VEHICLE FOR PERSONS USING A WHEELCHAIR, ESPECIALLY FOR DISABLED PERSONS

摘要

Vehicle for persons (3) using a wheelchair, especially disabled persons, which vehicle has a bodywork delimited at the bottom by a floor plate (4), having a top-hinged back door (12), enclosing a space suitable for accommodating a wheelchair (2); the vehicle (1) has an engine (25) favourably in driving connection with the rear wheels (23); a steering mechanism; an access ramp (6) making it possible to roll the wheelchair (2) inside and out of the vehicle (1) attached to the rear part of the floor plate (4) in a lifting- lowering way practically with a hinge (7) or hinges and connected with a moving mechanism. The vehicle (1) has control and display units needed for operating the vehicle (1) outdoors. The access ramp (6) moving mechanism has a moving unit operated by the opening and closing of the door (12) of the vehicle (1), connected to the access ramp (6). The invention is based on that it has a docking unit (60) inside the vehicle (1) suitable for accommodating and catching the docking pin (74) belonging to the wheelchair (2), fixing by this the position of the wheelchair (2) inside the vehicle (1) and releasing the wheelchair (2) from this fixed position. The vehicle may also have a locking unit (89) suitable for fixing the position of the front caster wheels (85) of the wheelchair (2) and releasing them from their fixed position. A shock absorber (39) may be inserted between the articulated column mechanism (37) of the steering unit (27) and the stationary part of the vehicle (1).