WO2006116834A1 - Fauteuil a mecanismes de reglage multiples - Google Patents

Fauteuil a mecanismes de reglage multiples Download PDF

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WO2006116834A1
WO2006116834A1 PCT/CA2005/000678 CA2005000678W WO2006116834A1 WO 2006116834 A1 WO2006116834 A1 WO 2006116834A1 CA 2005000678 W CA2005000678 W CA 2005000678W WO 2006116834 A1 WO2006116834 A1 WO 2006116834A1
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André BEAUCHESNE
Jean-Pierre Baril
Michel Bayard
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Positech Innovation Inc.
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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
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  • the present invention relates to an adjustable chair and more particularly, but not exclusively, to an adjustable wheelchair and as well to the adjustable seat assembly and adjustable backrest assembly thereof.
  • Wheelchairs having adjustable component parts are known and an example thereof is described and illustrated in US patent 5593211. It is also known to extend the seat portion of a chair having an extendable cushion thereon, such as described in US patents 5588708 and 6454353. However, these adjustable features only apply to few component parts of a chair or a wheelchair and usually such chairs are custom fit for an intended user and this is particularly so with wheelchairs for handicapped persons.
  • Another feature of the present invention is to provide an adjustable chair seat which substantially overcomes the above mentioned disadvantages of the prior art and which may be used in combination with an adjustable backrest assembly as described herein.
  • a still further feature of the present invention is to provide an adjustable support base assembly for a wheelchair and which provides the above mentioned desired needs of the prior art.
  • a still further feature of the present invention is to provide a seat assembly tilting mechanism to displace the seat assembly of a wheelchair along the gravity axis of the chair.
  • the present invention provides an adjustable chair comprising a support frame with an adjustable seat assembly secured thereto.
  • An adjustable backrest assembly is secured to a back support frame.
  • the adjustable backrest assembly has displaceable back support elements.
  • Backrest adjustment means is provided to adjustably secure the back support elements to a desired position to adjust the vertical length of the backrest.
  • the backrest has a back cushion secured thereto.
  • the back cushion is secured to a cushion extension and retraction mechanism to retract or extend a portion of the cushion in synchronism with the back support elements as the back support elements are displaced along the back support frame to retract or extend the backrest assembly lengthwise.
  • the adjustable seat assembly has a pair of laterally displaceable seat panels each secured to a common laterally displacing mechanism operable to displace the panels to or away from one another in unison to provide equal lateral adjustment of the adjustable seat on opposed sides of a central plane aligned with the backrest.
  • the adjustable seat assembly also has a displaceable front guide frame provided with a seat depth adjustable mechanism to extent and retract the front guide frame.
  • a seat cushion is provided with opposed lateral sections which are extendable or retractable with the displacement of the seat panels and a frontal section wh ich is extendable or retractable in unison with the displacement of the front guide frame.
  • an adjustable chair seat which comprises a seat support frame and a pair of laterally displaceable seat panels each secured to a common laterally displacing mechanism operable to displace the panels to or away from one another in unison to provide equal lateral adjustment of the adjustable seat on opposed sides of a central plane aligned with the backrest.
  • the adjustable seat assembly also has a displaceable front guide frame provided with a seat depth adjustable mechanism to extend and retract the front guide frame.
  • a seat cushion is provided with opposed lateral sections which are extendable or retractable with the displacement of the seat panels, and a frontal section which is extendable or retractable in unison with the displacement of the front guide frame.
  • an adjustable support base assembly for a wheel chair.
  • the assembly comprises a multi-position wheel mounting plate secured to a support frame for securing axels of opposed wheels to the frame at a desired position.
  • Each mounting plate is secured to the support frame and has a front caster support slidingly secured to a connecting ramp of the mounting plate to provide a position adjustment for front casters of the front caster support and relative to the seat assembly whereby to permit a user person to touch a floor support surface with its feet.
  • a seat assembly tilting mechanism to displace the seat assembly along a gravity axis of the wheels. The gravity axis extends vertically and aligned with the axel of the wheels.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of the multi adjustable wheelchair constructed in accordance with the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a front view of the multi adjustable wheelchair with portions thereof having been omitted;
  • FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the multi adjustable wheelchair with parts thereof having been omitted for better illustration of some of the component parts of the wheelchair;
  • FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of the backrest assembly
  • FIG. 4B is a perspective rear view of the seat assembly and backrest assembly secured to one another;
  • FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the backrest panels and its adjustment mechanism
  • FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view of portions of the backrest assembly illustrating a hand operable panel adjustment mechanism as well as a locking mechanism
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective top view showing the adjustable panels of the seat assembly as well as the displaceable front guide frame and other component parts thereof;
  • FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the seat panels and its connection to the front guide frame;
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic top view showing the configuration of the seat cushion
  • FIG. 9B is a perspective view showing the seat cushion configuration when in use and portions thereof retracted under the seat panels and front guide frame;
  • FIG. 10 is a side view illustrating the construction of the adjustable support base assembly;
  • FIG. 11 is an enlarged view slightly in perspective showing the configuration of the multi-position wheel mounting plate and its connection to the caster support along its connecting ramp;
  • FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the caster support;
  • FIG. 13 is a perspective view illustrating the construction of the seat assembly tilting mechanism
  • FIG. 14 is a perspective view, partly sectioned, illustrating the tilting frame locking mechanism.
