A method comprising: modifying a van; and installing a wheelchair lift having a horizontal axis and a platform that: has an axis; has a stowed position whereat the platform extends vertically; is pivotable between the stowed position and a raised position whereat the platform extends horizontally; and is movable between the raised position and a lowered position, beneath the raised position, wherein the modification includes: removing a portion of the passenger side between van C and D pillars to create an opening; and mounting double leaf doors adjacent thereto to create an entrance; and in: the stowed position, the platform is disposed interiorly of the area adjacent the entrance; the raised position, the platform is disposed exteriorly of the area and communicates with a floor of the area; and, the lowered position, the platform is disposed exteriorly of the area and communicates with the ground.
ACCESSIBILITY VEHICLE
VEHICULE D'ACCESSIBILITE
2023-09-25
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | A61G TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS , Transport, persönliche Beförderungsmittel, oder Lagerung besonders ausgebildet für Kranke oder Behinderte / B60P Fahrzeuge zum Transport von Lasten oder zum Befördern, Tragen oder Aufnehmen besonderer Lasten oder Gegenstände , VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS |
Kraftfahrwesen | 2001
|SAE Technical Papers | 2001
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