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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2019
Ferno-washington, Inc., Wilmington, OH (US);
Enrico Carletti, Pieve di Cento, IT;
Ferno-Washington, Inc., Wilmington, OH (US);
Abstract
A method and an alignment system which auto-levels and/or auto-centers a loading platform to load and unload a wheeled stretcher to and from an emergency transport vehicle are disclosed. A controller of the alignment system receives a command to extend the loading platform from the emergency vehicle and extends the loading platform under power from the emergency transport vehicle. The controller recognizes an approaching wheeled stretcher, and aligns automatically the loading platform with a leading edge of the approaching wheeled stretcher to compensate automatically for any alignment issues between the loading platform and loading wheels of the wheeled stretcher.