VEHICLE FOR DISABLED PERSONS Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering. SUBSTANCE: proposed vehicle has chair with rear driving wheels and body connected with chair through detachable unit. Body has front steerable wheel, control members and inclined guides for chair front wheels installed along wheel gauge. Body-to-chair connecting unit consists of two brackets secured on opposite sides of body in its rear part. Brackets can be made turnable in plane close to plane parallel with body bottom and are to be furnished with locking members on free ends for connection with chair. drive of driving wheels can be made in form of motor-in-wheels. In this case body is provided with cavities for accommodating additional storage batteries, and connectors for connecting electric circuits of body and chair. Supporting wheels can be installed at both sides of body in middle part. Body can be made open from rear, or can be provided with doors or can consists of two hinge-connected sections with special device for lifting rear section. EFFECT: enhanced convenience and safety of user. 7 cl, 6 dwg