16results about "Handicapped seats" patented technology

This seat rotating device is a seat rotating device that rotates a seat body between a seating position where the seat body faces front of a vehicle and a getting-on and -off position where the seat body faces an opening of a door of the vehicle. The seat rotating device includes a base plate fixed to a floor side of the vehicle, a turn frame arranged above the base plate and fixed to a lower surface of the seat body so as not to rotate relatively to the seat body, and a coupling unit that couples the base plate and the turn frame to each other such that the turn frame is rotatable with respect to the base plate between the seating position and the getting-on and -off position. The coupling unit includes a turn link and a drive mechanism fixed to a lower surface side of the turn link.

An entry / egress system for a vehicle includes a housing mountable to a structural member in the vehicle. An actuator is arranged at the housing. The actuator is connectable to a source of electrical power in the vehicle. A lift mechanism is operatively connected to the actuator. A support member is operatively connected to the lift mechanism. The support member is selectively shiftable between a user entry position and a user egress position. A control system is operatively connected to the actuator. The control system is operable to shift the support member to one of the user entry position and the user egress position.

This disclosure relates to a passenger transport system and method, the passenger transport system including a seat system with a frame, a mobility platform, and a seat configured to be removably fixed to the frame or mobility platform. The seat provides a passenger seating position when fixed to the frame. The seat provides a wheelchair transfer position when fixed to the mobility platform.

To provide a wheelchair fixation mechanism facilitating positioning between a striker and a latch.SOLUTION: A wheelchair fixation mechanism fixes a wheelchair to a fixation part installed on a vehicle. The wheelchair fixation mechanism includes an engaged part and an engaging part. The engaged part has a stick-like striker extending in a vertical direction. The engaging part includes: a storage part storing the striker; a latch regulating the striker from being separated from the storage part; and a guide part guiding the striker toward the storage part. The guide part includes a first guide face and a second guide face which face each other in a width direction of the wheelchair and also the mutual distance of which gets smaller toward the storage part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The present disclosure provides a wheelchair fixing mechanism in which alignment of a locking pin and a latch is easily performed. A wheelchair fixing mechanism according to one aspect of the present disclosure is configured to fix a wheelchair to a fixing portion provided in a vehicle. The wheelchair fixing mechanism includes an engaged portion and an engaging portion. The engaged portion has at least one locking pin that is rod-shaped and extends in a vertical direction. The engaging portion has a housing portion that houses the locking pin, a latch that restricts the locking pin from being disengaged from the housing portion, and a guide portion that guides the locking pin toward the housing portion. The guide portion has a first guide surface and a second guide surface that face each other in a width direction of the wheelchair, and the first guide surface and the second guide surface are closer to each other toward the at least one housing portion.

The invention discloses a seat armrest screen control method and a vehicle, and belongs to the technical field of man-machine interaction, and the method comprises the following steps: carrying out scene recognition on operation state parameters of a target seat to obtain a semantic scene to which the target seat currently belongs; the semantic scene is used for representing the use condition of the target seat; performing strategy mapping on the semantic scene, and determining an adaptive control strategy corresponding to the semantic scene; and controlling a target seat armrest screen based on the self-adaptive control strategy. Self-adaptive linkage control in the whole period inside and outside the vehicle is achieved, and interaction continuity and safety are enhanced.

A system and a method include a seat system including a frame, a mobile platform, and a seat configured to removably secure to both the frame of the seat system and the mobile platform. The seat secured to the frame provides a passenger seating location. The seat secured to the mobile platform provides a transfer wheelchair.

A vehicle seat configured to be fixed in a vehicle is defined. The vehicle seat comprises a seat back configured such that when the seat is fixed in the vehicle there is a gap between a lower edge of the seat back and a floor of the vehicle to enable wheels of a wheelchair to protrude through the gap. The vehicle seat further comprises a seat base wherein the seat base is either: foldable between a first position in which the seat base acts as a base to the seat and a second position in which the seat base is stowed against the seat back; or removable from the seat back. The seat base is foldable or removable to allow the seat base to be stowed when the seat is used by the wheelchair.

