| 摘要 |
A manual ramp assembly is installed on an underside of a bus 13 adjacent a door. To deploy the ramp assembly a support 20 is manually drawn away from the bus 13 by means of a handle 27. First and second platforms 24, 25, which are pivotally attached to the support 20, are then manually rotated until the free end of the second platform 25 contacts a kerb or road and, after the support 20 has been pushed slightly back towards the bus, a flanged portion 26 of the first platform <B>24</B> is manually secured to a threshold of the bus 13. The first and second platforms 24, 25 thereby define a fairly smooth access ramp 22 for facilitating access to the bus, for example by a wheelchair. The first and second platforms <B>24</B>, 25 may be telescopically connected, rather than being pivotally connected. The support 20 is mounted on runners 21 and the compartment in which the ramp assembly is stowed is closed by a flap 14. |
