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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2018
Tk Home Solutions B.v., Krimpen aan den Ijssel, NL;
Thomas Felis, Seattle, WA (US);
Pieter-Bas De Kleer, Delft, NL;
Simon Feismann, Meerbusch, DE;
Isaak Modaser Saba, Essen, DE;
T.K. HOME SOLUTIONS B.V., Krimpen aan den Ijssel, NL;
Abstract
A method of planning a platform lift, in particular a stairlift, at a stair, the platform lift including a rail, a platform, in particular a chair, a drive unit for driving the platform along the rail, wherein the platform is attached to the drive unit. The method includes acquiring 3D stair data of a stair on which the platform lift is to be installed; calculating based on the acquired 3D stair data a path of travel of the rail, and by retrieving manufacturing constraints, in particular from a database, calculating a feasible path of travel under consideration of the retrieved manufacturing constraints.