PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a burden of a caretaker.SOLUTION: A loading device of an article to be loaded includes: a main plate body on which a wheelchair is loaded a vehicle body side plate body provided between one end of the main plate body and a vehicle body a grounding side plate body provided between the other end of the main plate body and a grounding surface a drive mechanism 42 for imparting rotary driving force to a first rotary shaft through a third rotary shaft a switch mechanism 44 for switching between a transmitting state and a non-transmitting state of the rotary driving force from the drive mechanism 42 to the third rotary shaft a rotation angle sensor 170 for detecting a rotation angle of the first rotary shaft a slope position detecting part 180 which controls to turn on/off by deriving a switch control signal to the switch mechanism 44 based on the rotation angle detected by the rotation angle sensor 170 and a boarding presence or absence determining part 160 for determining whether the wheelchair is boarded on the vehicle body or not.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】介護者の負担を軽減させること。【解決手段】車椅子が搭載される主板体と、主板体の一端と車体との間に設けられる車体側板体と、主板体の他端と接地面との間に設けられる接地側板体と、第1~第3回動軸へ回転駆動力を付与する駆動機構42と、駆動機構42から第3回動軸への回転駆動力の伝達状態と非伝達状態とを切り換える切換機構44と、第1回動軸の回動角度を検出する回転角度センサ170と、回転角度センサ170によって検出された回動角度に基づいて切換機構44に対して切換制御信号を導出してオン・オフ制御するスロープ位置検知部180と、車椅子が車体に乗車したか否かを判断する乗車有無判断部160と備える。【選択図】図6
