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US 10,300,949 B2Granted
Wheelchair conversion vehicle with a modified K-frame and a method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeVantage Mobility International, LLC
InventorMichael J. Schmidt
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a wheelchair conversion vehicle and a modified rear suspension K-frame that provides an increase in the overall wheelchair accessible area in the conversion vehicle without compromising ride quality or vehicle control. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing such a wheelchair conversion vehicle.
Claims13
A method of manufacturing a wheelchair conversion vehicle comprising:
- providing a vehicle body, a vehicle subframe connected to the vehicle body, an independent rear suspension comprising a modified rear suspension K-frame comprising a main support beam, at least two arms fixedly connected to the main support beam, at least two front subframe bushings located on a top surface of the at least two arms, and a vehicle mount fixedly connected to the at least two front subframe bushings;
- coupling the independent rear suspension fixedly to the vehicle body by way of the vehicle mount;
- and
- installing a wheelchair access system to provide wheelchair access to the wheelchair conversion vehicle.
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A wheelchair conversion vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a vehicle subframe coupled to the vehicle body;
- an independent rear suspension comprising a modified rear suspension K-frame comprising:
- a main support beam;
- at least two arms fixedly connected to the main support beam;
- at least two front subframe bushings located on a top surface of the at least two arms;
- and
- a vehicle mount fixedly connected to the at least two front subframe bushings, wherein the independent rear suspension is fixedly connected to the vehicle body by way of the vehicle mount;
- and
- a wheelchair access system to provide wheelchair access to the wheelchair conversion vehicle.
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A rear suspension assembly, comprising:
- a main support beam having a front side, a back side, a first end, and a second end;
- a first rear subframe bushing mounted at about the first end of said main support beam;
- a second rear subframe bushing mounted at about the second end of said main support beam;
- a first arm mounted at about the first end of said main support beam so that said first arm extends generally outwardly from the front side of said main support beam;
- a second arm mounted at about the second end of said main support beam so that said second arm extends generally outwardly from the front side of said main support beam;
- a support beam mounted to said first and second arms so that said support beam is in generally parallel, spaced-apart relation to said main support beam;
- a first front subframe bushing mounted to said rear suspension assembly so that said first front subframe bushing is located at a position forward of said first rear subframe bushing;
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- a second front subframe bushing mounted to said rear suspension assembly so that said second front subframe bushing is located at a position forward of said second rear subframe bushing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.