MOBILE WHEELCHAIR/CHAIR, IN PARTICULAR FOR THE DISABLED

Abstract

A mobile wheelchair/chair, especially for the disabled, having a body support system mounted on the casing, a swivel and drive assembly and castors is characterized in that the swivel and drive assembly equipped with drive motor (8) and swivel motor (5) has s form of coupled vertical fixed fork (6) furnished with at least one swivel wheel (7), and seat (3) is mounted on the steering and swivel axis of fixed fork (6), with swivel motor (5) located in the upper part of the steering and swivel column (6a) of fixed fork (6). Casing (1) is equipped with castors (2) in its lower part.

Claims

1. A mobile wheelchair/chair, especially for the disabled, having a body support system mounted on the casing, a swivel and drive assembly and castors, characterised in that the swivel and drive assembly equipped with drive motor (8) and swivel motor (5) has s form of coupled vertical fixed fork (6) furnished with at least one swivel wheel (7), and seat (3) is mounted on the steering and swivel axis of fixed fork (6), with swivel motor (5) located in the upper part of the steering and swivel column (6a) of fixed fork (6).

2. The mobile wheelchair/chair according to claim 1, characterised in that casing (1) is equipped with castors (2) in its lower part.

3. The mobile wheelchair/chair according to claim 1, characterised in that preferably it has five castors (2).

4. The mobile wheelchair/chair according to claim 1, characterised in that drive motor (8) is located in swivel wheel (7).

5. The mobile wheelchair/chair according to claim 1, characterised in that connecting element (11) is constituted by a coupling.

6. The mobile wheelchair/chair according to claim 1, characterised in that it is equipped with foot rest (15).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] The invention is depicted in the embodiment, where FIG. 1 represents the vertical section in the axis of the wheelchair, FIG. 2the view of the wheelchair from the bottom and FIG. 3the view of the wheelchair from the top in axonometric view.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0015] The solution of the invention is presented in the embodiment.

[0016] Casing 1 in the upper part has a cylindrical shape, is welded or made of aluminium casting and turns into a cone shape in the lower part and is mounted on the castor wheels 2, preferably five. On casing 1, seat 3 supported on the thrust bearing 4 is mounted. Inside casing 1, there is a wheelchair drive assembly consisting of swivel motor 5 of seat 3 placed in the upper part of the steering and swivel column 6a of fixed fork 6, while in the lower part 6b of fork 6 there is swivel wheel 7 with motor 8 in the hub of swivel wheel 7.

[0017] Swivel motor 5 rotates the steering and swivel axis of fork 6 and seat 3.

[0018] Swivel wheel 7 is equipped with flexible tyre 9 and rotates around its axis. Drive motor 8 is used to drive the wheelchair forwards and backwards. Motors 5 and 8 are electric, driven by 24 V DC energy from battery 10 located under seat 3. The steering and swivel axis of fork 6 is divided into 2 parts: upper 6a and lower 6b, which are connected by a connecting element in the form of coupling 11. The entire drive is controlled by joystick control 12. Joystick 12 is located on arm rest 13. Back rest 14 is slightly tilted to the rear. Back rest 14 and seat 3 are finished with textile or leather. Foot rest 15 for the feet is attached to seat 3 and moves together with seat 3.