Apparatus for tilting a wheelchair seat

A wheelchair comprising:

• a frame;
• a first actuator and a second actuator, each actuator comprising:
• opposing front and rear ends coupled to the frame;
• a rod that extends between the front and rear ends;
• and
• a connector that is capable of translating along the rod in response to actuation of the rod;
• a seat bracket, coupled to a seat, and pivotably coupled to the connectors for translation therewith;
• a motor for driving the first and second actuators;
• and
• a first rigid link and a second rigid link,
• wherein (i) each rigid link has a front end and rear end, (ii) each link front end is pivotably coupled to the frame, (iii) each link rear end is pivotably coupled to the seat bracket, and (iv) each rigid link is oriented such that as the connectors translate, the links impel the seat bracket to tilt.

A wheelchair tilt assembly comprising:

• a frame bracket adapted to be coupled to a wheelchair frame;
• a first actuator comprising:
• opposing front and rear ends that are coupled to the frame bracket;
• a rod that extends between the front and rear ends;
• and
• a connector that is capable of translating along the rod in response to actuation of the rod;
• a seat bracket, pivotably coupled to the connector for translation therewith;
• and
• a first rigid link,
• wherein (i) the first rigid link has a front end and a rear end, (ii) the front end is pivotably couple to the frame bracket, (iii) the rear end is pivotably coupled to the seat bracket, and (iv) the first link is oriented such that as the connector translates, the first link impels the seat bracket to tilt.