DE3046152A1 - Patient accommodating system for ambulance - includes two-tier surfaces which can tilt and extend for loading and fold for seating - Google Patents

Abstract

The patient carrying structure for an ambulance or similar vehicle includes two members (29,30) for use in the manner of stretchers and/or beds. The upper member (29) can be folded into a vertical position to act as a back support for patients seated on the lower member. Both members are supported by cross members (20,21) attached to brackets (8,9), which can slide on a vertical column (2) anchored to the side of the vehicle for height adjustment. Since these members are supported at both ends by these brackets, each member can be tilted by raising the head or foot end. The support structure includes rails (12,13) and guides (16,17) for the top member and similar components (14,15;18,19) for the bottom member, which allows the two members to slide rearwards to project at an angle outside the vehicle for loading and unloading.

Description

Ambulance vehicle

Addendum to patent. ... ... (patent application P 30 00 756.8-35 from January 10, 1980) The invention relates to an ambulance with two mounted one above the other on a side wall of the ambulance vehicle Stretcher platforms for receiving stretchers, being close to the side wall of the ambulance vehicle at least one vertical sliding tube is attached to which at least one of the Stretcher platforms is slidably mounted via a lockable sliding sleeve, according to Patent.

(Patent application P 30 00 756.8-35).

The object of the invention described in the parent application was a simple ambulance with two on one side wall to create stretcher platforms mounted on top of one another to accommodate octopus stretchers, in which the stretcher platforms are individually adjustable in height, whereby the individual stretcher platforms also have a head or

Can take feet-low position.

The present invention aims to provide the ambulance vehicle according to the parent application to the effect that the stretcher device also in Vehicles with commercially available superstructures can be installed, i.e. in vehicles at denon the door opening of the rear wall doors is narrower than that Inside width of the vehicle.

This is achieved according to the invention in that the near the door opening of the ambulance vehicle located perpendicular to the center of the vehicle is displaceable towards and that the ends of the stretcher platforms facing away from the door opening are pivotable about vertical axes.

The rear ends of the r.Pragenbühnen can be used for loading and unloading be swiveled into the area of the door opening.

After an advantageous development of the invention, that is that of the Door opening of the ambulance by means of a vertical sliding tube a rotating roller on the vehicle floor.

Further advantageous developments and refinements of the invention are described in the subclaims.

@@ The invention is based on schematic drawings closer explained. Insofar as there are parts that match the parent application, the same reference numbers are used as in the parent application. It shows: Figure 1 shows a front support of the stretcher device according to the main patent; figure 2 is a side view in which the lower and upper stretcher platforms are in the transport position are shown; Figure 3 is a side view in which the upper stretcher platform to the side wall is folded and the Sitzbaril lower stretcher platform raised is; FIG. 4 a rear view of the upper and lower stretcher platform in the transport position, seen from the doorway; Figure 5 is a rear view of the front support the upper and lower stretcher platforms; FIG. 6 is a rear view corresponding to FIG 3 in the view of FIG. 4; ItiFtir 7 is a plan view of the upper stretcher platform in the position corresponding to Figure 2; Figure 8 is a plan view as in Figure 7, wherein however, the stretcher platforms towards the center of the vehicle for loading and unloading

Unloading in the area of the door opening is difficult; Figure 9 the rear inner part of the upper stretcher platform with the locating pin pushed back and FIG. 10 is a view corresponding to FIG. 9, but with the fixing pin is locked in the bracket on the rear vehicle door.

Figure 1 shows schematically the principle of storage of the upper and lower stretcher platform, the rear door opening being essentially the same Must have width, like the interior of the ambulance vehicle.

If this is not the case (see door opening 44 in FIG. 4), so the stretcher platforms are moved from the transport position shown in FIG. 7 to the in Figure 8 pivoted loading or unloading position. The stretcher device is in this case constructed as follows: A front vertical support 51, which is also used as a sliding tube can be formed is on the vehicle side wall 1 and on the vehicle floor 1 'attached. On this vertical support 51 are optionally lockable Sliding sleeve pivot bearing attached, with their pivot axes 5 and 54 parallel run to the longitudinal axis of the vertical support 51. On these swivel bearings are horizontal cross members 10 and 11 attached, the g ur in the transport position Vehicle longitudinal axis run. The ends of the cross members pointing towards the vehicle mitUe 10 and 11 are - optionally a lockable sliding sleeve - with another vertical support 52 connected to one another. The lower end of this vertical The carrier 52 is supported on the vehicle floor 1 'via a rotating roller 43. The cross members 10 and 11 serve to accommodate the lower and upper stretcher platforms 27 and 26 (cf.

