A - Human Necessities – 61 – G
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
G
A61G 3/06 (2006.01) B60P 1/43 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2411958
A storable ramp assembly (10) for use with carrier vehicles such as light van (36) is described herein. The storable ramp (10) comprises a panel assembly (16) hingedly mounted between first (12) and second (14) generally parallel longitudinal end members. The panel assembly (16) includes a plurality of longitudinal intermediate panels (54-60) hingedly mounted side by side so as to render the panel assembly (16) accordion-foldable. The storable ramp assembly (10) further includes a deployment mechanism (18) in the form of a pivoting bar (88) pivotally mounted to the first end member (12) and slidably mounted to the second end member (14). The pivoting bar (88) is used to position the first (12) and second (14) end members between a close and a spaced relationship. When the end members (12, 14) are in a close relationship, the intermediate panels (54-60) are layered and the ramp assembly (10) is in a storing configuration. Concurrently, when the end members (12, 14) are in a spaced relationship, the intermediate panels (54-60) are oriented so as to form a generally continuous plane and the ramp assembly (10) is in an operating configuration.
L'invention concerne un ensemble rampe escamotable (10) s'utilisant dans des v~hicules de transport, tels qu'une fourgonnette (16). La rampe escamotable comprend un ensemble panneau (16) mont~ de fa×on articul~e entre des premier (12) et second (14) ~l~ments d'extr~mit~ longitudinaux g~n~ralement parallles. L'ensemble panneau (16) comprend plusieurs panneaux interm~diaires longitudinaux (54-60) mont~s de fa×on articul~e cÙte ~ cÙte de manire ~ permettre le pliage en accord~on dudit panneau (16). L'ensemble rampe escamotable (10) comprend ~galement un m~canisme de d~ploiement (18) en forme de barre de pivotement (88) mont~ pivotante sur le premier ~l~ment d'extr~mit~ (12) et mont~ coulissant sur le second ~l~ment d'extr~mit~ (14). Cette barre de pivotement (88) est utilis~e afin de positionner les premier (12) et second (14) ~l~ments d'extr~mit~ dans une relation de proximit~ et espac~e. Lorsque les ~l~ments d'extr~mit~ (12, 14) sont en relation de proximit~, les panneaux interm~diaires (54-60) sont d~pos~s et l'ensemble rampe (10) se trouve dans une configuration de stockage. En parallle, lorsque les ~l~ments d'extr~mit~ (12, 14) sont en relation espac~e, les panneaux interm~diaires (54-60) sont orient~s de manire ~ former un plan g~n~ralement continu et l'ensemble rampe (10) se trouve en configuration d'utilisation.
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