Method to operate a stairlift
AssigneeTK Home Solutions B.V.
InventorCornelis Boxum
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein are directed to a method to operate a stairlift, wherein the stairlift includes a guide extending along the staircase, a carriage moveable along the guide and configured to carry a person, and user interaction device for operating the stairlift. At least a first speed profile defining a movement of the carriage at positions along the guide is set. The first speed profile is associated to a first input of the user interaction device and adapted values of the first speed profile or a second speed profile defining a movement of the carriage at positions along the guide different than the first speed profile is associated to a second input of the user interaction device.
Claims13
A method to operate a stairlift for transporting a person along a staircase, wherein the stairlift comprises
- a guide extending along the staircase;
- a carriage being moveable along the guide and configured to carry a person;
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- a user interaction device located at the carriage for operating the stairlift;
- at least a first speed profile defining a movement of the carriage at positions along the guide is set;
- wherein the first speed profile is associated to a first input of the user interaction device in response to a first selection by the person positioned on the carriage and a second speed profile defining a movement of the carriage at positions along the guide different than the first speed profile is associated to a second input of the user interaction device in response to a second selection by the person positioned on the carriage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.