Figure 4).

The door-side end of the stretcher device, i.e. the rear end, consists of a vertical sliding tube 2, which is attached to a vertical support 35, which has, for example, a U-shaped profile, is attached. In the illustrated Embodiment in which only the upper stretcher platform is adjustable in height, leads this sliding tube 2 has a sliding sleeve 6 on which a rear upper support arm 9 is attached. The lower end of the vertical support 35 is on a rotating roller 42 supported on the vehicle floor 1 '. As a support arm for the lower stretcher platform on the vertical support 35, a horizontal support pointing towards the center of the vehicle 37 attached. To increase the stability can be at the common connection point between the vertical support 35 and the horizontal support 37 is a nodal area 38 be provided. The 2nde of the horizontal beam pointing towards the center of the vehicle 37 is also supported on the vehicle floor 1 'via a rotating roller 1. All Rotary rollers 41, 42 and 43 are here via rotary feet (see 39 and 40 in Figure is) attached to the support device so that the rotating rollers change in the direction of travel can, as known for example with tea trolley wheels.

In the transport position, the vertical carrier 35 can be locked via a locking device 36 (Figure 4) are locked on the vehicle side wall 1, whereby the vertical Support 36 is supported and the entire support device against pivoting is secured towards the center of the vehicle. To fold up the upper stretcher platform To enable the vehicle side wall to be made possible by the support arm 9 via a pivot bearing 9 'formed divided with a horizontally turning pivot axis. A corresponding one Front support arm 55 for the upper stretcher platform (Figure 3) is near the side wall of the vehicle also pivotable about a horizontal axis 55 '.

The two stretcher platforms have longitudinal spars 12 in a known manner, 13, 14 and 15 as well as longitudinal rails 16, 17, 18 and 19 on which the stretcher is led. An upper transverse bearing 20 can also be seen in FIG. One further increase in stability is achieved by the fact that the upper stretcher platform is held in the transport position on the vehicle door 45 (Figures 9 and 10). this is done by a locking pin 47, which has a sleeve-like locking guide 48 is attached to the longitudinal beam 12 located towards the center of the vehicle. The locking pin 47 is displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the bolt in the bolt guide. The locking pin 47 has an actuating lever 49 running perpendicular to its axis.

Furthermore, an end stop 61 is provided, which is a complete Pull out the locking lever prevented. A locking plate 50 enables fixation of the operating lever 49 and thus the locking lever 47 in the advanced Position. The locking pin 47 engages in its advanced position an abutment 46, which is on the inside of the vehicle door 45 in a corresponding Height is provided.

For loading or unloading, the locking pin 47 is first withdrawn. Then the door is opened and the locking device 36 is released. Afterward the entire stretcher device over the rollers 41, 42, 43 around the common Axis 53, 54 pivoted until the rear end of the stretcher or

iragenbühne comes clear of doorway 44. About the sliding sleeve 6 the upper stretcher platform can then be lowered so far that the stretcher can be easily pushed in or out.

As mentioned, the upper stretcher platform faces the side wall of the vehicle foldable (see Figures 3 and 6). This creates a backrest 31 and possibly a headrest 32 (Figure 6) free.

Furthermore, armrests 28 which can be folded out are provided in a known manner. Between the longitudinal bars of the lower stretcher platform is a bench 31 'via pivot levers 31 "foldable.

As can best be seen from FIG. 7, the guide rails 16 are and 17 at a variable distance from one another. To do this, the one facing the center of the vehicle located guide rail 16 pivotable at its front end about a vertical axis 56, so that the Abstanider guide rails when the stretcher platform is ready for loading The longitudinal direction is decreasing from the loading end to the front end of the stretcher platform. In addition, a horizontal sliding tube 57 is provided on which a sliding sleeve 59 is displaceable. The pivot bearing 56 for the front end of the Guide rail 16 is attached to this sliding sleeve 59. The distance between the guide rails 16 and 17 can thus be adapted to the track width of the stretcher. For different Stretcher bars are corresponding locks 60 on the two guide rails intended.

