Abrégé

Stairlift and methods of using and installing such a stairlift, the stairlift comprising a rail, a carriage and a chair, wherein: - the chair comprises a seating member connected to the carriage via a primary hinged seat connection, wherein: - the primary hinged seat connection comprises at least one primary hinge which is hingeable around a substantially horizontal seating axis, - the chair is arrangeable into a seating configuration, a folded configuration and an assist configuration, - the chair is moveable from the seating configuration into the assist configuration by pivoting the seating member around the seating axis, - the chair is moveable from the seating configuration into the folded configuration by pivoting the seating member around the seating axis, - the chair comprises an assist system configured to: i. assist the user standing up from the chair, AND/OR ii. assist the user sitting down in the chair.

Classes IPC  ?

• B66B 9/08 - Genres ou types d'ascenseurs installés dans les bâtiments ou édifices ou adjoints à ceux-ci inclinés, p. ex. desservant des hauts fourneaux combinés à des escaliers, p. ex. pour transporter des personnes infirmes

Abrégé

A stairlift (1) for moving a person (2) along a stairway (3), comprising a carriage (4) moveable along a rail (5) by a drive, a chair (7) coupled to the carriage, wherein the chair comprises a seat (8) for, in use, supporting a bottom area of the person, the seat comprising a sitting surface (10); a footrest (11) coupled to the carriage, for, in use, supporting a foot or feet of the person during movement of the carriage along the rail, the footrest comprising a foot support surface (12) facing upwards, wherein the footrest is movable relative to the seat in a vertical direction (13); and an actuator (14) for moving the footrest relative to the seat in the vertical direction.

Classes IPC  ?

• B66B 9/08 - Genres ou types d'ascenseurs installés dans les bâtiments ou édifices ou adjoints à ceux-ci inclinés, p. ex. desservant des hauts fourneaux combinés à des escaliers, p. ex. pour transporter des personnes infirmes

Abrégé

A stairlift comprising a carriage moveable along a rail by a drive member, a load carrying surface pivotably coupled to the carriage, a levelling system for pivoting the load carrying surface relative to the carriage about the pivot axis to a desired orientation, and a safety system for preventing the load carrying surface to pivot to an undesired orientation in case the levelling system fails.

Classes IPC  ?

• B66B 9/08 - Genres ou types d'ascenseurs installés dans les bâtiments ou édifices ou adjoints à ceux-ci inclinés, p. ex. desservant des hauts fourneaux combinés à des escaliers, p. ex. pour transporter des personnes infirmes

Abrégé

The invention relates to a stair lift set comprising a stair lift for moving a person along a staircase and an adaptor system, wherein the adaptor system comprises multiple rail adaptors and a seat adaptor, the rail adaptors hold the rail in use at a horizontal adapted rail distance from the rail adaptor mounting part, and the seat adaptor holds the seat in use in an adapted seat position relative to the carriage.

Classes IPC  ?

• B66B 9/08 - Genres ou types d'ascenseurs installés dans les bâtiments ou édifices ou adjoints à ceux-ci inclinés, p. ex. desservant des hauts fourneaux combinés à des escaliers, p. ex. pour transporter des personnes infirmes

Abrégé

A staircase measuring method and system for obtaining spatial information on a staircase and an environment of the staircase are based on the steps of (a)determining, based on positional tracking, a device point on a distance measuring device, with respect to a staircase reference point on the staircase or in the environment thereof; (b)determining, based on measuring a distance in a predetermined direction using the distance measuring device, a staircase point with respect to the device point, wherein the staircase point is on the staircase or on a surface in an environment of the staircase; and (c) determining a vector between the staircase point and the staircase reference point, based on a vector between the staircase point and the device point, and a vector between the device point and the staircase reference point.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06T 7/73 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras utilisant des procédés basés sur les caractéristiques
• G01B 11/00 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques optiques
• B66B 9/08 - Genres ou types d'ascenseurs installés dans les bâtiments ou édifices ou adjoints à ceux-ci inclinés, p. ex. desservant des hauts fourneaux combinés à des escaliers, p. ex. pour transporter des personnes infirmes
• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G01S 17/66 - Systèmes de poursuite utilisant d'autres ondes électromagnétiques que les ondes radio
• G01B 11/14 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques optiques pour mesurer la distance ou la marge entre des objets ou des ouvertures espacés
• G01S 7/481 - Caractéristiques de structure, p. ex. agencements d'éléments optiques

Abrégé

A stairlift with an elongated rail includes a first side running surface and a second side running surface; and a carriage movable along the rail. The carriage having a first roller including a first roller friction surface which is in frictional engagement with the first side running surface for guiding the first roller; and a second roller including a second roller friction surface which is in frictional engagement with the second side running surface for guiding the second roller; and a first bridge. The first roller being rotatable around a first axis at a first end of the first bridge and the second roller is being rotatable around a second axis at a second end of the first bridge.

