CN108904161B - Wheelchair - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a wheelchair which comprises a chair seat, a backrest, a chassis support, a folding plate frame and an armrest device, wherein the top end of the folding support is pivoted to the rear side part of the chair seat, the top end of the folding support is connected with the bottom of the backrest, the bottom end of the folding support is connected with the chassis support, the top end of the folding plate frame is pivoted to the chair seat, the bottom end of the folding plate frame is pivoted to the chassis support, and the armrest device is connected to the chair seat in a foldable manner. The folding of the wheelchair is convenient, and the folded structure is compact, thereby being beneficial to reducing the occupied space.

Description

Wheelchair

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of wheelchairs, in particular to a foldable wheelchair.

Background

The wheelchair is an important tool for rehabilitation, is a walking aid for disabled limbs and people with mobility impairment, and can facilitate physical exercise and social activities. Some wheelchairs currently have a folding structure to facilitate folding when not in use, however, these wheelchairs are not convenient enough to fold and the structure after folding is still not compact enough.

Disclosure of Invention

Based on the above, the invention aims to provide a wheelchair which is convenient to fold and compact in structure after folding, and is beneficial to reducing occupied space.

The technical scheme of the invention is as follows: the utility model provides a wheelchair, includes seat support, back, chassis support, folding grillage and armrest apparatus, folding support's top pin joint in the back lateral part of seat support, just folding support's top with the bottom of back is connected, folding support's bottom with the chassis support is connected, folding grillage's top with the seat support pin joint mutually, folding grillage's bottom with the chassis support pin joint mutually, armrest apparatus foldably connect in on the seat support.

Optionally, the folding support includes folding branch and lower folding branch, the top pin joint of going up folding branch is in the rear side of seat support, just go up folding branch's top with the bottom fixed connection of back, go up folding branch's bottom with the top phase pin joint of folding branch down, the bottom fixed support of folding branch down is in on the chassis support.

Optionally, the lower folding supporting rod comprises a main rod body, a first supporting plate and a second supporting plate, wherein the first supporting plate and the second supporting plate are all arranged at the top end of the main rod body, the first supporting plate and the second supporting plate are mutually parallel, a mounting groove is formed between the first supporting plate and the second supporting plate, and the upper folding supporting rod stretches into the mounting groove to be pivoted with the lower folding supporting rod.

Optionally, the first support plate is provided with a bolt device, the bolt device comprises a bolt body, the first support plate is provided with a perforation, the upper folding support rod is provided with a clamping concave position, and the bolt body is telescopically inserted into the perforation and the clamping concave position.

Optionally, the upper folding supporting rod is provided with a clamping plate arranged along the extending direction of the upper folding supporting rod, a clamping column is connected between the first supporting plate and the second supporting plate, the clamping column is located at the side of the main rod body and perpendicular to the plane where the clamping plate is located, the lower folding supporting rod or the clamping column is connected with a buckling piece, and the buckling piece enables the bottom end of the clamping plate to be propped against the clamping column through buckling the clamping plate.

Optionally, the buckling piece comprises a movable handle, a pressing block, a connecting rod and a spring, wherein the pressing block is slidably connected with the connecting rod, the connecting rod is connected with the clamping column, the connecting rod can rotate around the clamping column by taking the clamping column as a rotating shaft, and the spring is connected between the pressing block and the clamping column; the movable handle is connected to the top end of the connecting rod.

Optionally, two clamping plates are arranged, the two clamping plates are all arranged in the mounting groove and are parallel to each other, and a containing groove for containing the connecting rod is formed between the two clamping plates.

Further, the bottom of the clamping plate is provided with a clamping groove matched with the outer peripheral surface of the clamping column.

Optionally, the chassis support includes longeron and installation stiffening beam, the installation stiffening beam is located the top of longeron, the bottom fixed support of lower folding branch is in on the longeron, the middle part fixed support of lower folding branch is in on the installation stiffening beam.

Optionally, the armrest device includes a folding locking mechanism, the folding locking mechanism is disposed at a rear side portion of the seat, the folding locking mechanism includes a shell, a top end of the upper folding support rod is pivoted with the shell, and a bottom of the backrest is fixedly connected with the shell.

Optionally, the top of the folding grillage is pivoted with the front side of the seat, and the bottom of the folding grillage is pivoted with the chassis bracket.

Optionally, the chassis support includes the front beam, the bottom of folding grillage with the front beam looks pin joint.

Optionally, a positioning groove for installing the control panel is formed in the folding plate frame.

Optionally, the chassis support includes bottom frame and two support frames, two the support frames respectively fixed set up in bottom frame's both sides, the support frame is followed bottom frame's fore-and-aft direction extends, just the support frame is equipped with two at least wheel mounting positions, each wheel mounting position is followed the extending direction of support frame arranges, install the removal wheel in the wheel mounting position.

Optionally, the supporting frame includes a middle bracket, a front supporting beam and a rear supporting beam, the wheel mounting positions are divided into a front wheel mounting position and a rear wheel mounting position, the front supporting beam and the rear supporting beam are respectively and fixedly arranged at two sides of the middle bracket, the front wheel mounting position is formed between the front supporting beam and the middle bracket, and the rear wheel mounting position is formed between the rear supporting beam and the middle bracket; the movable wheels are divided into front movable wheels and rear movable wheels, the front movable wheels are installed in the front wheel installation positions, the front movable wheels are connected with the front supporting beams, and the rear movable wheels are installed in the rear wheel installation positions.

Optionally, the middle support is connected with an installation stiffening beam, the installation stiffening beam comprises a rear extension part, and the rear movable wheel is connected with the rear extension part.

Optionally, the middle support includes the roof beam and two curb girders, two the curb girders set up respectively in the both ends of roof beam are formed the plug recess that supplies the battery to install, install the stiffening beam and connect on two the curb girders.

Optionally, the bottom frame includes front beam, back beam and two piece at least longerons, each longeron respectively connect in the front beam with between the back beam, two the support frame respectively connect in the both ends of front beam.

