A deployment mechanism for a bariatric ramp 2a, 2b which has a drive motor pivotally secured to one side of the ramp platform. The deployment mechanism includes a lever 8 located in a housing 6 on the opposing side of the platform ramp. One end of the lever being connected to a platform pivot bar (12, figure 2) and the other end being connected to a traction gas spring 14 secured within the housing. The lever may be located opposite the drive motor pivot point 16, and the movement of the ramp may cause rotation of the pivot bar, which in turn may change the orientation of the lever relative to the spring. Furthermore, the mechanism may comprise a motor drive control to turn off the motor when the first platform is approximately 20 degrees from horizontal.
Improved deployment mechanism for a bariatric ramp
2022-07-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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 |