portion of the lower surface of the lower surface of the handle portion, respectively, is inserted into the adjustment hole to adjust the height of the handle portion The handle is coupled to the inside, the support lever is linearly moved in the handle portion by the rotation of the above-described support bar is coupled to the operating lever coupled to the support lever is provided.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are intended to be described in detail so that those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily carry out the detailed description, It does not mean that the technical spirit and scope are limited.

As shown in Figures 1 to 10, the staircase formed in the entrance of the building, etc. is applied to a mobile wheelchair lift that can move the stairs by mounting a wheelchair equipped with a disabled person on the wheelchair to the lift.

Accordingly, the mobile wheelchair lift according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 1 made up of a pair of frames 10 and 10 'facing each other on which the driving motor a is mounted, and the driving motor a. A pair of driving side pulleys 4 and 5 connected to the frame 10 and 10 'so as to be rotatably fixed to one end, and a pair of driven sides fixed to the other end of the frame 10 and 10'. A pair of driving belts 8 and 9 mounted on the rollers 6 and 7 to move in an endless track when the driving motor a is driven, and the shafts are inclined at a predetermined angle to one side behind the frames 10 and 10 '. Fixed bars 21 and 21 'are formed on left and right sides to be foldably fixed by 26 and to be detachably seated by the handle portion w1 of the wheelchair w, and the wheelchair w is fixed to the fixed bars 21 and 21. ') Is provided with a handle portion 20, the height is stretched to adjust detachably.

On the other hand, the wheelchair (w) is mounted on the rear of the above-described frame (10, 10 ') and the back of the handle portion 20 is mounted on the fixed bar (21, 21') of the handle portion 20, the safe angle of movement At the same time, the locking portion 22 is formed to fix the handle portion 20 so as not to be separated from the main body 1.

The locking part 22 of the handle part 20 is bent in a triangular box shape to maintain the moving angle of the wheelchair w, and a front side of the locking part 22 is provided with a battery charging jack for supplying power to the driving motor a. The pluggable charging terminal 23, and one side thereof is coupled to the start key 24 for controlling the starting of the main body 1. In addition, after the handle part 20 is coupled to the main body 1 in a state in which the handle part 20 maintains the driving angle of the wheelchair w, the rear part of the lock part 22 is fixed to prevent the handle part 20 from being separated. Engagement holes 25 and 25 'are formed at both ends, and a limit safety switch 27 for controlling the operation of the driving motor a by checking whether the coupling part 25 and 25' is separated from the main body 1 of the handle part 20 is provided. Is formed to protrude.

On the other hand, a pair of the above-described ground hole 11 is formed in the rear of the frame (10, 10 ') is inserted into the limit switch 27 protruding to one side of the handle portion 20, the handle described above on both sides Fixing pins 12 and 12 'fitted into the coupling holes 25 and 25' of the part 20 are coupled, and a moving handle for moving the fixing pins 12 and 12 'forward and backward in the rear end thereof. 13 is mounted.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the locking pins 12 and 12 'coupled to the above-described main body 1 are locked so that they are not easily separated from the coupling holes 25 and 25' drilled in the locking portion 22. The locking grooves 14 and 14 'are formed on the fixing pins 12 and 12'. The locking grooves 14 and 14 'formed on the fixing pins 12 and 12' are inserted into the coupling holes 25 and 25 'of the locking portion 22 and the coupling holes 25 and 25'. It will be caught on the step 28, so that the handle portion 20 is not separated from the main body (1).

In addition, when the fixing pins 12 and 12 'are inserted into the coupling holes 25 and 25', and the handle unit 20 is to be separated from the main body 1, the fixing pins 12 and 12 'are fixed. When the moving handle 13 coupled integrally with the front pushed, the engaging grooves 14 and 14 'formed in the fixing pins 12 and 12' are separated from the step 28 of the coupling holes 25 and 25 '. At this time, the handle portion 20 is separated from the body (1) and at the same time the movement knob 13 is a spring coupled to the moving shaft is coupled between the fixing pins (12, 12 ') and the movement knob (13) While being elastically biased by 45, the movable handle 13 is in place.

On the other hand, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the rear left and right outer sides of the main body 1 described above are mounted on the main body 1 by a shaft fitted on the main body 1, and the traveling belts 8 and 9 when driving on a flat surface. ), A flat moving roller (18, 18 ') spaced apart from the ground.

The present invention reduces the height of the handle part 20 when carrying and storing the main body 1, and extends the length of the handle part 20 to mount the wheelchair w on the handle part 20. 2, 7, 10a and 10b, the lifting unit 30 is provided inside the handle unit 20.

The above-mentioned lifting unit 30 is coupled to the handle knob 20, the upper and lower portions of the handle portion 20, the adjustment knob 31 for adjusting the height of the handle portion 20, the handle knob to the control knob 31 After the height of the 20 is adjusted, the fixing rod 32 for fixing is formed integrally.