Optionally, the back Liang Shujie has the afterbody support, the tailwheel is installed to the end of afterbody support, folding grillage with be provided with the transfer line between the afterbody support, the both ends of transfer line pin joint respectively folding grillage with the afterbody support.

Optionally, the armrest device includes a folding arm and an armrest body, the folding arm is rotatably and foldably connected to the seat, and the armrest body is pivotally connected to the top end of the folding arm.

Optionally, the seat is connected with a folding locking mechanism, and the folding arm is rotatably connected with the folding locking mechanism.

Optionally, the folding locking mechanism includes casing, gear, linkage piece and rocking arm, the folding arm through first pin joint axle with the casing is pin joint mutually, the gear is located on the first pin joint axle, the linkage piece install in the casing, just the linkage piece be equipped with can with the tooth key that the gear meshed, the rocking arm pin joint in the casing, just the rocking arm with the linkage piece is connected, the rocking arm with the torsional spring is installed to the pin joint department of casing.

Optionally, the linkage piece includes arc spacing component and bar slider, the tooth key is located on the arc spacing component, the arc spacing component has pin joint end and link, the pin joint end with the shell piece is pin joint mutually, the link with the first end of bar slider is connected, be equipped with the spout on the shell piece, bar slider slidable install in the spout, just the second end of bar slider with the rocking arm is connected.

Optionally, the rocking arm includes main arm and linking arm, the linking arm is located the one end of main arm, just the linking arm with the main arm forms the contained angle, the linking arm is equipped with the slide opening, the second end of bar slider is provided with the connecting axle, the connecting axle wears to locate in the slide opening.

Optionally, the shell has the installation cavity, just the shell be equipped with the communicating bar hole of installation cavity, the gear with the linkage piece all install in the installation cavity, the rocking arm stretches out from in the bar hole, first pin joint axle is followed wear out in the shell and be connected with the bottom of folding arm.

Optionally, the folding arm includes first folding and second folding arm, the bottom of first folding arm pass through first pin joint axle with the shell spare is connected, the bottom of second folding arm pass through the second pin joint axle with the shell spare looks pin joint, the top of first folding arm with the top of second folding arm respectively with the handrail body looks pin joint.

Optionally, the first folding arm and the second folding arm are arranged in parallel, the second folding arm is provided with a first groove extending along the length direction of the second folding arm, and the first folding arm is movably accommodated in the first groove.

Optionally, a support is fixedly installed at the bottom of the armrest body, and the first folding arm and the second folding arm are respectively connected with the armrest body through the support.

Optionally, the support includes connecting plate, first pivot board and second pivot board, first pivot board with the second pivot board is located the bottom surface of connecting plate, first folding arm with first pivot board looks pin joint, the second folding arm with second pivot board looks pin joint.

Optionally, the second folding arm is closer to the rear end of the armrest body than the first folding arm, and the length of the second pivoting plate is greater than the length of the first pivoting plate.

Optionally, the first folding arm is provided with a second groove extending along the length direction of the first folding arm, and the second pivoting plate is accommodated in the second groove.

Optionally, at least one row of mounting holes is arranged at the bottom of the armrest body, at least two through holes are arranged on the support, and each through hole is connected with the corresponding mounting hole through a bolt.

Optionally, the cross section of the first folding arm and the cross section of the second folding arm are both half waist-shaped, and the first folding arm and the second folding arm are oppositely arranged.

The embodiment of the invention has the following beneficial effects:

The wheelchair comprises a chair seat, a backrest, a chassis support, a folding plate frame and an armrest device, wherein the folding support and the folding plate frame are connected between the chair seat and the chassis support in a folding way through a pin joint structure, the backrest is also connected with the folding support, and the armrest device is connected above the chair seat in a folding way; therefore, when the wheelchair is folded, the chair seat and the backrest can be folded on the chassis bracket through the functions of the folding bracket and the folding plate frame, and the armrest device can be folded on the chair seat, so that the wheelchair can be folded by only rotating and folding the folding bracket, the folding plate frame and the armrest device through simple actions.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a first overall structure of a wheelchair according to this embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of a second overall structure of the wheelchair according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the wheelchair according to this embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the wheelchair according to the present embodiment after the storage box is removed.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of an assembly structure between the chassis support and the lower folding strut according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing a connection structure between the upper folding leg and the lower folding leg after the movable handle is removed according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of the latch device according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view showing an assembled structure of the seat, backrest, armrest apparatus and folding bracket according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of the folding locking mechanism according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 10 is a schematic view showing an assembled structure between the folding arm and the armrest body according to the present embodiment.

Reference numerals illustrate:

