Articulated motor support for wheelchair

A motorization apparatus for a wheelchair comprising

• a bridge assembly adapted to be connected to opposite sides of a frame of the wheelchair;
• at least a pair of motorization devices, each of the motorization devices including:
• a positioning arm adapted to be connected to the bridge assembly by at least one lockable joint, and
• a motor block operatively connected to the positioning arm by at least one other lockable joint, the motor block including at least a motor and an output roller operatively coupled to the motor, the output roller configured to contact a wheel of the wheelchair to impart torque to the wheel,
• wherein the bridge assembly is configured to interface the pair of motorization devices to the frame of the wheelchair, the bridge assembly being common to and shared by the pair of motorization devices;
• and
• wherein the positioning arm and the motor block collaborate to provide the motor block with an engaged configuration in which the motor block is configured to contact a wheel of the wheelchair, and a disengaged configuration in which the motor block is separated from the wheel of the wheelchair.