On the other hand, the upper and lower rear surface of the above-described handle portion 20 is the adjustment holes 33, 33 'is inserted into the control rod 32 is inserted. In addition, the inside of the handle portion 20 is linearly moved within the handle portion 20 by the rotation of the support bar (34) for supporting the moving wheels (not shown) coupled to both sides of the wheelchair (W). The operating rod 35 is coupled, one side thereof is interlocked with the operating rod 35, is provided with an operating tool 36 which is moved by the operation of the control knob 31 coupled to the back of the handle portion 20. .

Preferably, the above-described handle part 20, the adjustment hole 33 drilled on the upper side is a state in which the height of the handle part 20 is extended, that is, the handle for mounting the wheelchair (w) to the lift body (1) The adjustment hole 33 for extending the height of the part 20, the adjustment hole 33 'bored in the lower portion of the handle portion 20 described above is to reduce the height of the handle portion (20).

The lifting unit 30 lowers the height of the handle unit 20 when the user folds. At this time, when the user pulls the adjustment knob 31 coupled to the back of the handle unit 20 to the rear of the handle unit 20. The control rod 32 is separated from the adjustment hole 33 is drilled, the height of the handle portion 20 is to be adjusted. In particular, when the handle portion 20 is detached from the body 1 after being folded to mount the wheelchair w on the body 1, the handle 20 is extended, and the operating tool pressed by the adjustment knob 31 is provided. 36, the spring 36 coupled to the upper portion of the operating port 36 is extended to pull the operating rod 35, the support bar 34 is to rotate to a position that can support the wheelchair wheel .

In addition, the upper part of the handle portion 20, the driving motor (a) is rotated forward and backward to forward and reverse the running direction of the main body 1, the operation switch (50, 50 ') and the center of the operation switch (50, Regardless of the operation of the 50 '), the emergency safety switch 60 is mounted to prevent the lift body from being driven regardless of the user's intention when the main body 1 is stopped and parked.

Reference numerals 70 and 70 'denote pressure rollers for applying tension to the traveling belts 8 and 9.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings a method of using a mobile wheelchair lift according to the present invention will be described in detail.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 7, when the mobile wheelchair lift is not used and is stored or transported, it is foldable with respect to the frames 10 and 10 ′ based on the aforementioned axis 26. The handle portion 20 and the lift portion 30 fixed to be folded to minimize the length and volume of the car and can be carried or stored.

At this time, as shown in Figure 3, the front of the main body 1, the handle portion 20 is folded and then the stopper 80 for fixing it is coupled.

The stopper 80 has a groove 81 formed on the front surface of the handle portion 20, and the protrusion piece 82 inserted into the groove 81 described above is integrated with the stopper lever 83 in front of the main body 1. The handle portion 20 is separated from or fixed to the main body 1 by the spring elastic force coupled thereto and coupled thereto.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 2, when the wheelchair (w) is mounted on the body (1) described above to move the handicapped person on a flat or stairs, the handle portion 20 described above to the body (1) In the drawing, the folded state of the handle portion 20 folded in the main body 1 is released as the center axis is set as the central axis.

At this time, as shown in Figures 1 and 8, the handle (w) of the wheelchair (w) by seating the handle (w1) of the wheelchair (w) with respect to the fixing bar (12, 12 ') of the handle portion 20 described above Removably fixed to the (20), by the lifting unit 30 formed in the above-described handle unit 20 to move the flat or lift the stairs by mounting the wheelchair (w) to the lift apparatus You can stretch it.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, when the handle part 20 is rotated a little further to the left in the drawing, with the axis 26 as the center axis, the triangle shape formed on the back side of the handle part 20 is formed. As the coupling holes 25 and 25 'formed in the locking portion 22 and the fixing pins 12 and 12' formed to face the insertion holes 25 and 25 'are inserted into the coupling holes 25 and 25', the upper fixing pins 25 and 25 'are provided. The engaging grooves 14 and 14 'formed in the fitting holes 25 and 25' are fitted into the stepped holes 28 of the coupling holes 25 and 25 '. At this time, the above-described locking part 22 is inserted into the ground hole 11 formed in the main body 1, the limit switch 27 protruding in the center of the coupling holes (25, 25 '), the handle portion 20 is In the state fully coupled to the main body 1, the drive motor (a) is to be ready to be driven.

On the other hand, in such a state, after setting the ignition key 24 mounted on the locking portion 22 of the handle portion 20 described above to the on position, the operation switch 50, 50 formed on the handle portion 20 upper side The main body 1 is moved forward and backward by selectively pressing '). At this time, the driving motor a is rotated by receiving power from the battery 110, and the rotational force is transmitted to the worm reducer 120. Rotational force is transmitted to the driving side pulleys 4 and 5 mounted in front of the main body, and the endless track belt 8 and 9 moves up and down the lift body 1 on which the wheelchair w is mounted. You can move it.

