Patent ID: 11951050
Assignee: API CZ S.R.O.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A lifting mechanism for a foldable ramp providing wheelchair access to a passenger car rear door, the foldable ramp being swivelable between several positions including a passive position in which the foldable ramp is arranged in the car in a lying position, the lifting mechanism comprising:
a force accumulator configured to generate a bias force and including an extension spring; and
a swivel lifting arm configured to: be biased, by the bias force generated by the force accumulator, in the passive position of the foldable ramp and be activated to release and transmit its bias into a lifting force on the foldable ramp, wherein the swivel lifting arm includes a force application section configured to transmit the lifting force on the foldable ramp and a lever section opposite the force application section and connected to the extension spring.