  • the multi adjustable wheelchair constructed in accordance with the present invention.
  • the multi adjustable wheelchair has a support frame assembly 11 which is provided by various structural parts of the wheelchair and which will be described later.
  • the multi adjustable wheelchair has an adjustable backrest assembly 12 which is secu red to a back support frame 13.
  • the adjustable backrest assembly 12 is provided with displaceable back support elements or plates 14 and 14' which are adjustable to extend the back support portion 15 longitudally.
  • the displacement of these back support plates 14 and 14' is provided by adjustable threaded elements or rods 16 and 16'.
  • the rods are provided with hand operable knobs 17 and 17' to provide the adjustment manually.
  • these rods may have connectors or chucks at their free end for engagement with a power tool, such as a drill, whereby the adjustment can be done more quickly.
  • These rods constitute a linear drive. Accordingly the back support portion 15 can be extended or retracted to a desired position to adjust the vertical length of the back support portion 15.
  • a back cushion 18 is secured to the top back support plate 14 and is trained about a lower guide frame 19 which is provided with a curved lower portion 20 to guide the cushion 18 thereunder.
  • the free end 21 of the cushion is secured to an extension or retraction mechanism which works in unison with the displacement of the top back support plate 14 whereby the cushion is also retracted or extended as the back support portion 15 is modified or as the top back support plate is displaced up or down along the back support frame 13.
  • the wheelchair 10 is also provided with an adjustable seat assembly 25 which will be described later, but as illustrated in figure 3, that seat assembly is also provided with a seat cushion 26 which has opposed lateral sections 27 which are extendable or retractable under the seat and a frontal section 28 which is also extendable or retractable with the displacement of a displaceable front guide frame 29.
  • An adjustable support base assembly 30 is also provided and has a multi-position wheel mounting block or plate 31 which is secured to the support frame 11 and provides for a multi-positioning of the axels 32 of the wheels 33 of the wheelchair.
  • the wheels 33 are also provided with a push rim 34 as is commonly known whereby the user of the chair can displace himself, if he has capacity to do so, by engaging this push rim.
  • the chair seat frame 35 on which the seat assembly 25 is secured is also mounted on a seat tilting mechanism 36 as will be described later, whereby to adjust the seat frame 35 and the back support frame, 13, connected thereto at a tilt angle with respect to the gravity axis 37 which is located vertically with the axel 32 of the wheels 33.
  • the wheels 33 on opposed sides are mounted along a straight transverse axis to these wheel mounting plates 31.
  • the multi adjustable wheelchair 10 is further provided with front casters 38 which are secured to caster support arms 39 which are slidingly secured at a connecting end 40 to a straight inclined ramp 41 of the wheel mounting plate 31. . Accordingingly, the wheelchair can be lowered by adjusting the support arms 39 along the ramp 41.
  • the wheelchair is further equipped with a headrest 45 secured to an adjustable frame 46.
  • Handgrips 47 are provided for pushing the wheelchair along a floor surface when the handicapped person cannot operate thie wheels or a motor drive (not shown) which may be incorporated with the wheelchair.
  • the wheelchair is also provided with footrest support arms 48 which are pivotly connected at 49 to a frame member whereby to displace them latera lly outwards to clear the foot pads 50 from the front of the wheelchair.
  • FIG. 4A to 6 there is illustrated in more detail the construction of the back rest assembly 12.
  • the top back support plate 14 and the lower guide frame 19 are booth secured to a tilt bracket 14" and 19' respectively, whereby to adjust the angle thereof relative to a common plane of the backrest assembly.
  • the locking rods are provided with a hand knob, 57 at the end thereof to lock or unlock the lock plate assembly. It is pointed out that these rods may be proN/ided with a chuck instead of a hand operable knob 57 whereby to be engaged by a power tool such as an electric drill whereby, to engage or disengage the linear drives for locking or unlocking the locking plate assembly.
  • the tilt bracket 19' of the lower guide frame 19 is provided with a like locking rod 58 which operates In the same manner.
  • the backrest assembly 12 is further provided with an adjustable upper side body restraining assembly 59 which is provided with side pads 60 adjustably secured on both sides of the backrest assembly.
