Patent ID: 8636298

Claim:
A wheelchair comprising: a car body; wheels for supporting the car body; a seat to be divided into right and left seat portions, a rear wall of the car body and a bottom wall under the seat of the car body being opened; a device for moving the right or left seat portion, a space being formed under the seat in the car body for receiving therein a bed with a disable person; a brake tier the wheel; a brake operation device; a holding plate provided in the car body for holding the device for moving the seat portion, the device for moving the seat portion having a link for connecting the seat portion to the car body, and an operation rod for operating the link so that the seat portion is moved between an opened position and a closed position; and a device for driving the seat moving device and the brake operation device synchronously, wherein the device for driving synchronously the seat moving device and the brake operation device has a lever, a lower end of which is supported rotatably by the car body, an upper portion of which is guided along a curved guide groove formed on the car body, a cable for connecting the lever to the seat moving device, a cable for connecting the lever to the brake operation device, and a restoration spring, so that when the lever is moved against the spring, the seat portion is opened and the brake is applied to the wheel, synchronously.