SIMON POTTICARY,RICHARD CRAVEN,JAMES NEUGEBAUER,BRUCE SOUTHEY,JONATHAN MUNDY,JAMES LLOYD,ANDY MURRAY
申请号：
GB201512380
公开号：
GB2530381A
申请日:
2015.07.15
申请国别(地区):
GB
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要：
A lift assembly 14 for hoisting a personal mobility device into a vehicle includes pivoting lift arm 16 mounted in the vehicle by a bracket 30 and having a mating structure 18 for engaging the personal mobility device 11. The mating structure 18 includes an electrical connector 36, 38 for allowing recharging of the mobility device. The personal mobility device 11 can be a folding electric bicycle. The mating structure 18 slots into the bicycles quick release seat post 26 so the lifting arm 16 can be used to lift the bike into the vehicle luggage compartment via its electrical connector 36, 38. The electrical connector 36, 38 allows the electric bike to be recharged while being stored in transit. The lift arm 16 can have two parts 17, 19 to allow hinging collapsibility. The lift arm comprises articulated rotatable joints giving degrees of freedom rotating about the axes A, B, C. The personal mobility device can be other electric devices such as a wheelchair or electric scooter.