Revolving door chair (30) for a vehicle (10), comprising: a support frame (42) with a base (48), a side element (50) extending upwards from the base (48), and a chair mount (52), wherein the side element (50) is pivotably attached to a vehicle mount, a floor mounting leg (80, 82) which is pivotally connected to the base (48), and a chair (45) which is positioned in the support frame (42), wherein the chair (45) rests in the chair holder (52), wherein the chair support (52) comprises a front chair support element (70), a rear chair support element (72) and a first lateral support element (54) which extends between the front chair support element (70) and the rear chair support element (72) and connects them together.

The invention relates to a frame (1, 1') for a vehicle seat (100), in particular for a vehicle seat for people with disabilities, wherein the frame (1, 1') has a seat section (2, 2') and a backrest section (4, 4'), wherein the seat section (2, 2') and the backrest section (4, 4') are connected, and the frame (1, 1') is made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and the frame (1, 1'), preferably the backrest section (4), has brackets (12) or mounting points (46) for a personal restraint system (110), in particular a belt system (110'), wherein the frame (1, 1') has a fastening section (5, 5') for attaching it to a substructure (60), wherein the backrest section (4) is formed integrally with the fastening section (5, 5'), and wherein at least parts of the seat section (2, 2') are movably connected to the Backrest section (4, 4') are connected.

A system (100) and a method include a seat system (106) including a frame (110), a mobile platform (124), and a seat configured to removably secure to both the frame (110) of the seat system (106) and the mobile platform (124). The seat secured to the frame (110) provides a passenger seating location (142). The seat secured to the mobile platform (124) provides a transfer wheelchair (160).

Described is a bottom seat pan swivel for use by movement impaired individuals. The bottom seat pan swivel includes a first seat cushion that is fixed to a seat base and includes at least one aperture and a second seat cushion positioned within the aperture of the first seat cushion. The second seat cushion is rotatable relative to the first seat cushion.

The object of the invention is a wheelchair (21 ) for transporting persons with disability comprising a chassis (22) with two pairs of wheels, a seat (25), a backrest (26), a footrest (27), a power source (28) and a travel drive (29). A frame (31 ) of the seat is movably connected to a frame (30) of the backrest, to the footrest (27) and to the chassis (22). The pair of front wheels (23) is held at a constant distance from the pair of back wheels (24) by the chassis (22). The frame (31 ) of the seat is connected to the chassis (22) by a positioning arm (32) which is rotationally connected to the frame (31 ) of the seat at the top and rotationally connected to the chassis (22) at the bottom, wherein the rotational connection (33) of the positioning arm (32) to the chassis (22) is at the front third of the chassis (22). Further, the wheelchair (21 ) comprises a positioning linear drive (34) for tilting the positioning arm (32), which connects the chassis (22) to the positioning arm (32), wherein the connection of the positioning linear drive (34) to the chassis (22) is closer to the back wheels (24) than the rotational connection (33) of the positioning arm (32) to the chassis (22).

To provide a seat rotating device including a structure which enables compactification of the seat rotating device.SOLUTION: A seat rotating device rotates a seat body between a seating position where the seat body faces the front of a vehicle and a getting-on / off position where the seat body faces an opening of a door of the vehicle. The seat rotating device includes: a base plate 100 fixed to a floor FL side of the vehicle; a turn frame 200 arranged above the base plate 100 and fixed to a lower surface of the seat body so as not to rotate relative to the seat body; and a coupling unit 300 that couples the base plate 100 and the turn frame 200 to each other such that the turn frame 200 is rotatable with respect to the base plate 100 between the seating position and the getting-on / off position. The coupling unit 300 includes: a turn link 311; and a drive mechanism 321 fixed to a lower surface side of the turn link 311.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

The object of the invention is an assembly for transporting a wheelchair (1) for transporting persons with disability to and from an automobile (2). This assembly comprises a support column (3) for attachment to the floor of the automobile (2), an arm (4) for attaching the wheelchair (1) connected to the support column (3), and a drive mechanism for moving the arm (4). The drive mechanism comprises a lifting guide element (6) with a lifting drive (7) for vertically sliding the arm (4) relative to the support column (3), a sliding guide element (8) with a sliding drive (9) for horizontally sliding the arm (4) relative to the support column (3), and a rotating guide element (10) with a rotating drive (11) for rotating the arm (4) around the axis of the support column (3), preferably together with the column. The drive mechanism comprises a control unit (12) adapted for operating the drives. The assembly can also comprise a wheelchair (1) preferably adapted for transport by the assembly. Furthermore, the object of the invention is a method for transporting the wheelchair (1) that can be implemented by this assembly.