1. A seat, 2, a backrest, 3, a chassis bracket, 31, a bottom frame, 311, a front beam, 312, a rear beam, 313, a side beam, 32, a support frame, 321, a middle bracket, 3211, a bottom beam, 3212, a side beam, 3213, a plug groove, 322, a front support beam, 3221, a cover, 323, a rear support beam, 324, a mounting reinforcement beam, 4, a folding bracket, 41, an upper folding support bar, 411, a clip, 4111, a clip angle, 42, a lower folding support bar, 421, a first support plate, 422, a second support plate, 423, a main bar body, 424, a clip, 4241, a sleeve, 5, a folding plate frame, 6, a handrail device, 61, a folding arm, 611, a first folding arm, 612, a second folding arm, 62, a handrail body, 621, a mounting hole, 63, a folding locking mechanism, 631, a shell, 6311, a main housing, 6312, a face housing, 632, a gear, 633, a linkage, 6331, an arc-shaped limit member, 6331a, gear key, 6331b, pivoting end, 6331c, connecting end, 6332, bar-shaped slider, 6332a, connecting shaft, 634, rocker arm, 6341, main arm, 6342, connecting arm, 6342a, slide hole, 635, first pivoting shaft, 636, second pivoting shaft, 64, support, 641, connecting plate, 6411, through hole, 642, first pivoting plate, 643, second pivoting plate, 7, latch device, 71, latch body, 72, stay wire, 73, first spring, 74, mounting sleeve, 75, stopper sleeve, 8, clasp, 81, movable handle, 82, pressing block, 83, connecting rod, 84, second spring, 9, front moving wheel, 10, rear moving wheel, 11, pedal bracket, 111, pedal, 12, control board, 13, 14, tail bracket, 141, tail wheel, 15, transmission rod, 16, control box, 17, battery, 18, drive motor.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the present embodiment provides a wheelchair, which includes a seat 1, a backrest 2, a chassis support 3, a folding support 4, a folding plate frame 5 and an armrest device 6, wherein the top end of the folding support 4 is pivoted to the rear side of the seat 1, the top end of the folding support 4 is connected to the bottom of the backrest 2, the bottom end of the folding support 4 is connected to the chassis support 3, the top end of the folding plate frame 5 is pivoted to the seat 1, the bottom end of the folding plate frame 5 is pivoted to the chassis support 3, and the armrest device 6 is foldably connected to the seat 1. Therefore, when the wheelchair is folded, the chair seat 1 and the backrest 2 can be folded on the chassis bracket 3 through the folding action of the folding bracket 4 and the folding plate bracket 5, and the armrest device 6 can be folded on the chair seat 1, so that the wheelchair can be folded by only rotating the folding bracket 4, the folding plate bracket 5 and the armrest device 6 through simple actions, the folding mode is more convenient, and the folded structure is compact and tidy, thereby being beneficial to reducing the occupied space.

Wherein, referring to fig. 6 to 7 in combination with fig. 2 to 4, the folding bracket 4 of the present embodiment includes an upper folding supporting rod 41 and a lower folding supporting rod 42, the top end of the upper folding supporting rod 41 is pivoted to the rear side portion of the seat 1, the top end of the upper folding supporting rod 41 is fixedly connected with the bottom of the backrest 2, the bottom end of the upper folding supporting rod 41 is pivoted to the top end of the lower folding supporting rod 42, and the bottom end of the lower folding supporting rod 42 is fixedly supported on the chassis bracket 3; specifically, the lower folding supporting rod 42 includes a main rod body 423, a first supporting plate 421 and a second supporting plate 422, the first supporting plate 421 and the second supporting plate 422 are all disposed at the top end of the main rod body 423, the first supporting plate 421 and the second supporting plate 422 are disposed parallel to each other, a mounting groove is formed between the first supporting plate 421 and the second supporting plate 422, and the upper folding supporting rod 41 extends into the mounting groove to be pivoted with the lower folding supporting rod 42; thus, the upper folding leg 41 can rotate relative to the lower folding leg 42, thereby enabling the folding bracket 4 to perform a folding function. The first support plate 421 is provided with a latch device 7, the latch device 7 comprises a latch body 71, a pull wire 72, a first spring 73, a mounting sleeve 74 and a stop sleeve 75, the stop sleeve 75 is connected to one end of the mounting sleeve 74, the diameter of the stop sleeve 75 is smaller than that of the mounting sleeve 74, the latch body 71 is penetrated into the stop through sleeve and the mounting sleeve 74, the latch body 71 is provided with a step, the first spring 73 is arranged in the mounting sleeve 74, two ends of the first spring 73 are respectively abutted against the step and the end of the stop sleeve 75, the tail end of the latch body 71 is connected with the pull wire 72, the head of the latch body 71 extends out from the other end of the mounting sleeve 74, the first support plate 421 is provided with a perforation, the upper folding support rod 41 is provided with a clamping concave position, and the latch body 71 is telescopically inserted into the perforation and the clamping concave position after extending out of the mounting sleeve 74. Because the folding brackets 4 on the two sides of the wheelchair are provided with the bolt devices 7, a stay wire 72 can be shared between the two bolt devices 7, when the stay wire 72 is pulled, the bolt bodies 71 on the two sides are contracted from the corresponding perforation and clamping concave positions, and the upper folding supporting rod 41 can be folded in a rotating way relative to the lower folding supporting rod 42; when the upper folding support rod 41 is unfolded relative to the lower folding support rod 42 to align the perforation and the clamping concave position, the bolt body 71 can extend into the perforation and the clamping concave position under the action of the spring, so that the relative fixation between the upper folding support rod 41 and the lower folding support rod 42 can be realized.

