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(11) EP 4 438 021 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.01.2025 Bulletin 2025/02

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.10.2024 Bulletin 2024/40

(21) Application number: 24164463.2

(22) Date of filing: 19.03.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61G 5/04(2013.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61G 5/047
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
GE KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 27.03.2023 DE 102023107713

(71) Applicant: Sunrise Medical GmbH
69254 Malsch/Heidelberg (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Schuppe, Stefan
    69254 Malsch/Heidelberg (DE)
  • Kramer, Markus
    69254 Malsch/Heidelberg (DE)

(74) Representative: Weber-Bruls, Dorothée 
Jones Day Nextower Thurn-und-Taxis-Platz 6
60313 Frankfurt am Main
60313 Frankfurt am Main (DE)

   


(54) CONNECTION ASSEMBLY, AUXILIARY ELEMENT, WHEELCHAIR, METHOD FOR CONNECTING AND RELEASABLY LOCKING, AND METHOD OF UNLOCKING AND RELEASING


(57) The disclosure relates to a connection assembly (1) for connecting an auxiliary element (30) to a personal mobility vehicle, in particular in form of a wheelchair (50), comprising at least one first body (10) adapted to be attached to the auxiliary element (30); at least one second body (20) adapted to be attached to the personal mobility vehicle; and at least one locking assembly (40) adapted to lock the connection of the at least one first body (10) and the at least one second body (20); characterized in that the at least one locking assembly (40) comprises at least one locking spring (42) coupled to at least one locking member (43) and biasing the at least one locking member (43) into a locking position, and at least one return spring (41) coupled to at least one unlocking actuator and biasing the at least one unlocking actuator into a locked position, wherein actuating the at least one unlocking actuator causes the at least one locking assembly (40) to unlock, and the at least one locking member (43) of the at least one locking assembly (40) is allowed to be in a locking position, when the unlocking actuator is pushed or moved into the locked position.







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