Patent ID: 8820812

Claim:
A vehicle ( 201 ) for transport of injured persons or patients the vehicle ( 201 ) comprising: a sanitary compartment ( 202 ) comprising a treading plane ( 203 ) raised with respect to a ground ( 200 ) surface, and an upper zone proximate to and below an upper wall ( 205 ), opposite the treading plane ( 203 ); a lifting device ( 1 ) for loading and unloading a stretcher located between a first extracted position in which the stretcher (B) is resting on the ground ( 200 ) and a second housed position in which the stretcher is arranged internally of the sanitary compartment ( 202 ), the lifting device ( 1 ) comprises: collecting means ( 2 ) configured to pick up the stretcher (B); movement means ( 10 , 20 , 30 ) of the collecting means ( 2 ), internally linked to the sanitary compartment for moving the stretcher (B) between the first position and the second position; wherein the movement means ( 10 , 20 , 30 ) comprise lift means ( 10 ) to lift the collecting means ( 2 ) together with the collected stretcher from the first position to a level higher than a height of the treading plane ( 203 ) and translation means ( 20 , 30 ) to translate the raised collecting means ( 2 ) together with the collected stretcher (B) for superposing the stretcher (B) above the treading plane, the lift means ( 2 ) maintaining the stretcher (B) raised in the second position thereof, suspended above the treading plane ( 203 ), at a distance therefrom, during the stage of transport of the patient, the movement means ( 10 , 20 , 30 ) being connected to an upper zone of the sanitary compartment ( 202 ), arranged superiorly of the collecting means ( 2 ), and being configured to maintain the collected stretcher (B) in said second position.