Transmission for wheelchair
AssigneesSu-Gil Choi, Tae-Youn Choi
InventorTae-Youn Choi
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AssigneesSu-Gil Choi, Tae-Youn Choi
InventorTae-Youn Choi
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A transmission for a wheelchair capable of selecting a manually operated manner and a motor-driven manner. The transmission includes: a transmission unit installed on the wheelchair for driving the wheelchair; a clamping unit for fixing the transmission unit on the wheelchair; and a switching unit for switching the wheelchair in the manual and motor-driven ways; wherein the transmission unit comprises, driving rollers coupled to accelerator and decelerators connected to motors on the both sides of the interior of a casing, for driving both wheels, and a controller circuit-connected to the motors, a motor control circuit unit and a battery, for adjusting the transmission unit, wherein the switching unit comprises, a fixing clip assembled by means of the clamping unit with the casing of the transmission unit and having a locking projection locked or unlocked to/from a locking hole of a fixing part fixed on the frame of the wheelchair, a locker elastically coupled with first and second springs on the top and bottom portions of the interior of the fixing clip and for pulling upward by means of a handle, the locking projection elastically protruded on the both sides of the locker, respectively and locked or unlocked to/from the locking hole of the fixing part, a first pulling string connected to a push button elastically installed by means of a third spring on the handle, for pulling the locker with the locking projection by the pressing operation of the push button, to thereby isolate the driving rollers on the both sides of the transmission unit from the wheels, and a ratchet for controlling the manipulation of the handle by means of a stopper connected by a second pulling string to the push button of the handle.
A transmission for a wheelchair which is installed on a frame for said wheelchair, and for selecting and driving said wheelchair in manual and motor-driven ways, said transmission comprising:
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