WO2005042302A3 - Ramp cover mechanism for a whellchair ramp - Google Patents

Ramp cover mechanism for a whellchair ramp Download PDF

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WO2005042302A3
WO2005042302A3 PCT/US2004/034670 US2004034670W WO2005042302A3 WO 2005042302 A3 WO2005042302 A3 WO 2005042302A3 US 2004034670 W US2004034670 W US 2004034670W WO 2005042302 A3 WO2005042302 A3 WO 2005042302A3
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ramp
link
cover plate
cover mechanism
deploy
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PCT/US2004/034670
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Robert E Bettcher Iii
Aaron Kiser
Adam Smith
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Braun Corp
Robert E Bettcher Iii
Aaron Kiser
Adam Smith
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P1/00—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading
    • B60P1/43—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading using a loading ramp mounted on the vehicle
    • B60P1/433—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading using a loading ramp mounted on the vehicle the loading floor or a part thereof being movable to form the ramp
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G3/00—Ambulance aspects of vehicles; Vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances, e.g. for facilitating access of, or for loading, wheelchairs
    • A61G3/02—Loading or unloading personal conveyances; Facilitating access of patients or disabled persons to, or exit from, vehicles
    • A61G3/06—Transfer using ramps, lifts or the like
    • A61G3/061—Transfer using ramps, lifts or the like using ramps
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G3/00—Ambulance aspects of vehicles; Vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances, e.g. for facilitating access of, or for loading, wheelchairs
    • A61G3/02—Loading or unloading personal conveyances; Facilitating access of patients or disabled persons to, or exit from, vehicles
    • A61G3/06—Transfer using ramps, lifts or the like
    • A61G3/067—Transfer using ramps, lifts or the like with compartment for horizontally storing the ramp or lift
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P1/00—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading
    • B60P1/43—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading using a loading ramp mounted on the vehicle
    • B60P1/431—Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading using a loading ramp mounted on the vehicle the ramp being stored under the loading floor when not in use

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Abstract

A ramp cover mechanism for a wheelchair ramp system (100) is provided. The wheelchair ramp system (100) may include a flip-over ramp (32), which may have one or more ramp sections (34, 36), that is hingedly connected to a mounting enclosure (10) located in the vehicle threshold. A link (26) is attached to the ramp (32) and operates to deploy and stow the ramp (32) in response to a drive system (200) such as a hydraulic linear or rotary actuator. The link (26) rests below the vehicle floor when the ramp is stowed generally flat on top of the vehicle threshold, and when the ramp (32) is deployed, a cover plate (30) adjacent the link (26) is moved to conceal a gap (28) left by the link (26) when extended to deploy the ramp (32). In one embodiment, the cover plate (30) is normally biased toward a horizontal orientation and the ramp cover mechanism includes a rotating cam (21) that cooperates with an articulated lever (25) assembly to raise and lower the cover plate (30).
PCT/US2004/034670 2003-10-22 2004-10-21 Ramp cover mechanism for a whellchair ramp WO2005042302A2 (en)

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US51325803P 2003-10-22 2003-10-22
US60/513,258 2003-10-22

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WO2005042302A3 true WO2005042302A3 (en) 2005-10-27

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Cited By (1)

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US9101519B2 (en) 2013-02-07 2015-08-11 Dallas Smith Corporation Leveling ramp for a wheelchair

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GB2539624B (en) * 2015-04-02 2018-06-06 P S V Transp Systems Limited An access ramp

Citations (2)

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US6179545B1 (en) * 1999-11-04 2001-01-30 Ricon Corporation Flip-over ramp
US6186733B1 (en) * 1998-04-15 2001-02-13 Lift-U, Division Of Hogan Mfg., Inc. Low floor vehicle ramp assembly

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US6186733B1 (en) * 1998-04-15 2001-02-13 Lift-U, Division Of Hogan Mfg., Inc. Low floor vehicle ramp assembly
US6179545B1 (en) * 1999-11-04 2001-01-30 Ricon Corporation Flip-over ramp

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9101519B2 (en) 2013-02-07 2015-08-11 Dallas Smith Corporation Leveling ramp for a wheelchair

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