Preferably, when driving the driving motor (a) mounted on the front side of the main body 1 consisting of the pair of frames (10, 10 ') described above, the worm reducer 120 connected to the drive motor (1) Of the above-mentioned pair of driving means by the drive side pulleys 4 and 5 fixedly supported by the rotation of the < RTI ID = 0.0 > and driven < / RTI > The belts 8 and 9 are orbitally moved.

On the other hand, the method of mounting the above-described wheelchair (w) to the lift body 1 will be omitted because it is the same as the existing technical configuration.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, when the flat body is to be moved while the wheelchair body 1 is mounted on the lift body 1, the wheelchair (regarding the fixing bars 21 and 21 ′ of the handle part 20 described above) may be used. As the handle w1 of w) is seated and detachably fixed to the handle part 20, the wheelchair w can be mounted on the lift device to move the flat surface. At this time, the traveling belts 8 and 9 behind the frames 10 and 10 'are driven from the ground by rollers 18 and 19 fixedly supported on both outer sides of the rear of the frames 10 and 10'. Can be spaced apart.

In addition, as shown in Figure 9, in the state in which the wheelchair (w) mounted on the lift device to climb the stairs in accordance with the endless track movement of the driving belt (8, 9) due to the driving of the drive motor (a) described above It can come down. At this time, the disabled person who boarded the wheelchair (w), even if the lift main body (1) is to climb the stairs inclined at a predetermined angle, the wheelchair (w) is fixed to the above-described handle portion 20, so the wheelchair In (w), even when climbing the inclined stairs, the body's balance can be prevented from slipping or sliding to one side.

As mentioned above, according to a preferable embodiment, it has the following advantages.

Foldablely secures the handle portion to which the wheelchair is detachably attached to the driving portion on which the driving belt is mounted so that the volume is reduced when carrying / storing the lift, so that it can be carried in a passenger car or the like.

In addition, since the handle part is foldably fixed to the traveling driving part in a one-touch manner to mount the wheelchair, the folding operation of the handle part with respect to the driving part can be easily provided, thereby providing convenience to the user.

In addition, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a safety accident injured by the disabled person in the wheelchair when the ascend the steep stairs to the wheelchair mounted on the driving drive falling off the wheelchair.

Claims (6)

A main body made up of a pair of frames in which a driving motor for driving is installed and a battery for supplying power to the driving motor is installed; A driving side pulley connected to the driving motor for rotatably fixed to one end of the frame; A driven side roller coupled to the other end of the frame for rotation; A pair of traveling belts installed at the driving side pulley and the driven side roller to rotate by the rotation of the driving side pulley to move the main body; A fixed bar is integrally folded by an axis to be inclined at a predetermined angle to one side of the rear of the frame, and fixed bars are formed on left and right sides to be detachably seated on the handle part of the wheelchair, and the bottom of the frame is grounded when the handle of the wheelchair is seated on the fixed bar. A handle portion having a support bar supporting a wheelchair drive wheel spaced from the handle; And The wheelchair lift is installed, characterized in that it comprises a lifting portion for adjusting the height of the handle portion and at the same time rotating the support bar. The method of claim 1, wherein the handle portion, On the back side there is formed a locking part having a bent portion projecting to achieve a predetermined angle of inclination with respect to the main body, One side of the locking portion is formed with a coupling hole, A mobile wheelchair lift, characterized in that the limit switch for projecting the handle portion is separated from the main body to control the operation of the drive motor is formed in the center thereof. The method of claim 1, wherein the handle portion, Integrally coupled and folded by a hinge pin formed on the lift body, The lift body is a movable wheelchair lift characterized in that the fixing pin is formed in a position facing the coupling hole of the handle portion described above. The method of claim 1, wherein the locking pin is formed on the top of the fixing pin and the handle portion is fixed to the main body on one side thereof, Mobile wheelchair lift characterized in that the handle is provided on the rear of the main body to separate the handle portion from the main body. The wheelchair according to claim 1, further comprising: a flat wheel roller which is mounted on the left and right outer surfaces of the rear frame to rotate the driving track shoe rearward from the ground when the flat motor is driven by driving the drive motor. lift. According to claim 1, wherein the lifting unit provided in the handle portion is a control hole is drilled in the upper portion and the predetermined portion of the lower end of the handle portion, respectively, Inserted into the adjusting hole is coupled to the adjustment handle for adjusting the height of the handle portion, The support lever is linearly moved inside the handle portion by the rotation of the support bar therein, Mobile wheelchair lift characterized in that the operating rod is coupled to the support lever is provided.