Patent ID: 11925590
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 0:
1. An electric wheelchair comprising:
a main frame;
a drivable wheel supported by the main frame;
an electric motor disposed on the main frame and configured to drive the drivable wheel;
a clutch configured to switch a power transmission path from the electric motor to the drivable wheel between an engagement state and a disengagement state; and
a clutch operation handle configured to be moved rectilinearly in a predetermined range in an up-down direction,
wherein the clutch operation handle is configured to operate the clutch so as to be in: (i) one of the engagement state or the disengagement state when the clutch operation handle is stopped at a lowest position of the predetermined range; and (ii) the other of the engagement state or the disengagement state when the clutch operation handle is stopped at a highest position of the predetermined range.