An Adjustable automobile cabin floor (1), preferably for arrangement in a pan (107) in a door area of an automobile, in particular a rear door area of automobile, the adjustable automobile cabin floor (1) comprises a floor plate (3) for carrying a wheelchair, at least one joint (31) for attaching the floor plate (3) to the automobile chassis (105) such that the floor plate (3) is moveable between a lowered loading position and at least one, preferably horizontal, lifted travel position, at least one bearing (5) attachable to the automobile chassis (105) below the floor plate, and a lifting device for elevating and/or lowering the floor plate, such as a pivotable lever (7), supported by the bearing (5), and a slider (9) translationally moveable along the floor plate (3), the slider (9) being interposed between the lifting device and the floor plate (3).

A motor coach comprises a front door, a front stairwell, an upper aisleway, upper seats, a side door and a mobility impaired area. The front stairwell leads from the front door. The upper aisleway leads from the front stairwell. The upper aisleway is generally at the level of the top of the upper stairwell. The upper seats are along the upper aisleway. The side door may be lower than or at the same height as the front door, and leads to the mobility impaired area, which is inside and generally at the level of the bottom of the side door. The upper aisleway, upper seats, and mobility impaired area are all together in one unified passenger compartment while separated by differences of location of doors for loading and heights of floors. Numerous advantages flow, including but not limited to the following: loading and unloading times for mobility impaired passengers are substantially improved, especially as compared to typical high floor, wheelchair lift equipped coaches.

A system for lifting a wheelchair into and out of a vehicle is provided. The system includes a driver side and a passenger side wheelchair supports, a driver side and a passenger side extendable lift assemblies, and a control system. The driver side extendable lift assembly is arranged to move the driver side wheelchair support between a stowed position within the vehicle and a deployed position extended horizontally outside the vehicle and lowered towards the ground. The passenger side extendable lift assembly is arranged to move the passenger side wheelchair support between its stowed position and its deployed position. The control system is configured to independently operate the driver side extendable lift assembly and the passenger side extendable lift assembly to separately or simultaneously move the driver side wheelchair support and the passenger side wheelchair support between their respective stowed positions and their respective deployed positions.

This disclosure provides a system that combines together a wheelchair ramp and lift. The system starts inside the vehicle interior so that the ramp, when deployed, only protrudes several inches from the edge of the vehicle rather than several feet. This increases flexibility in the entry and egress of a wheelchair to and from a vehicle.

A replaceable floor to cooperate with a handicap entrance may include a bottom wall for the replaceable floor; a front section; a middle section connected to the front section; and a back section connected to the middle section. The front section may include a front wall connected to the bottom wall; and a pair of opposing side walls may be connected to the bottom wall. One of the opposing side walls may include a common sidewall to the first section and the middle section.

A replaceable floor to cooperate with a handicap entrance may include a bottom wall for the replaceable floor; a front section; a middle section connected to the front section; and a back section connected to the middle section. The front section may include a front wall connected to the bottom wall; and a pair of opposing side walls may be connected to the bottom wall. One of the opposing side walls may include a common sidewall to the first section and the middle section.

A motor vehicle for independent use by an individual in a wheelchair, comprising an open air vehicle body including a floor further comprising a front, a rear, and lateral sides, said floor sized and shaped to receive and retain a wheelchair; a motor; at least one front and at least one rear wheel supporting said vehicle body and floor, each of said front and rear wheels attached rotatably near an underside of a corner of the vehicle body; at least one actuator attaching said floor to said at least one rear wheel, wherein said floor can be lowered to a ground surface and raised to a level floor position; wherein a rear portion of said floor is structured to fold upward to form said rear side and fold downward to be in line with said floor; and a steering control assembly coupled to said at least one front wheel.

A device for lowering the body of a vehicle, including an arm (40) receiving the hub of a wheel of an axle (24) supporting the body of the vehicle, this arm being pivotally fastened on the axle so as to raise or lower the hub relative to the axle under the effect of an actuator (10), this device including a locking system (30) which automatically blocks the pivot arm in its end-of-travel position with the body raised, this device including a means (100) for detecting the end-of-travel position of the pivot arm (40) with the body raised.