Classes IPC  ?

• B66B 9/08 - Genres ou types d'ascenseurs installés dans les bâtiments ou édifices ou adjoints à ceux-ci inclinés, p. ex. desservant des hauts fourneaux combinés à des escaliers, p. ex. pour transporter des personnes infirmes
• A61G 7/10 - Dispositifs pour soulever les malades ou les personnes handicapées, p. ex. adaptations particulières d'appareils de levage à cet effet

Abrégé

A stairlift for moving along a staircase having: a curved rail having a centre line, a load bearing surface, and a carriage including a first and a second guiding unit connected to each other by a connecting unit. The second guiding unit is connected to the connecting unit via a third rotation joint about a third axis and a fourth joint about a fourth axis, the connection unit includes a fifth rotation joint about a fifth axis. The fifth axis extending from outside the rail to an area close to or on the centre line of the rail in a first plane close to or on the third and the fourth axis.

Classes IPC  ?

• B66B 9/08 - Genres ou types d'ascenseurs installés dans les bâtiments ou édifices ou adjoints à ceux-ci inclinés, p. ex. desservant des hauts fourneaux combinés à des escaliers, p. ex. pour transporter des personnes infirmes

Abrégé

The invention relates to a method of producing a rail (3) for a stairlift (1), the method comprising: a) providing a curved support (7) for the rail (3); b) providing a first pin (9); c) mounting the first pin (9) on the support (7); and, d) repeating b) to c) for subsequent pins (9) creating a rack (11) on the curved support (7) with pins (9). A guiding strip (15) is mounted against the pins (9).

Classes IPC  ?

• B66B 9/08 - Genres ou types d'ascenseurs installés dans les bâtiments ou édifices ou adjoints à ceux-ci inclinés, p. ex. desservant des hauts fourneaux combinés à des escaliers, p. ex. pour transporter des personnes infirmes

Abrégé

A stairlift for conveying a load along a staircase rail includes a rail, a carriage carried by the rail and moveable along the rail, a carriage drive to drive the carriage along the rail, a load carrier support supporting a load carrier, such as a chair or wheelchair platform, which load carrier support is rotatably connected to the carriage to rotate about a horizontal axis, a rotation device to rotate the load carrier support relative to the carriage about the horizontal axis, and a control unit to control the rotation device such that the load carrier support is positioned in a desired orientation relative to a horizontal plane. The rotation device includes a motor and a rotator, where the motor is operatively connected to the load carrier support via the rotator to cause rotation of the load carrier support relative to the carriage about the horizontal axis.

Classes IPC  ?

• B66B 9/08 - Genres ou types d'ascenseurs installés dans les bâtiments ou édifices ou adjoints à ceux-ci inclinés, p. ex. desservant des hauts fourneaux combinés à des escaliers, p. ex. pour transporter des personnes infirmes

Abrégé

Stairlift 1 for moving along a staircase having: a curved rail 3 having a centre line 4, a load bearing surface 5, and a carriage 6 comprising a first and a second guiding unit 1 1, 12 connected to each other by a connecting unit 16. The second guiding unit 12 is connected to the connecting unit 16 via a third rotation joint about a third axis 22 and a fourth joint about a fourth axis 24, the connection unit comprises a fifth rotation joint 25 about a fifth axis 26. The fifth axis 26 extending from outside the rail 3 to an area close to or on the centre line of the rail in a first plane close to or on the third and the fourth axis 22, 23.

Classes IPC  ?

• B66B 9/08 - Genres ou types d'ascenseurs installés dans les bâtiments ou édifices ou adjoints à ceux-ci inclinés, p. ex. desservant des hauts fourneaux combinés à des escaliers, p. ex. pour transporter des personnes infirmes

Abrégé

The invention relates to a stairlift with; an elongated rail comprising a first side running surface and a second side running surface; and a carriage movable along the rail. The carriage having: a first roller comprising a first roller friction surface which is in frictional engagement with the first side running surface for guiding the first roller; and, a second roller comprising a second roller friction surface which is in frictional engagement with the second side running surface for guiding the second roller; and, a first bridge. The first roller being provided rotatable around a first axis at a first end of the first bridge and the second roller is being provided rotatable around a second axis at a second end of the first bridge.

