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US 12,502,319 B2Granted
Convertible ramp system for a vehicle
AssigneeBraun GmbH
InventorsKenneth Edward Peterson, Robert E. Bettcher, III, Chad Michael Towels
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AssigneeBraun GmbH
InventorsKenneth Edward Peterson, Robert E. Bettcher, III, Chad Michael Towels
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A system and method of converting a wheelchair ramp system from one of a manual mode or a power mode to the other of a manual mode or a power mode. The wheelchair ramp system includes a bimodal bracket having a common spindle aperture, a common ramp, a common ramp fold arm, and a common fold arm collar. The bimodal bracket supports either a spring for the manual mode or a motor for the power mode. The common spindle aperture accepts a spindle of the spring or a spindle of the motor, each of which is captured by the common fold arm collar. The common ramp fold arm is coupled to the common fold arm collar and to the common ramp. A common stow switch is fixed to a bracket and a position of the bracket is used in both the manual mode and the power mode to adjust a stow position of the ramp.
A convertible wheelchair ramp system for a vehicle, the convertible wheelchair ramp system including a manual ramp configuration and a power ramp configuration, the convertible wheelchair ramp system comprising:
A method of converting a manual wheelchair ramp system to a power wheelchair ramp system, the manual wheelchair ramp system including a spring and a common ramp assembly including a first ramp plate operatively coupled to the spring, whereby the spring is configured to assist an individual moving the first ramp plate between a stowed position and a deployed position, the method comprising;
A method of converting a power wheelchair ramp system to a manual wheelchair ramp system, the power wheelchair ramp system including a motor and a common ramp assembly including a first ramp plate operatively coupled to the motor, whereby the motor is configured to power the first ramp plate between the stowed position and the deployed position;
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