Foldable ramp for wheelchair access to a passenger car rear door
AssigneeApi Cz S.R.O.
InventorMarek Huisl
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Abstract
A foldable ramp for wheelchair access to a passenger car door, can include an entry platform which can be arranged an entry positon where the ramp is folded out of the car to allow wheelchair access to the car, a transport position where the entry platform is arranged in the car in an upright position, and a passive position where the entry platform is arranged in the car in a lying positon. The ramp can include a pivoting mechanism to mount the platform to the car, and can include an interlock configured to allow movement of the platform relative to the car and fix the platform relative to at least a section of the car.
Claims17
A foldable ramp for wheelchair access to a passenger car rear door, comprising:
- a one-part or multi-part entry platform configured to be arranged in several positions including an entry position where the ramp is configured to be folded out of the car to allow wheelchair access to the car, a transport position where the entry platform is configured to be arranged in the car in an upright position, and a passive position where the entry platform is configured to be arranged in the car in a lying position;
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- a pivoting mechanism configured to mount the platform to the passenger car, the pivoting mechanism including:
- an interlock having a passive state in which the interlock is configured to allow movement of the platform relative to the car and an active state in which the interlock is configured to fix the platform relative to at least a section of the car;
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- a safety configured to retain the interlock in the active state, wherein in response to the platform being moved from the passive position into the transport position, the interlock engages the active state and the safety is activated.
A foldable ramp for wheelchair access to a passenger car door, comprising:
- a one-part or multi-part entry platform that is configured to be arranged in several positions including an entry position where the ramp is folded out of the car to allow wheelchair access to the car, a transport position where the entry platform is arranged in the car in an upright position, and a passive position where the entry platform is arranged in the car in a lying position;
- a pivoting mechanism configured to mount the entry platform to the passenger car;
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- a biasing means configured to act against a gravitation force of the entry platform while:
- the entry platform moves between the entry position and the transport position, and/or
- the platform moves between the passive position and the transport position, wherein:
- the biasing means includes an actuator, and a force transmitter configured to connect the actuator to the pivoting entry platform;
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- the actuator extends in a direction across a lengthwise axis of the car.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.