Wheel bracket mechanism for an electric wheelchair equipped with auxiliary wheels
US7175193B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S180/907
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wheel bracket mechanism for an electric wheelchair equipped with auxiliary wheels, which comprises a frame, a pair of drive wheel brackets, four pedestal assemblies, a pair of caster brackets, a pair of oscillating assembly and a pair of anti-tipping brackets. The frame is provide with a pair of castor brackets at the front end and a pair of anti-tipping brackets at the rear end thereof, a pair of drive wheel brackets are secured to the frame with a front end stretching ahead of it and located between the castor brackets and the anti-tipping brackets, and between the castor brackets and the drive wheel bracket disposed an oscillating assemblies, four pedestal assemblies equipped with cushioning blocks are disposed at both sides of the front and rear end of the frame respectively in pairs with located opposite to each other.
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