Stairlift for variable-slope flight portions

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EP 1 053 968 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	07.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/10

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	22.11.2000 Bulletin 2000/47

(21)	Application number: 00100177.5

(22)	Date of filing: 12.01.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B66B 9/08

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

20.05.1999 IT MI991114

(71)	Applicant: VIMEC S.r.l.
	42045 Luzzara (Emilia) (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Cavicchioli, Donato 46029 Suzzara (Mantova) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Modiano, Guido, Dr.-Ing. et al
	Modiano & Associati SpA Via Meravigli, 16 20123 Milano 20123 Milano (IT)

(54)	Stairlift for variable-slope flight portions

(57) A stairlift for variable-slope flight portions which comprises an upper guiding bar (2) and a lower guiding bar (3) which can be fixed to a fixed structure (5) and have a constant distance in a vertical direction. A movable frame (10) is slideable on the guiding bars (2,3) and supports an actuation motor (11). A main driving pinion (21) is actuated by the motor (11) and meshes with an upper toothed guide (25) formed on the upper guiding bar (2), and a stabilizer pinion (30) meshes with a lower toothed guide (31) which is formed on the lower guiding bar (3). The stabilizer pinion (30) is freely rotatable if the inclination of the guiding bars (2,3) exceeds a preset value, whereas the stabilizer pinion (30) is connected to the main driving pinion (21) if the inclination of the guiding bars (2,3) is lower than the preset value.

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