Further, the upper folding supporting rod 41 is provided with a clamping plate 411 arranged along the extending direction thereof, a clamping column 424 is connected between the first supporting plate 421 and the second supporting plate 422 at the top end of the lower folding supporting rod 42, the clamping column 424 is located beside the main rod 423, the clamping column 424 is perpendicular to the plane where the clamping plate 411 is located, the lower folding supporting rod 42 or the clamping column 424 is connected with a buckling piece 8, and the buckling piece 8 enables the bottom end of the clamping plate 411 to be pressed against the clamping column 424 through buckling in the clamping plate 411. The fastener 8 of this embodiment includes a movable handle 81, a pressing block 82, a connecting rod 83 and a second spring 84, the pressing block 82 is slidably connected to the connecting rod 83, one end of the connecting rod 83 is connected to the clamping post 424, the connecting rod 83 can rotate around the clamping post 424 with the clamping post 424 as a rotation axis, the second spring 84 is connected between the pressing block 82 and the clamping post 424, and the movable handle 81 is connected to the top end of the connecting rod 83. Specific: the bottom end of the clamping plate 411 is provided with a clamping groove matched with the outer peripheral surface of the clamping column 424, and the clamping column 424 is sleeved with a sleeve pad 4241 matched with the clamping groove; the clamping column 424 can rotate around the central axis of the clamping column 424, the connecting rod 83 is fixedly inserted on the clamping column 424, and the connecting rod 83 is vertical to the clamping column 424; in addition, a corner 4111 is formed at the top end of the clamping plate 411, and the corner 4111 is rounded; the two clamping plates 411 are arranged in the mounting groove and are parallel to each other, and a containing groove for containing the connecting rod 83 is formed between the two clamping plates 411. Therefore, when the upper folding support rod 41 is unfolded relative to the lower folding support rod 42 and the relative fixation between the upper folding support rod 41 and the lower folding support rod 42 is realized through the bolt device 7, the buckling piece 8 can be buckled on the clamping plate 411 to press the bottom end of the clamping plate 411 on the clamping post 424, so that the further fixation between the upper folding support rod 41 and the lower folding support rod 42 is realized, the fixation of the upper folding support rod 41 and the lower folding support rod 42 after the upper folding support rod and the lower folding support rod are unfolded is more stable, the wheelchair can be prevented from shaking, the structural stability of the wheelchair after the wheelchair is unfolded is enhanced, and the user experience is improved; when the wheelchair is required to be folded, the buckling function of the buckling piece 8 can be released. Specifically, when the fastening piece 8 is fastened, the movable handle 81 can be held to push the connecting rod 83 to rotate in the direction of the accommodating groove, so that the pressing block 82 on the connecting rod 83 spans the clamping angle 4111, after the pressing block 82 spans, the pressing block 82 can be pressed against the top end of the clamping plate 411 under the action of the second spring 84, so that the bottom end of the clamping plate 411 is pressed against the clamping column 424, at the moment, the sleeve cushion 4241 on the clamping column 424 can be tightly fastened by the clamping groove at the bottom end of the clamping plate 411, and when the action of the fastening piece 8 is required to be released, the movable handle 81 is held to pull the connecting rod 83 to rotate in the direction away from the accommodating groove, so that the pressing block 82 of the connecting rod 83 spans the clamping angle 4111 in the opposite direction; when the pressing block 82 passes through the corner 4111, it slides relative to the link 83, and the corner 4111 is rounded, so that the pressing block 82 can smoothly cross the corner 4111.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5 in conjunction with fig. 1 to 3, the chassis support 3 of the present embodiment includes a bottom frame 31 and two support frames 32, the two support frames 32 are respectively fixedly disposed on two sides of the bottom frame 31, each support frame 32 extends along a front-rear direction of the bottom frame 31, each support frame 32 is provided with two wheel mounting positions, each wheel mounting position is arranged along an extending direction of the support frame 32, and each wheel mounting position is provided with a moving wheel. It should be noted that the number of the wheel mounting locations and the corresponding moving wheels on each support 32 may be more than two. Therefore, as each side of the wheelchair is provided with at least two movable wheels, on one hand, the chassis structure formed by the chassis bracket 3 and the movable wheels can ensure the stability of the supporting structure of the wheelchair, and on the other hand, the size of the movable wheels is reduced, so that the gravity center of the wheelchair can be reduced, and the wheelchair is easier to pass a threshold when being pushed. In addition, the chassis structure of the wheelchair is stable, and the use reliability of the wheelchair is improved. In this embodiment, the radius of each moving wheel may be 5cm-10cm, which is advantageous for lowering the center of gravity of the wheelchair, making it easier to push the wheelchair over the threshold.

Specifically, the support frame 32 of the present embodiment includes a middle bracket 321, a front support beam 322 and a rear support beam 323, where the wheel mounting positions are divided into a front wheel mounting position and a rear wheel mounting position, the front support beam 322 and the rear support beam 323 are fixedly disposed on two sides of the middle bracket 321, the front wheel mounting position is formed between the front support beam 322 and the middle bracket 321, and the rear wheel mounting position is formed between the rear support beam 323 and the middle bracket 321; the above-described moving wheels may be divided into a front moving wheel 9 and a rear moving wheel 10, the front moving wheel 9 being installed in the front wheel installation position, and the rear moving wheel 10 being installed in the rear wheel installation position. In this embodiment, the front support beam 322 is integrally formed with the middle bracket 321, the rear support beam 323 is fixedly connected with the middle bracket 321, and it should be noted that the rear support beam 323 may be integrally formed with the middle bracket 321, and the front support beam 322 may be fixedly connected to the middle bracket 321. In addition, the middle bracket 321 of the present embodiment is connected with a mounting reinforcement beam 324, and the mounting reinforcement beam 324 and the front beam 311 of the bottom frame 31 and/or the mounting reinforcement beam 324 and the longitudinal beam 313 of the bottom frame 31 and/or the mounting reinforcement beam 324 and the rear beam 312 of the bottom frame 31 may be supported and connected by a support bar, the mounting reinforcement beam 324 includes a rear extension portion to which the rear moving wheel 10 is connected, the front moving wheel 9 is connected with the front support beam 322, and the front moving wheel 9 may be a universal wheel. Further, the middle bracket 321 of the embodiment includes a bottom beam 3211 and two side beams 3212, the two side beams 3212 are respectively disposed at two ends of the bottom beam 3211 to form an insertion and extraction groove 3213 for installing the battery 17, and the installation reinforcing beam 324 is connected to the two side beams 3212, so that, due to the insertion and extraction grooves 3213 for installing the battery 17 being disposed on the middle bracket 321, the battery 17 can be installed on two sides of the wheelchair, thereby being beneficial to increasing the capacity of the battery 17 of the wheelchair and improving the cruising ability of the wheelchair, and the structural mode is ingenious, the space of the wheelchair structure can be reasonably utilized, and the compactness of the wheelchair structure is beneficial to being improved; the installation reinforcing beam 324 is provided to reinforce the structural stability of the intermediate bracket 321, in addition to the capability of moving the wheel 10 after installation by the rear extension thereof.

In addition, the front support beam 322 of the present embodiment is also connected to a foot rest bracket 11, and the foot rest bracket 11 is mounted with a foot rest 111 so that a user can put feet on the foot rest 111 when sitting in the wheelchair. On the other hand, the front support beam 322 and the middle bracket 321 may be hollow and communicate with each other, and the front end of the front support beam 322 may be provided with an opening, and the cover 3221 may be detachably mounted at the opening, so that the line may be hidden by using the internal space of the support frame 32, and the cover 3221 at the opening may be opened, so that maintenance and repair of the hidden line may be facilitated, and maintenance and repair of the connection structure between the front moving wheel 9 and the front support beam 322 may also be facilitated.

