Wheelchair-fixing device, wheelchair-loadable vehicle and wheelchair system

Abstract

A wheelchair-fixing device, a wheelchair-loadable vehicle, and a wheelchair system capable of ensuring the safety by securely fixing a wheelchair even against a collision of an automobile when the wheelchair is put in the automobile and also ensuring the easy operation for mounting the wheelchair to the automobile. A wheelchair-fixing device for fixing a wheelchair to a vehicle comprises a front holding member for holding a front portion of the wheelchair from the front side, and a derrick-type locking mechanism which holds a rear portion of the wheelchair with a rear holding member from the rear side by the raising operation thereof from a floor member. The front holding member holds the wheelchair at a position close to the feet of the occupant and the rear holding member holds the wheelchair at a position below the seat.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a wheelchair fixing device for fixing a wheelchair to an automobile or the like with a passenger on board, a vehicle for mounting the wheelchair, and a wheelchair system. Background technique [0002] Wheelchairs are currently widely used as a simple vehicle that is indispensable when a person with an injured leg or a disabled person with a disabled leg moves in a wheelchair. And in recent years, in order to save the labor and time required for the wheelchair occupant to transfer to the car seat, automobiles with equipment for carrying the wheelchair together in the rear space while the occupant is sitting on the wheelchair have become popular. [0003] When such a wheelchair is mounted, the mounting is unstable because only the brakes provided on the wheelchair are utilized, so it is necessary to install a device for fixing the wheelchair in the above-mentioned rear space. However, if the fixing device is provided wit...

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Problems solved by technology

[0006] However, the wheelchair fixing device described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 is only intended to fix the wheelchair when the vehicle is normally driven. The linkage mechanism is therefore not designed to withstand large loads

Therefore, the wheelchair cannot be sufficiently fixed against a strong impact caused by an emergency stop or a collision when it is mounted on a car, and the safety of the occupant cannot be ensured.

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