Retractable wheelchair lift mechanism for storage compartment of a commercial vehicle

摘要

A wheel chair lift mechanism (10) which can be installed in a storage compartment (L) of a commercial vehicle (B) to assist mobility-impaired persons in their ingress and egress to and from such vehicles is made up of a retractable control mechanism (16) between fixed and movable frames (12, 14) within the storage compartment for selectively advancing a platform assembly (18) between a retracted position within the storage compartment and an extended position outside of the compartment, and a lift mechanism (20) for lifting and lowering the platform assembly between a ground level position, raised position aligned with the doorway and a stowed position aligned with the storage compartment.