Healthcare lifting vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11058595-B1
Application number	US-202016814993-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Mar 11, 2020
Priority date	Jan 9, 2020
Publication date	Jul 13, 2021
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021

Abstract

A healthcare lifting vehicle includes a base frame, a drive mechanism, a preloading mechanism and a conveying mechanism. The preloading mechanism includes a pressure wheel and an elastic member, and the pressure wheel is movably coupled to the base frame, and both ends of the elastic member are connected to the base frame and the pressure wheel respectively. The conveying mechanism includes a reel, a transfer gear and a conveyor belt, and the reel is pivotally connected to the base frame and driven by the drive mechanism, and the transfer gear is axially coupled to base frame and formed on a side of the pressure wheel, and the conveyor belt is wound around the reel and extended towards the transfer gear and elastically coupled between the transfer gear and the pressure wheel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A healthcare lifting vehicle, for hanging a load, comprising:
a base frame;
a drive mechanism, fixed onto the base frame;
a preloading mechanism, comprising a pressure wheel and an elastic member, and the pressure wheel being movably coupled to the base frame, and the elastic member having a first end coupled to the pressure wheel; and
a conveying mechanism, comprising a reel, a transfer gear and a conveyor belt, and the reel being pivotally coupled to the base frame and driven by the drive mechanism to rotate, and the transfer gear being axially coupled to the base frame and formed on a side of the pressure wheel, and the conveyor belt being wound around the reel and extending in a direction towards the transfer gear, and elastically clamped between the transfer gear and the pressure wheel; wherein when the conveyor belt carries the load to move, the pressure wheel is pushed by the conveyor belt in a direction away from the transfer gear, and when the conveyor belt does not carry the load to move, the pressure wheel is acted by the elastic member and operated with the transfer gear jointly to clamp the conveyor belt.

2. The healthcare lifting vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the transfer gear comprises a driven wheel and a one-way rotary wheel detachably coupled to the driven wheel, and the reel drives the driven wheel through an idler gear, and the conveyor belt is wound around the one-way rotary wheel.

3. The healthcare lifting vehicle as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the one-way rotary wheel is rotated with the driven wheel during a rotation process of the reel for releasing the conveyor belt, and the one-way rotary wheel is detached from a linkage with the driven wheel and not rotated during the rotation process of the reel for rewinding the conveyor belt.

4. The healthcare lifting vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the base frame comprises a front plate and a rear plate disposed with an interval from the front plate, and the front plate and the rear plate have a strip groove each, and the strip grooves are configured to be corresponsive to each other, and the pressure wheel comprises a roller and a shaft extending from the center of the roller to both sides, and each of shafts is movably passed and coupled into each of the respective strip grooves.

5. The healthcare lifting vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a guide mechanism installed at the base frame and formed at a lower position of the transfer gear and the pressure wheel.

6. The healthcare lifting vehicle as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the guide mechanism comprises a first guide assembly, and the first guide assembly comprises a belt guide seat, an overbelt member and a micro switch, and the belt guide seat is movably coupled to the base frame, and the overbelt member is mounted onto a top of the belt guide seat, and the micro switch is fixed to the base frame and formed on the top of the belt guide seat, and the conveyor belt is passed out from the belt guide seat and the overbelt member.

7. The healthcare lifting vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the drive mechanism comprises a first motor and a second motor, and the conveying mechanism comprises a first conveying mechanism and a second conveying mechanism, and the first motor drives the first conveying mechanism through a reduction gear set, and the second motor drives the second conveying mechanism through another reduction gear set.

8. The healthcare lifting vehicle as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the preloading mechanism comprises a first preloading mechanism and a second preloading mechanism, and the first preloading mechanism is configured to be corresponsive to the first conveying mechanism, and the second preloading mechanism is configured to be corresponsive to the second conveying mechanism.

9. The healthcare lifting vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a control unit electrically coupled to the drive mechanism.

10. The healthcare lifting vehicle as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising a load-carrying rod and an overload protection unit, and the load-carrying rod being fixed onto the base frame, and the overload protection unit being installed at the load-carrying rod and electrically coupled to the control unit.

11. The healthcare lifting vehicle as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising a position sensing unit, a color strip disposed near a position wherein the conveyor belt is fixed to the reel, and the position sensing unit being installed at the base frame, configured to be corresponsive to a moving path of the color strip, and electrically coupled to the control unit.

12. The healthcare lifting vehicle as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising an emergency power supply unit installed at the base frame and electrically coupled to the control unit.

13. The healthcare lifting vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the conveying mechanism further comprises a hook coupled to an end of the conveyor belt away from the reel.

14. The healthcare lifting vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a second end of the elastic member is fixed to the base frame.

15. The healthcare lifting vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a brake mechanism installed between the reel and the base frame.

16. The healthcare lifting vehicle as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the brake mechanism comprises an engaging column, a tension spring and a brake pad, and the base frame comprises a front plate, and the engaging column is fixed to the front plate, and both ends of the tension spring are fixed to the reel and an end of the brake pad, and the other end of the brake pad is pivotally coupled to the reel.

Assignees

• Timotion Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chiu Yi-Chien

Classifications

• A61G7/1051 Primary

  Flexible harnesses or slings · CPC title

• A61G7/1073

  Parts, details or accessories · CPC title

• A61G7/1069

  for quick release · CPC title

• A61G7/1015

  Cables, chains or cords · CPC title

• A61G2203/20

  Displays or monitors · CPC title