STANDING WHEELCHAIR

摘要

A standing wheelchair device includes a wheeled base for enabling the device to move on a supporting surface. A harness assembly includes a plurality of braces for attaching to parts of a body of a user of the device, at least some adjacent braces of being connected by joints. A lifting unit mounted on the base, supports a hip joint of the harness assembly, and is configured to raise or lower the hip joint. When the user is attached to the harness assembly and is in a sitting position, raising a height of the hip joint causes the user to assume a standing position. When the when the user is attached to the harness assembly and is in a standing position, lowering the hip joint causes the user to assume a sitting or reclining position.

主权项

1. A standing wheelchair device comprising:
a wheeled base for enabling the device to move on a supporting surface; a harness assembly comprising a plurality of braces for attaching to parts of a body of a user of the device, at least some adjacent braces of said plurality of braces being connected by joints; and a lifting unit mounted on the base, supporting a hip joint of the harness assembly, and configured to raise or lower the hip joint such that when the user is attached to the harness assembly and is in a sitting position, raising a height of the hip joint causes the user to assume a standing position, and when the user is attached to the harness assembly and is in a standing position, lowering the hip joint causes the user to assume a sitting or reclining position.