In this embodiment, the bottom frame 31 includes a front beam 311, a rear beam 312, and at least two longitudinal beams 313, each longitudinal beam 313 is connected between the front beam 311 and the rear beam 312, and the two support frames 32 are connected to two ends of the front beam 311; specifically, the front beam 311 has both ends connected to the bottom beams 3211 of the intermediate brackets 321 on both sides. The folding plate frame 5 of the present embodiment is obliquely disposed between the seat 1 and the bottom frame 31, and the bottom end of the folding plate frame 5 is pivoted to the front beam 311, and the top end of the folding plate frame 5 is pivoted to the front side of the seat 1, so that the folding plate frame 5 can support the front side of the seat 1 and realize the folding function. In addition, be equipped with the constant head tank that is used for installing control panel 12 on this folding grillage 5, control panel 12 installs in this constant head tank, can realize the rational utilization to the space, and then promotes the compact degree of structure. The storage box 13 can be placed on the bottom frame 31 of the present embodiment, and the storage box 13 is located behind the folding plate frame 5, so that the space between the seat 1 and the bottom frame 31 after the wheelchair is folded can be fully utilized, and convenience can be provided for a user to store various objects by placing the storage box 13 in the space. In addition, the bottom end of the lower folding strut 42 of the present embodiment is fixedly supported on the rear beam 312 or one of the longitudinal beams 313, the installation reinforcing beam 324 is located above the longitudinal beam 313, the lower folding strut 42 passes through the installation reinforcing beam 324, and the middle part of the lower folding strut 42 is supported on the installation reinforcing beam 324, whereby the support of the rear side part of the seat 1 and the backrest 2 can be achieved by the supporting action of the lower folding strut 42. In addition, the rear beam 312 is pivotally connected with a tail bracket 14, and a tail wheel 141 is mounted at the tail end of the tail bracket 14, and the tail wheel 141 can further support the wheelchair; a transmission rod 15 is arranged between the folding plate frame 5 and the tail support 14, and two ends of the transmission rod 15 are respectively pivoted with the side edge of the folding plate frame 5 and the tail support 14, so that when the wheelchair is folded, the tail support 14 and the tail wheel 141 are folded and tilted, and the occupied space after folding is further reduced.

The wheelchair of the present embodiment is configured by the folding bracket 4, the folding leg rest 5, and the like, and when the wheelchair is folded, the upper folding leg rest 41 is rotated forward with respect to the lower folding leg rest 42, and the folding leg rest 5 is rotated with respect to the bottom end thereof, so that the seat 1 can be translated downward and the backrest 2 can be rotated with respect to the lower folding leg rest 42, and finally the seat 1 and the backrest 2 can be folded over the bottom frame 31.

Referring to fig. 8 to 10 in conjunction with fig. 1 and 2, the armrest apparatus 6 of the present embodiment includes a folding arm 61 and an armrest body 62, the folding arm 61 is rotatably and foldably connected to the seat 1, and the armrest body 62 is pivotally connected to the top end of the folding arm 61. Specifically, the seat 1 is connected to a fold-locking mechanism 63, and the fold-arm 61 is rotatably connected to the fold-locking mechanism 63. The folding locking mechanism 63 comprises a shell 631, a gear 632, a linkage member 633 and a rocker arm 634, wherein the folding arm 61 is pivoted with the shell 631 through a first pivot 635, the gear 632 is arranged on the first pivot 635, the linkage member 633 is arranged on the shell 631, the linkage member 633 is provided with a tooth key 6331a meshed with the gear 632, the rocker arm 634 is pivoted with the shell 631, the rocker arm 634 is connected with the linkage member 633, and a first torsion spring is arranged at the pivot joint of the rocker arm 634 and the shell 631. Therefore, by manipulating the rocker 634, the linkage 633 can be driven to act, so that the tooth key 6331a on the linkage 633 is separated from the gear 632, and the folding arm 61 connected to the first pivot 635 can rotate, so that the adjustment of the armrest body 62 of the seat or wheelchair at any different height positions can be realized, and when the rocker 634 is released, the rocker 634 returns under the action of the first torsion spring, so that the linkage 633 is driven to return, the tooth key 6331a on the linkage 633 is meshed with the gear 632, and further the position locking and hovering of the armrest body 62 after the height adjustment can be realized. Therefore, the folding locking mechanism 63 of the embodiment can realize adjustment and hovering of the armrest body 62 at different heights, so that a user can sit in the seat or come out of the seat conveniently, and the user experience is improved.

The shell 631 includes a main shell 6311 and a face shell 6312, the face shell 6312 is covered on the main shell 6311, the face shell 6312 and the main shell 6311 enclose an installation cavity, the linkage 633 and the gear 632 are both installed in the installation cavity, one end of the rocker 634 is connected with the linkage 633, and the other end of the rocker penetrates out of the shell 631. The linkage 633 includes an arc-shaped limiting member 6331 and a bar-shaped slider 6332, the tooth key 6331a is disposed on the arc-shaped limiting member 6331, the arc-shaped limiting member 6331 has a pivot end 6331b and a connection end 6331c, the pivot end 6331b is pivoted with the main housing 6311 of the shell 631, the pivot position of the pivot end 6331b and the main housing 6311 is provided with a second torsion spring, the connection end 6331c is movably connected with the first end of the bar-shaped slider 6332, the main housing 6311 of the shell 631 is provided with a sliding slot, the bar-shaped slider 6332 is slidably mounted in the sliding slot, and the second end of the bar-shaped slider 6332 is connected with the rocker 634. Specifically, the rocker arm 634 includes a main arm 6341 and a connecting arm 6342, the connecting arm 6342 is disposed at one end of the main arm 6341, and the connecting arm 6342 and the main arm 6341 form an included angle, the included angle may be 90 degrees, the connecting arm 6342 is provided with a sliding hole 6342a, the second end of the bar-shaped sliding block 6332 is provided with a connecting shaft 6332a, and the connecting shaft 6332a is disposed in the sliding hole 6342a in a penetrating manner; while the housing 631 is provided with a bar-shaped hole communicating with the installation cavity, from which the main arm 6341 of the swing arm 634 protrudes; the first pivot 635 extends from the housing 631 to connect with the bottom end of the folding arm 61. Therefore, when the main arm 6341 of the rocker arm 634 is pressed down, the connecting arm 6342 of the main arm 6341 pushes the bar-shaped sliding block 6332 to move backwards along the chute, and then the bar-shaped sliding block 6332 drives the arc-shaped limiting member 6331 to rotate, so that the tooth key 6331a of the arc-shaped limiting member 6331 is separated from the gear 632 on the first pivot shaft 635, at this time, the folding arm 61 can rotate to adjust the height of the armrest body 62, when the rocker arm 634 is released, the rocker arm 634 returns under the action of the first torsion spring, and then drives the bar-shaped sliding block 6332 to move forwards along the chute, so that the arc-shaped limiting member 6331 rotates towards the direction of the gear 632, and the second torsion spring also drives the arc-shaped limiting member 6331 to rotate, so that the tooth key 6331a on the arc-shaped limiting member 6331 is meshed with the gear 632, and the locking of the rotating armrest body 62 is achieved, and therefore, the hovering of the armrest body 62 at any different height positions can be achieved.