  • Each of the side pads 60 has a mounting bracket 61 secured to a horizontally displaceable support arm 62 whereby to adjust tlhe spacing of each of the side pads 60 relative to the central plane 63 of the chair as shown in figure 2.
  • each of ttie side pads 60 are interconnected together by a common side pad adjusting mechanism which comprises a threaded rod 63' which is equipped with a rotateably displaceable drive element 64 at one end thereof whereby to impart rotation of the rod to effect the side displacement of the pads to and away from the back seat cushion 18.
  • a common side pad adjusting mechanism which comprises a threaded rod 63' which is equipped with a rotateably displaceable drive element 64 at one end thereof whereby to impart rotation of the rod to effect the side displacement of the pads to and away from the back seat cushion 18.
  • these side pads 60 are interchangeable and adjustable vertically by the mounting bracket 61 which is provided with a series of connecting holes 65 to effect this adjustment.
  • the cushion extension and retraction mechanism is a cable and pulley mechanism having a cable 70 secured at one end 71 thereof to the free lower end 21 of the backrest cushion 18.
  • a connecting rod, 72 is secured within the free end 21 of the pad 18.
  • the cable 70 is trained about a stationary pulley 73 and the other end of the cable is secured to an associated one of the top back support piste 14 or the central displaceable back support plate 14'.
  • the lower cushion curved portion 20 extends rearwardly of the backrest as shown at 20' behind the backrest and the cu rve portion is in close proximity to a rear end 26' of the seat cushion 26.
  • the seat assembly comprises a pair of laterally displaceable seat panels 75 and 75' which are displaceable by a common endless threaded bolt 76 at an engageable free end 77 thereof to impart rotation to the endless bolt.
  • the threaded bolt 76 is in engagement with a threaded nut 78', secured to the panel 75' and nut 78' secured to the panel 75.
  • the panels are also provided with a guide slot 79 through which a guide pin 80 is located whereby to maintain the panels in perfect alignment during their displacement .
  • Each panel is also provided with an angled straight front edge 81 and 81' against which the V- shaped rear edge 82 of the frame 29 abuts when the displaceable front guide frame 29 is fully retracted.
  • the displaceable front guide frame has a rounded front edge 83 to facilitate the displacement of the seat cushion thereabout.
  • the laterally displaceable seat panels 75 and 75" are displaceable over a lower central seat panel 84 whereby to provide a solid support surface for the seat cushion 26 regardless of the position of the laterally displaceable seat panels.
  • the displaceable front guide frame 29 is secured to the lower central seat panel 84 by a pair of space rigid guide rods 85 and 85' to substantially prevent flexing of the front guide frame 29 relative to the seat panels.
  • a drive rod 86 is connected at a front end 87 to the front guide frame and is in threaded engagement with an immovable frame member 87 secured to the central panel 84 or to a stationary frame member (not shown) whe reby to displace the front guide frame to and away from the front edges 81 and 81' of the seat panels.
  • the central seat panel is concavely and slightly V-shaped and together with the laterally displaceable seat panels constitutes a concave seat support which is more comfortable to the intended user.
  • the seat panels are secured to a seat frame 35 which is a removable frame whereby the entire seat assembly can be removed from the other frame elements.
  • the backrest assembly is detachable from the seat frame by removing the connector pin 88 as illustrated in figure 3. Therefore, the entire wheel chair can be easily transported or easily repaired by changing component parts thereof.
  • FIGS 9A and 9B there is shown the shape of the seat cushion 26 and it is provided with opposed lateral sections 89 and 89' w/hich, as will be described later, are displaceable about the outer side edges 9O and 90' of the seat panels 75 and 75' and a frontal section 91 which has a frontal portion thereof extending about the rounded front edge 83 of the displaceable front guide frame 29.
  • the opposed lateral sections 89 and 89' of the seat cushion are provided with attachment pins 92 and 92' to which are secured, respectively, wires 93 and 93' which are trained about pulleys (not shown) whereby the lateral sections 89 and 89' can be extended or retracted as the seat panels are extended or retracted.
  • This pulley and cable mechanism is similar and operates in a similar manner as the one described for the back seat cushion.
  • the frontal section 91 is also provided with an attachment pin 94 at the front edge thereof whicin is secured to a wire 95 which is also trained about pulleys and configured in a manner to retract or extend the cushion as the displaceable front guide frame 29 is extended or retracted.
  • the seat and seat cushion are extendable b>oth laterally and in depth.
  • the wires 93 and 93' of the lateral sections 89 and 89' are secured at an opposed end to its associated seat panel 75 and 75' and trained taunt about a pair of stationary guide pulleys whereby to obtain the desired result mentioned herein above.
  • FIG. 9B shows the shape of the cushion when positioned over the seat panels and the displaceable front guide frame.
