Global Patent Index - EP 2488143 B1

EP 2488143 B1 20130320 - Wheelchair having a height-adjustable and inclination-adjustable seat

Title (en)

Wheelchair having a height-adjustable and inclination-adjustable seat

Title (de)

Rollstuhl mit einem in der Höhe und Neigung verstellbaren Sitz

Title (fr)

Fauteuil roulant à siège réglable en hauteur et en inclinaison

Publication

EP 2488143 B1 20130320 (DE)

Application

EP 10781404 A 20101012

Priority

  • DE 102009049536 A 20091013
  • DE 2010001200 W 20101012

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011044886A1] The invention relates to a wheelchair, comprising a frame (10), drive wheels (11) arranged on the frame (10), at least one steerable steering wheel (12), and a seat (14), the height (H) and inclination (N) of which can be set, the height being adjustable by means of a link parallelogram (I, II), which is formed by a first link (1) rigidly connected to the frame (10), a second link (2) and a third link (3) connected to the first link (1) in an articulated manner, and a fourth link (4) connected to the second link (2) and the third link (3) in an articulated manner and which is connected to an actuator (6), the wheelchair being characterized in that the link parallelogram (I, II) comprises exactly four links, the seat (14) is pivotably arranged on the hinge point (C) formed by the third link (3) and the fourth link (4), and a second actuator (7) is provided, which is connected to the seat (14) and to one of the links (1, 2, 3, 4).

IPC 8 full level

A47C 1/02 (2006.01); A47C 3/20 (2006.01); A61G 5/04 (2006.01); A61G 5/10 (2006.01); A61G 15/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61G 5/045 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 5/1059 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 5/1075 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 15/02 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 2200/14 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102009049536 A1 20110414; EP 2488143 A1 20120822; EP 2488143 B1 20130320; US 2012267874 A1 20121025; WO 2011044886 A1 20110421; WO 2011044886 A8 20110609

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102009049536 A 20091013; DE 2010001200 W 20101012; EP 10781404 A 20101012; US 201013501419 A 20101012