Classes IPC  ?

• B66B 9/08 - Genres ou types d'ascenseurs installés dans les bâtiments ou édifices ou adjoints à ceux-ci inclinés, p. ex. desservant des hauts fourneaux combinés à des escaliers, p. ex. pour transporter des personnes infirmes

Abrégé

In a method and system of designing a stair lift rail assembly to be mounted on a three-dimensional structure, a light beam comprising an optical pattern on at least part of the structure is projected from a reference location relative to the structure. Light from said structure is detected. Image data of said structure are generated based on said detected light. The image data are processed to generate a set of map data of said structure, the set of map data representing a three-dimensional map of said structure. Spatial path of the stair lift rail and locations of support interfaces for the stair lift rail assembly in the three-dimensional map are determined. Design of the stair lift rail assembly is generated based on the spatial path of the stair lift rail and the locations of the support interfaces for the stair lift rail assembly.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01B 11/00 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques optiques
• E04F 21/26 - Outillage pour travaux de finition des bâtiments pour le montage des escaliers, p. ex. outils pour marquer les marches

Abrégé

A stairlift for conveying a load along a staircase rail (3), comprising a rail, a carriage (5) carried by the rail and moveable along the rail, a carriage drive (41) to drive the carriage along the rail, a load carrier support supporting a load carrier(4), such as a chair or wheelchair platform, which load carrier support (33) is rotatably connected to the carriage to rotate about a horizontal axis (27), a rotation device(26) to rotate the load carrier support relative to the carriage about the horizontal axis, and a control unit (39) to control the rotation device such that the load carrier support is positioned in a desired orientation relative to a horizontal plane, and wherein the rotation device comprises at least one motor (31,32) and a first rotator, at least one motor is operatively connected to the load carrier support via the first rotator to cause rotation of the load carrier support relative to the carriage about the horizontal axis.

Classes IPC  ?

• B66B 9/08 - Genres ou types d'ascenseurs installés dans les bâtiments ou édifices ou adjoints à ceux-ci inclinés, p. ex. desservant des hauts fourneaux combinés à des escaliers, p. ex. pour transporter des personnes infirmes

Abrégé

Transport unit 1 for climbing or descending a slope or stairs along a rail provided with a strip, the transport unit comprises a main frame 3 and a guide mechanism 5. The guide mechanism 5 may have at least two guides 13 which guide the transport unit along the rail and a drive mechanism with a drive wheel for driving the transport unit along the rail by engaging the strip at an engagement point. The main frame 3 may be suspended from the guide mechanism 5 in a position around, substantially equal and/or lower than the engagement point.

Classes IPC  ?

• B66B 9/08 - Genres ou types d'ascenseurs installés dans les bâtiments ou édifices ou adjoints à ceux-ci inclinés, p. ex. desservant des hauts fourneaux combinés à des escaliers, p. ex. pour transporter des personnes infirmes

Abrégé

A stair lift for transporting a load includes a longitudinal guide having a first side running surface and a second side running surface opposing the first side running surface; and a carriage which is transportable along the guide and provided with rollers for guiding the carriage along the guide. The rollers include a first roller having a first roller peripheral friction surface which is in frictional engagement with the first side running surface for guiding the carriage along the guide and a second roller having a second roller peripheral friction surface which is in frictional engagement with the second side running surface for guiding the carriage along the guide. The first roller friction surface is provided with a first roller member, and the first side running surface is provided with a longitudinal first side running surface member which fits complementary with the first roller member.

Classes IPC  ?

• B66B 9/08 - Genres ou types d'ascenseurs installés dans les bâtiments ou édifices ou adjoints à ceux-ci inclinés, p. ex. desservant des hauts fourneaux combinés à des escaliers, p. ex. pour transporter des personnes infirmes
• B61C 11/00 - Locomotives ou automotrices caractérisées par la manière dont l'effort de traction est appliquéDisposition des organes de roulement autres que les roues motrices normales
• E01B 25/22 - Voies pour chemins de fer dont les véhicules sont suspendus à des rails porteurs rigides

Produits et services

Lifts (other than ski-lifts); parts and accessories therefor included in Class 7. Services in connection with the installation, assembly, maintenance and repair of lifts (other than ski-lifts); maintenance and repair services, including offering and performing maintenance and repair work with regard to lifts (other than ski-lifts). Designing and developing lifts (other than ski-lifts), operating and control devices for lifts (other than ski-lifts); consultancy and information on lifts (other than ski-lifts), operating and control devices for lifts (other than ski-lifts).