  • the support frame is also provided with a telescoping transverse connecting member 100 whereby to adjust the spacing between the wheels 33 and this is desirable depending on the width of the seat assembly 25.
  • the adjustable seat assembly is further provided with pelvis stabilizing pads 101 on opposed sides of the seat cushion and above a top surface thereof.
  • the pelvis stabilizing pads 101 are removable pads and, as herein shown, they are secured to the armrest 102 and which, as shown in figure 1 , is provided with slots 103 whereby to adjust the position of the armrest 102 in a vertical plane to suit the intended u ser.
  • a leg positioner 105 is secured to a slider bar 106 which is secured under the front guide frame whereby to maintain the legs of "the intended user spread apart.
  • one of these pads or similar pads may be provided on opposed sides of the seat assembly to maintain the legs more inwardly over the frontal section of the seat cushion. Such positioners are useful for paraplegic users.
  • the mounting plate 31 is secured to sliding end sections 107 of the telescopic fram e through its connecting bracket 108 and the inclined ramp 46 thereof is provided with a connecting slot 109 which has a transverse extended base which is T-shaped as illustrated by phantom line 110 whereby to receive captive therein and, in sliding- fit the T-shaped connector 111 of the support arm 39 as i llustrated in figure 12.
  • the T-shaped connector 111 is also provided with a through bore 112 which provides a connection to the wheel mounting plate or block 31 through equidistantly spaced apart bores 113 provided in one of the side walls, herein side wall 114 on the inside of the connecting slot 109.
  • a fastener 112 (see figure 13) is removably secured and in threaded engagement with through bore 112 of the support arm 39.
  • the support arm 39 may be adjustable in height with respect to the seat assembly and by moving it upwardly along the incline ramp 46 it can be seen that as the support arm is adjusted upwardly it causes the seat to drop in height and also pulls the front casters 38 inwardly permitting an intended occupant to be able to touch the floor with its feet, if necessary.
  • the mounting plate or block 31 is provided with a plural ity of axel connecting bores 115 to receive a respective one of the axels 32 of the wheels 33 therein whereby to adjust the forward of rear position of the wheel or the height of the chair relative to the wheel axels.
  • the axels are d isposed on a common transverse axis.
  • the seat tilting mechanism 36 is comprised of a pair of sliding guide plates 120 and 120' which are provided with a frontal horizontal slot 121 and a rearwardly, upwardly inclined rear slot 122.
  • Each sliding guide plate is displaceably connected to a respective mounting plate 123 and 123' which are secured to a support frame member 124.
  • Fastener bolts 125 and 126 extend through the mounting plate 123, and into the slots 121 and 122 respectively of the guide plates 120 and 120'.
  • a lock cylinder 126 the chair assembly will tend to position itself with respect to the center gravity axis 37.
  • the locking cylinders 126 are actuated by a cable 127 which is connected to a foot pedal 128 located rearwardly of the wheelchair. When the pedal is depressed , the tilting mechanism can move and when released it locks automatically.
  • the present invention has been directed to a wheelchair it is n ot intended to restrict it thereto and it is intended to cover other types of chairs or sofas which may include the seat assembly only or the seat assembly in combination with the backrest assembly. These assemblies can also be operated automatically by several motors connected to the threaded shafts which provide for the displacement of the backrest panels as well as the seat panels.
  • a seat By measuring the parameters of an intended user and inputting these into a computer, a seat could be programmed and configured to receive a preauthorized intended user such as with airplane seats or cinema seats where one would reserve the seat in advance. Therefore, it is within the ambit of the present invention to cover obvious modifications of the preferred embodiment described herein and various intended uses of the adjustable chair described herein, provided such modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.

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L'invention concerne un fauteuil à mécanismes de réglage multiples (10), comprenant une structure de support (11) à laquelle sont fixés un siège réglable (25) et un dossier réglable (12). Le dossier réglable (12) comporte des plaques de support mobiles (14) pouvant être réglées dans une position désirée. Un coussin pour le dos (18) est fixé à ces plaques de support mobiles (14) et peut être déplacé conjointement avec les plaques lorsque le dossier est déployé ou rétracté. Le siège réglable (25) comporte une paire de panneaux (75, 75') pouvant être déplacés latéralement, ainsi qu'une structure de guidage avant (29), le coussin de siège (26) pouvant également être agrandi vers les côtés et vers l'avant lorsque les panneaux (75, 75') et la structure de guidage avant (29) sont déplacés, pour régler la taille du siège. Ce fauteuil à mécanismes de réglage multiples (10) est, de préférence, mais de façon non exclusive, un fauteuil roulant, comportant une base de support réglable (30) et un mécanisme (36) permettant d'incliner le fauteuil.
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