In addition, the top end of the upper folding support 41 may be pivoted to the shell 631, and the bottom of the backrest 2 may be fixedly connected to the shell 631, so that the relative rotation between the seat 1 and the upper folding support 41, that is, the relative rotation between the folding support 4 and the backrest 2 and the seat 1, is achieved, so that in the folding process of the folding support 4, the folding between the backrest 2 and the seat 1, and further, the folding of the backrest 2 and the seat 1 together on the chassis support 3, may be achieved.

The folding arm 61 of the present embodiment may include a first folding arm 611 and a second folding arm 612, where the bottom end of the first folding arm 611 is connected to the first pivot 635, the bottom end of the second folding arm 612 is pivoted to the main housing 6311 of the housing 631 by the second pivot 636, and the top end of the first folding arm 611 and the top end of the second folding arm 612 are respectively pivoted to the armrest body 62. The first folding arm 611 and the second folding arm 612 are arranged in parallel to each other, and the second folding arm 612 is provided with a first groove extending along the length direction thereof, and the first folding arm 611 is movably accommodated in the first groove. Therefore, the armrest body 62 can be firmly supported by the first folding arm 611 and the second folding arm 612, the armrest body 62 can be always supported by the first folding arm 611 and the second folding arm 612 to be parallel or basically parallel with the seat 1 in the rotating folding process, and the height of the armrest body 62 can be adjusted by rotating and folding the first folding arm 611 and the second folding arm 612, so that a user can conveniently sit in a wheelchair or come out of the wheelchair. On the other hand, when the first folding arm 611 and the second folding arm 612 are folded in a rotating manner, the height of the armrest body 62 can be reduced to the position of the seat 1 of the wheelchair, which is beneficial to reducing the space occupied by the wheelchair after folding, and the folded structure can be more compact. The first recess wraps the first folding arm 611, which not only can strengthen the stability of the supporting structure and improve the compactness of the structure, but also is beneficial to improving the overall appearance of the product.

Further, the first folding arm 611 and the second folding arm 612 are connected to the armrest body 62 through the same support 64. The support 64 includes a connecting plate 641, a first pivot plate 642 and a second pivot plate 643, the first pivot plate 642 and the second pivot plate 643 are respectively and fixedly disposed on the bottom surface of the connecting plate 641, the connecting plate 641 is detachably mounted on the bottom of the armrest body 62, the first folding arm 611 is pivotally connected to the first pivot plate 642, and the second folding arm 612 is pivotally connected to the second pivot plate 643. Specifically, the second folding arm 612 is closer to the rear end of the armrest body 62 than the first folding arm 611, the length of the second pivoting plate 643 is greater than that of the first pivoting plate 642, the first folding arm 611 is provided with a second groove extending along the length direction thereof, and the second pivoting plate 643 is received in the second groove, so that when the first folding arm 611 and the second folding arm 612 are folded in a rotating manner and the height adjustment and hovering of the armrest body 62 are realized, the first folding arm 611 and the second folding arm 612 can always support the armrest body 62 parallel or substantially parallel to the seat 1, and thus the armrest function of the armrest body 62 can be better ensured. In this embodiment, the cross section of the first folding arm 611 and the cross section of the second folding arm 612 are both in a half waist shape, and the first folding arm 611 and the second folding arm 612 are relatively arranged, so that the first groove on the second folding arm 612 wraps the first folding arm 611, the second groove on the first folding arm 611 wraps the second pivoting plate 643, and further, the relative movement between the first folding arm 611 and the second folding arm 612 is facilitated in the process of rotating and folding, so that smooth progress of rotating and folding is ensured, and in addition, the overall appearance of the folding arm 61 can be improved through the structural mode. In addition, at least one row of mounting holes 621 is formed in the bottom of the armrest body 62, at least two through holes 6411 are formed in the connecting plate 641 of the support 64, and each through hole 6411 is connected with the corresponding mounting hole 621 through bolts, so that detachable connection between the support 64 and the folding arm 61 and the armrest body 62 can be achieved, and further, the armrest body 62 can adjust the front-rear relative position and/or the left-right relative position between the armrest body 62 and the support 64 and the folding arm 61 as required, so as to better meet user requirements. Moreover, the handrail body 62 of the present embodiment is hollow, and the side edge thereof may be provided with a through hole, and the cover may be detachably mounted at the through hole, so that the assembly and disassembly between the handrail body 61 and the support 64 can be facilitated.