All separable in the claims of the description and the figures technical details can be used both on their own and in any combination be essential to the invention.

Ambulance vehicle addendum to patent. ...; .. (patent application P 30 00 756.8-35 1) The filed with the application and in the course of the procedure Claims are formulation attempts without prejudice for the achievement of further ones Protection.

2) References used in subclaims refer to the other Formation of the subject matter of the main claim by the features of the respective Subclaim out; they are not intended as a waiver of the achievement of an independent, objective protection to understand for the features of the referenced subclaims.

3) The applicant reserves the right to add more, so far only in the Description to claim disclosed features essential to the invention; In particular, the applicant intends to use any new information disclosed in the documents Substances to make substance claims.

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Claims (10)

PATENT CLAIM 1. Ambulance vehicle with two on one side wall of the ambulance vehicle mounted on top of each other to accommodate stretcher platforms of stretchers, near the side wall of the ambulance vehicle at least a vertical sliding tube is attached to which at least one of the stretcher platforms is slidably mounted via a lockable sliding sleeve, according to the patent. (Patent application P 30 00 756.8-35), characterized in that the vertical sliding tube located near the door opening (44) of the ambulance vehicle (2) is displaceable towards the center of the vehicle and that the one facing away from the door opening Ends of the stretcher platforms are pivotable about vertical axes (53, 54). 2. Ambulance vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that that the near the door opening (44) of the ambulance located vertical Sliding tube (2) by means of a rotating roller (42) running on the vehicle floor (1 ') is movable. 3. Ambulance vehicle according to claim 2, characterized in that that the near the door opening (44) of the ambulance vehicle located vertical Slide tube (2) is attached to a vertical support (35), on the lower At the end of the rotating roller (42) is attached by means of a rotating foot (40) so that the direction of travel the rotating roller (42) is changeable. 4. Ambulance vehicle according to claim 3, characterized in that that the vertical support (35) at its lower end with a horizontal support (37) is connected, which runs transversely to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, with the center of the vehicle towards the end of the horizontal beam (37) protruding another, nuf the vehicle floor (1 ') continuously rotating rollc ('11) is not brought. 5. Ambulance vehicle according to claim 3, characterized in that that the vertical support (35) has a locking device (36) close to the vehicle side wall (1) can be locked. 6. Ambulance vehicle according to one or more of the claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the end of the stretcher platforms facing away from the belt opening is constructed as follows: a front vertical sliding tube or a vertical one Dräger (51) is firmly attached to the vehicle side wall (1) and / or the vehicle floor (1 ') tied together; upper and lower horizontal support arms (11 and 10) are via pivot bearings with vertical axes (53, 54) with the front vertical sliding tube or the vertical support (51) or with on the front vertical Sliding tube (51) guided sliding sleeves connected; those protruding towards the center of the vehicle Ends of the two horizontal support arms (10, 11) are over another vertical carrier (52), if necessary via sliding sleeves guided on the further vertical carrier (52), connected with each other; is the lower end of the further vertical beam (52) Slidably supported on the vehicle floor (1 ') via a further rotating roller (43). 7. Ambulance vehicle after one or more of the claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the end pointing towards the center of the vehicle upper stretcher platform (26) in the transport position via a displaceable retaining pin (47) can be locked on the closed vehicle door (45). 8. Ambulance vehicle according to claim 7, characterized in that that the retaining pin (47) in one on a longitudinal spar (12) of the upper stretcher platform attached sliding sleeve (48) is performed and that in the vehicle door (45) an abutment (46) is provided for receiving the retaining pin (47). 9. Ambulance vehicle according to one or more of the claims 1 to 8, characterized in that on the longitudinal spars (14, 15) and / or the cross members (37, 10) of the lower stretcher platform a swiveling bench (31 ') is attached. 10. Ambulance vehicle according to one or more of the preceding Claims, characterized in that the longitudinal rails (16, 17, 18, 19) of the upper and lower stretcher platforms are at a variable horizontal distance from one another, wherein the distance between the longitudinal rails (16, 17, 18, 19) when the readiness for loading Stretcher platforms in the longitudinal direction from the loading end to the front end of the stretcher platforms is decreasing towards, and wherein the longitudinal rails (16, 17, 18, 19) at the front end Are transversely displaceable and pivotable to the side.