Single-handedly operable wheelchair

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11793692
APP PUB NO 20210128376A1
SERIAL NO

17146495

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Provided is a wheelchair that can be operated easily with either a right or left hand. The wheelchair is provided with; right and left handrims; a rotary shaft for transmitting a rotational force generated by a handrim on one side to a wheel on the opposite side via a drive mechanism; and a wheel hub for transmitting the rotational force generated by the handrim on the one side to the wheel on the same side via the drive mechanism, wherein the drive mechanism includes two pairs of right and left sensors respectively disposed on an outer surface of each of the handrims, a first non-excitation electromagnetic clutch for transmitting the rotational force to the right wheel, a second non-excitation electromagnetic clutch for transmitting the rotational force to the wheel on the opposite side, and a third non-excitation electromagnetic clutch for transmitting the rotational force to the left wheel.

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RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR LIFE SPACE LLC5-7-23 KAWAZOE 4-JO MINAMI-KU SAPPORO-SHI HOKKAIDO 005-0804

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Saito, Toru Sapporo, JP 157 2288

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