Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electric mid-wheel drive wheelchair
- Patent Title (中): 电动中轮驱动轮椅
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Application No.: US12837234Application Date: 2010-07-15
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Publication No.: US08851214B2Publication Date: 2014-10-07
- Inventor: Mehdi Mirzaie
- Applicant: Mehdi Mirzaie
- Applicant Address: SE Timra
- Assignee: Permobil AB
- Current Assignee: Permobil AB
- Current Assignee Address: SE Timra
- Agency: Perkins Coie LLP
- Priority: SE1050804 20100715
- Main IPC: B60K1/00
- IPC: B60K1/00 ; A61G5/04 ; B60K7/00 ; A61G5/10

Abstract:
A wheelchair of the mid-wheel drive type comprises a chassis frame (10), a pair of front link arms (30) and a pair of rear link arms. The link arms are pivotally connected to the chassis frame. Front caster wheels (32) and drive wheels (53) are fixed to the front link arms. Rear caster wheels (42) are fixed to the rear link arms. Each front link arm (30) is operatively connected to an adjacent rear link arm (40) by a respective coupling (70), which is arranged to transmit pivotal movement of one of the front (30) and rear (40) link arm to an opposite pivotal movement of the other of the front (30) and rear (40) link arm.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120012416A1 ELECTRIC MID-WHEEL DRIVE WHEELCHAIR Public/Granted day:2012-01-19
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