Wheelchair lift bridge plate catch

A wheelchair lift for a vehicle, the wheelchair lift comprising:

• a base for securing to a vehicle;
• a platform for accommodating a wheelchair;
• a lifting arm connected to the base and moveable between a raised position and a lowered position so as to move the platform between a raised position and a lowered position;
• a support arm connected between the lifting arm and the platform;
• a bridge plate connected to the platform and pivotable between a raised position and a lowered position;
• a latch configured to limit movement of the bridge plate away from the raised position by preventing it from moving past a latched position;
• a spring urging the bridge plate towards the raised position;
• a detector configured to detect movement of the bridge plate out of its raised position into its latched position;
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• a control unit connected to the detector, configured to control movement of the lifting arm between its raised position and its lowered position, and further configured, on detection of movement of the bridge plate out of its raised position into its latched position, to modify its control of said movement of the lifting arm between its raised position and its lowered position.