Power safety barrier for wheelchair lift
US6203266A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/134
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicular wheelchair lift with a power controlled safety barrier for physically blocking a wheelchair from inadvertently rolling off a platform of the wheelchair lift during use. The power safety barrier utilizes a linkage mechanism to open or close a roll stop. The linkage mechanism includes a pair of linkage bars and a flexible linkage member to mechanically connect the roll stop to a power actuating device. The roll stop is pivotably mounted to an outer end of the platform. The roll stop is required to open and close relative to the platform according to the relative platform positions. When the platform is in the ground position, the roll stop is opened substantially in a horizontal plane and is an extension of the platform for unloading the wheelchair. In the powered control aspects, during the wheelchair lift transition period when platform is off the ground position, the roll stop is actuated to the closed position before the wheelchair lift can be operated. Reversely, during the wheelchair lift transition period when the platform is lowered to the ground, the roll stop cannot be actuated to the open position until the platform has reached the ground position.
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