The wheelchair of this embodiment may be an electric wheelchair, referring to fig. 1 and 2, specifically, a control board 12 is installed in a positioning slot of the folding plate frame 5, a control box 16 may be installed at a front end of one armrest body 62, a rocker for controlling the wheelchair to advance or retract and various control buttons may be disposed on the control box 16, a battery 17 may be inserted into middle brackets 321 on two sides of the wheelchair, the rear moving wheel 10 is connected with a driving motor 18, the control box 16 and the battery 17 are electrically connected with the control board 12, and thus, the control board 12 may control the driving motor 18 according to a setting of the control box 16, so as to control the movement of the wheelchair.

The folding process of the wheelchair of the embodiment can be specifically: the movable handle 81 of the buckling piece 8 is pulled firstly to enable the buckling piece 8 to release the buckling of the clamping plate 411, then the stay wire 72 of the latch device 7 is pulled to enable the latch body 71 of the latch device 7 to retract from the clamping concave position of the upper folding supporting rod 41 and the through hole of the first supporting plate 421, then the rocker 634 of the folding locking mechanism 63 is pressed down to enable the armrest device 6 to be folded on the chair seat 1, then the backrest 2 is pressed down, the upper folding supporting rod 41 and the folding plate frame 5 are enabled to be folded in a rotating mode, and further the backrest 2 and the chair seat 1 are enabled to be folded on the chassis support 3, and therefore the folding of the wheelchair is completed. The direction of rotation and folding of the wheelchair components can be shown by the arrows in figure 3.

The unfolding process of the wheelchair of the embodiment specifically comprises the following steps: lifting the backrest 2 and the seat 1 to align the concave locking position of the upper folding support rod 41 with the through hole of the first support plate 421, and then the latch body 71 of the latch device 7 is locked into the through hole and the concave locking position under the action of the spring, so as to realize the relative fixation of the upper folding support rod 41 and the lower folding support rod 42, and then pushing the movable handle 81 of the buckling piece 8 to buckle the buckling piece 8 on the clamping plate 411, thereby completing the folding and unfolding of the wheelchair.

To sum up, the wheelchair of the present embodiment realizes folding and unfolding of the wheelchair by the folding mechanism composed of the folding bracket 4 and the folding plate frame 5, and realizes fixation of the wheelchair after unfolding by the latch device 7, and further improves stability of the structure of the wheelchair after unfolding by the stability augmentation mechanism composed of the buckling piece 8, the clamping plate 411, the clamping post 424, and the like, so as to avoid shaking of the wheelchair, in addition, the armrest device 6 of the present embodiment can be folded and lifted independently, and the folding locking mechanism 63 thereof can also realize hovering or positioning of the armrest body 62 at any height position. Therefore, the wheelchair of the embodiment can bring better experience to the user.

It should be understood that the terms "first," "second," and the like are used herein to describe various information, but such information should not be limited to these terms, which are used merely to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, a "first" message may also be referred to as a "second" message, and similarly, a "second" message may also be referred to as a "first" message, without departing from the scope of the invention.

While the foregoing is directed to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, it should be noted that modifications and variations could be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principles of the present invention, and such modifications and variations are to be regarded as being within the scope of the invention.

Claims (29)

1. The wheelchair is characterized by comprising a chair seat, a backrest, a chassis support, a folding plate frame and an armrest device, wherein the top end of the folding support is pivoted to the rear side part of the chair seat, the top end of the folding support is connected with the bottom of the backrest, the bottom end of the folding support is connected with the chassis support, the top end of the folding plate frame is pivoted to the chair seat, the bottom end of the folding plate frame is pivoted to the chassis support, and the armrest device is connected to the chair seat in a folding manner;

The folding support comprises an upper folding support rod and a lower folding support rod, the top end of the upper folding support rod is pivoted to the rear side part of the chair seat, the top end of the upper folding support rod is fixedly connected with the bottom of the backrest, the bottom end of the upper folding support rod is pivoted to the top end of the lower folding support rod, and the bottom end of the lower folding support rod is fixedly supported on the chassis support;

The lower folding support rod comprises a main rod body, a first support plate and a second support plate, wherein the first support plate and the second support plate are arranged at the top end of the main rod body and are arranged in parallel, a mounting groove is formed between the first support plate and the second support plate, and the upper folding support rod extends into the mounting groove to be pivoted with the lower folding support rod;

The first support plate is provided with a bolt device, the bolt device comprises a bolt body, the first support plate is provided with a perforation, the upper folding support rod is provided with a clamping concave position, and the bolt body is telescopically inserted into the perforation and the clamping concave position;

The upper folding support rod is provided with a clamping plate arranged along the extending direction of the upper folding support rod, a clamping column is connected between the first support plate and the second support plate and is positioned at the side of the main rod body, the clamping column is perpendicular to the plane where the clamping plate is located, the lower folding support rod or the clamping column is connected with a buckling piece, and the buckling piece enables the bottom end of the clamping plate to be propped against the clamping column through buckling the clamping plate.

2. The wheelchair of claim 1 wherein the clasp comprises a movable handle, a push block, a link and a spring, the push block is slidably connected to the link, the link is connected to the clamp post, the link is rotatable about the clamp post with the clamp post as a rotation axis, the spring is connected between the push block and the clamp post, and the movable handle is connected to the top end of the link.

3. The wheelchair of claim 2 wherein there are two of the clamping plates, both of the clamping plates are disposed in the mounting groove and parallel to each other, and a receiving groove for receiving the link is formed between the two clamping plates.

4. The wheelchair of claim 1 wherein the bottom end of the clamping plate is provided with a clamping groove which is matched with the outer peripheral surface of the clamping column.

5. The wheelchair of claim 1 wherein the chassis support comprises a longitudinal beam and an installation stiffening beam, the installation stiffening beam being located above the longitudinal beam, the bottom end of the lower folding strut being fixedly supported on the longitudinal beam, the middle of the lower folding strut being fixedly supported on the installation stiffening beam.

6. The wheelchair of claim 1 wherein the armrest apparatus comprises a fold lock mechanism disposed on a rear side of the seat, the fold lock mechanism comprising a housing, the top end of the upper fold strut pivotally connected to the housing, the bottom of the backrest fixedly connected to the housing.

