Permobil Ab

Rune Stenstrom

Mehdi Mirzaie

Bo H Engman

Jonas Jahkel

Lori Weaver

Adam Karpinski

Hakan Bergman

Magnus Andersson

Goran Mansson

Richard Ronngardh

Ake Melander

Stefan Nilzen

Corey Blauch

Johnny Nordin

Hans-Erik West

The present disclosure relates to a wheelchair () with tilt capabilities. The electric wheelchair comprises a chassis (), a lift device having a base member which is fixedly arranged to the chassis, and a lifting member arranged to move rectilinearly relative to the base member along an axis defined by a longitudinal extension of the lifting member, a tilt frame, a first arm pivotally coupled to the lifting member and the tilt frame, and a second arm coupled to the base member, and which second arm is pivotally coupled to the first arm forming a pivot connection, wherein movement of the lifting member towards the extended position moves the pivot connection towards the base member and movement of the lifting member towards the retracted position moves the pivot connection away from the base member.

Wheelchair with tilt capability

A backrest fixation system () for a wheelchair, wherein the backrest fixation system () comprises a seat frame member () having a groove side () provided with a first groove () having first groove retaining surfaces, which seat frame member () has a first lateral side () and a second lateral side () parallel to each other and which define lateral sides of the groove side (), a first groove insert member () arranged in the first groove () and retained in the first groove () by means of the first groove retaining surfaces, a backrest attachment member () having a first backrest attachment member through-opening (), a first fastener (), and a reinforcement member () arranged between the backrest attachment member () and the groove side () of the seat frame member (), which reinforcement member () has a first leg () and a second leg (), wherein the first leg () extends along the first lateral side () of the seat frame member () and the second leg () extends along the second lateral side () of the seat frame member (), wherein the first groove insert member () is provided with a first groove insert member through-opening () and the reinforcement member () is provided with a first reinforcement member through-opening (), and wherein the first fastener () extends through the first backrest attachment member through-opening (), the first reinforcement member through-opening (), and the first groove insert member through-opening (). An electrically powered wheelchair comprising a backrest fixation system is also presented herein.

Backrest fixation system and an electrically powered wheelchair comprising the same

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Sundsvall, Sweden

Rune Stenstrom