| 摘要 |
PCT No. PCT/SE95/00737 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 23, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 23, 1996 PCT Filed Jun. 16, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/35082 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 28, 1995A wheelchair combination includes a hand-propelled wheelchair (1) having two large drive wheels (3), at least one front support wheel 950 and a seat for the wheelchair occupant, wherein the combination also includes a separate drive unit (2) having at least one electric drive motor and the requisite batteries therefor. The hand-propelled wheelchair and the drive unit are provided with mutually coacting coupling means and the wheelchair occupant is able to activate the coupling means to couple the wheelchair to the drive unit while seated in his/her seat, so as to obtain a functional motor-driven wheelchair. According to the invention, the drive unit (2) is intended to be coupled to the hand-propelled wheelchair (1) from behind, so that when the unit is connected, it will be located at least partially between the two large drive wheels of the hand-propelled wheelchair (1). The resultant motor-driven wheelchair uses the support wheels (11) of the drive unit as rear wheels, together with the drive wheels (3) of the hand-propelled wheelchair. |
