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US 11,951,053 B2Granted
Wheel chair with lifting function
OwnerSoon Young Songinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a wheelchair, and particularly to a wheelchair with a lifting function, which has a simple structure for automatically moving a seating block where a wheelchair user is sitting, and enables the seating block to have a lifting movement and a rotational movement, thereby simplifying a structure and assisting the wheelchair user in standing up safely.
Claims2
A wheelchair with a lifting function, comprising:
- a seating block comprising a structure, on which a user can sit, and mounted movably;
- a pair of lifting blocks connected to opposite lower portions of the seating block, and operating the seating block to have at least one of a lifting movement and a rotational movement;
- a pair of wheel sets respectively coupled to the lifting blocks and enabling the wheelchair to move;
- a pair of movement control units respectively coupled to rear upper portions of the lifting blocks and controlling the movement of the wheelchair;
- and
- a connecting block connecting the pair of lifting blocks each other,
- wherein
- the seating block comprises a pair of connecting rods respectively connected to the lifting blocks, a seating rod fastened to and supported on the pair of connecting rods, and a pair of safety bars respectively fastened to opposite sides of the seating rod and extended upward, and
- each safety bar comprises a horizontal rod disposed at a lateral upper side of the seating rod, a pair of vertical rods connecting a lower end of the horizontal rod and a lateral portion of the seating rod, and a handle connected to a front end of the horizontal rod or an upper end of the front vertical rod and extended being inclined frontwards and upwards,
- wherein
- the lifting block comprises a casing, an actuator mounted to an inside of the casing, and a link assembly coupled to an operation frame, to which the connecting rod 69 is connected, and operating the operation frame as activated by the actuator to generate the lifting movement and the rotational movement of the seating block,
- the link assembly comprises a first link that comprises a first end pivotally connected inside the casing and a second end pivotally connected to the operation frame, and a second link that is disposed above the first link and comprises a first end pivotally connected inside the casing and a second end pivotally connected to the operation frame, and
- the actuator is rotatably connected inside the casing, and a driving shaft of the actuator is driven forward and backward by the actuator, being rotatably connected to the first link or the second link.
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