Wheelchair, particularly electric wheelchair
AssigneeOtto Bock Healthcare GmbH
InventorsJoachim Pelka, Heinrich Perk, Thomas Brendel, Andreas Biederstadt
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Abstract
Disclosed is a wheelchair, particularly an electric wheelchair, comprising a frame (20), at least one steerable wheel (3), two non-steerable wheels (5) which are connected to the frame (20) at a wheelbase (R), and a seat (10) that is fastened to the frame (20) and is provided with a back rest (8). The inventive wheelchair is characterized by the fact that the wheelbase (R) is adjustable.
Claims8
A wheelchair, particularly an electric wheelchair, having a frame (20), at least one steerable wheel (3) mounted rotatably about a horizontal axis of rotation (D) and two-non-steerable wheels (5) which are connection in relation to each other to the frame (20) in a wheelbase (R), and having a seat (10) which is fastened to the frame (20) and has a backrest (8), characterized in that the wheelbase (R) can be adjusted in an infinitely variable manner, and in that the distance (A) between the axis of rotation (D) and the frame (20) can be adjusted.
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