7. The wheelchair of claim 1 wherein a top end of the folding bar frame is pivotally connected to the front side of the seat and a bottom end of the folding bar frame is pivotally connected to the chassis support.

8. The wheelchair of claim 7 wherein the chassis support comprises a front beam and the bottom end of the folding plate frame is pivotally connected to the front beam.

9. The wheelchair of claim 7 wherein the folding plate frame is provided with a detent for mounting a control panel.

10. The wheelchair of claim 1 wherein the chassis support comprises a bottom frame and two support frames, the two support frames being fixedly disposed on either side of the bottom frame, the support frames extending in a fore-and-aft direction of the bottom frame, and the support frames being provided with at least two wheel mounting locations, each wheel mounting location being aligned in an extending direction of the support frame, a moving wheel being mounted in the wheel mounting location.

11. The wheelchair of claim 10 wherein the support frame comprises a center frame, a front support beam and a rear support beam, the wheel mounting locations being divided into a front wheel mounting location and a rear wheel mounting location, the front support beam and the rear support beam being fixedly disposed on either side of the center frame, respectively, and the front support beam and the center frame forming the front wheel mounting location therebetween, and the rear support beam and the center frame forming the rear wheel mounting location therebetween; the movable wheels are divided into front movable wheels and rear movable wheels, the front movable wheels are installed in the front wheel installation positions, the front movable wheels are connected with the front supporting beams, and the rear movable wheels are installed in the rear wheel installation positions.

12. The wheelchair of claim 11 wherein the intermediate bracket is coupled with a mounting reinforcement beam comprising a rear extension to which the rear moving wheel is coupled.

13. The wheelchair of claim 12 wherein said intermediate support comprises a bottom beam and two side beams, said side beams being disposed at opposite ends of said bottom beam to form a battery-mounted insertion and extraction recess, said mounting reinforcement beam being connected to said side beams.

14. The wheelchair of claim 10 wherein the bottom frame comprises a front beam, a rear beam and at least two stringers, each of the stringers being connected between the front beam and the rear beam, two of the support brackets being connected to each end of the front beam.

15. The wheelchair of claim 14 wherein the rear Liang Shujie has a tail support, the tail end of the tail support is provided with a tail wheel, a transmission rod is arranged between the folding plate frame and the tail support, and two ends of the transmission rod are respectively pivoted with the folding plate frame and the tail support.

16. The wheelchair of any one of claims 1 to 15 wherein the armrest apparatus comprises a folding arm rotatably and foldably connected to the seat and an armrest body pivotally connected to a top end of the folding arm.

17. The wheelchair of claim 16 wherein the seat is coupled with a fold lock mechanism and the fold arm is rotatably coupled to the fold lock mechanism.

18. The wheelchair of claim 17 wherein the folding locking mechanism comprises a housing, a gear, a linkage member and a rocker arm, the folding arm is pivotally connected to the housing via a first pivot, the gear is disposed on the first pivot, the linkage member is mounted to the housing, the linkage member is provided with a toothed key that is engageable with the gear, the rocker arm is pivotally connected to the housing, and the rocker arm is connected to the linkage member, and a torsion spring is mounted at the pivot of the rocker arm and the housing.

19. The wheelchair of claim 18 wherein the linkage comprises an arcuate stop member and a bar-shaped slider, the toothed key being disposed on the arcuate stop member, the arcuate stop member having a pivot end and a connecting end, the pivot end being pivotally connected to the housing, the connecting end being connected to the first end of the bar-shaped slider, the housing being provided with a chute, the bar-shaped slider being slidably mounted in the chute, and the second end of the bar-shaped slider being connected to the rocker arm.

20. The wheelchair of claim 19 wherein the rocker arm comprises a main arm and a connecting arm, the connecting arm is disposed at one end of the main arm, the connecting arm and the main arm form an included angle, the connecting arm is provided with a slide hole, the second end of the bar-shaped slider is provided with a connecting shaft, and the connecting shaft is disposed in the slide hole in a penetrating manner.

21. The wheelchair of claim 18 wherein said housing has a mounting cavity and said housing is provided with a bar aperture in communication with said mounting cavity, said gear and said linkage are both mounted in said mounting cavity, said swing arm extends from said bar aperture, and said first pivot axis extends from said housing and connects to the bottom end of said folding arm.

22. The wheelchair of claim 18 wherein the folding arm comprises a first folding arm and a second folding arm, the bottom end of the first folding arm being connected to the housing by the first pivot axis, the bottom end of the second folding arm being pivotally connected to the housing by a second pivot axis, the top end of the first folding arm and the top end of the second folding arm being pivotally connected to the armrest body, respectively.

23. The wheelchair of claim 22 wherein the first folding arm and the second folding arm are disposed in parallel with one another, the second folding arm being provided with a first recess extending along its length, the first folding arm being movably received in the first recess.

24. The wheelchair of claim 22 wherein a support is fixedly mounted to the bottom of the armrest body and the first and second folding arms are each connected to the armrest body by the support.

25. The wheelchair of claim 24 wherein the support comprises a connection plate, a first pivot plate and a second pivot plate, the first pivot plate and the second pivot plate being disposed on a bottom surface of the connection plate, the first folding arm being pivotally connected to the first pivot plate and the second folding arm being pivotally connected to the second pivot plate.

26. The wheelchair of claim 25 wherein the second folding arm is closer to the rear end of the armrest body than the first folding arm, the second pivot plate having a length that is greater than the length of the first pivot plate.

27. The wheelchair of claim 26 wherein the first folding arm is provided with a second groove extending along its length and the second pivot plate is received in the second groove.

28. The wheelchair of claim 24 wherein the bottom of the armrest body is provided with at least one row of mounting holes and the support is provided with at least two through holes, each through hole being bolted to a corresponding mounting hole.

29. The wheelchair of claim 22 wherein the first folding arm and the second folding arm are each semi-kidney shaped in cross section and the first folding arm and the second folding arm are disposed opposite one another.