Wheelchair van lifts are produced for disabled people to make their life a bit more comfortable.
Imagine if you have a disable person you need always to pick him up, place the chair in the car then do the same while returning. So why not think about van lift and make life easier for him and you. It is especially urgent if you do such monotonous actions everyday for years.
Wheelchair van lifts are usually divided into two types: Rotary Wheelchair Lifts and Platform Wheelchair Lifts.
Rotary wheelchair lifts use electric boom arm to transport the wheelchair. Platform wheelchair lifts will raise and lower, as well as fold and unfold. They can be automatic or semi-automatic. These are not powered by electricity but use hydraulics motions. For this reason they usually cost more because they provide a smoother ride than electric powered lifts.
Wheelchair Van Lifts
It is better to add such system to a new vehicle of course because it has a long service life. Besides you need a raised roof and raised doors in your van. So depending on your van al system can be maintained in rather simple way or you will need to pay great amount of money.
Don’t forget that adding van lift takes much space that’s why you will have to reduce the number of seats in your van. This reduction is necessary because you need not only space for the special seat with lift itself, but also space for maneuvering.
Today there are plenty of offers of different types of wheelchair van lifts with many options for your budget. You can purchase a new one, or used one, or even can rent such thing if you have problems with money. But renting is relevant of course if you don’t need to transfer a disable person for a long period of time.
In any case, rent it or buy it, but get it and make life more convenient.
Engineering laboratory of American Institute of Standards and Technologies created new sort of robotic wheelchair lift – HLRP Chair, provided with fitted multilogic lift.
HLPR means Lift, Position and Rehabilitation. This wheelchair lift includes mighty vertical frame with wheels. It looks like a forklift. But instead of forks it uses special set of stops, which can easily uphold a patient hanging. Below this set you find a seat which can be removed if it is needed.
With the help of such device a person who suffers from problems with musculoskeletal system is able to go like on motorized wheelchair and stand up. If there is a wish a person can even try to use kegs (some injuries allow to develop legs).
Owing to the special stops the weight of a body does not fully load legs, at the same time the level of lifting of these stops can be regulated by a user. Under a patient there is always leaved free space.
To operate this wheelchair lift can a patient himself and medical staff as well. HLPR Chair is equipped with electric motors and accumulators. There are also sets of joysticks and other simple controls – in front and behind.
Because of small overall dimensions wheelchair lift is suitable for any usual doors. Special base of the device allows a person, weighing up to 300 pounds, to rotate out, from the inner chair frame, over a toilet, chair or bed while supported by torso lifts. So, with the help of HLPR Chair a patient is able to reach toilet (the current maximum speed is 27 inches per second (0.7m/s)) and use it by himself without assistance. The same situation with moving to and from beds.
If a stairlift uses a cable or rope for moving up and down it can be noisy. Besides in this case some oil is needed and that means some oily spots on your stairs.
The cable of a stairlift can be electrical. That means that this device needs power and if you have power outages you are not able to use it. Besides while installing you have to hire a professional electrician and get city permits.
If the stairlift is deprived of rack and pinion driven motor it can lead to different service problems. Noise is also common in this case.
Don’t by very cheap stairlift which is made for price if yoy don’t want to have unexpected stopping and starting.
It is to have DC powered stairlift if you want smoother ride and are not eager to stop during your ride in the case of a power outage.
It is extremely important for a stairlift to include a built-in-diagnostic system. If some problems will occur without this system it will be impossible to correct and you will have to pay money for home visit.
In order to make the right choice, here some standard features which a good stairlift must have:
Free DC Battery
Not complicated Paddle Controls
Diagnostic Digital Display
Soft Start and Stop Action
Secure Seat Belt
2 Infra-red Remote Controls
294 Lb. And 350 Lb. Weight Capacities
Swivel Seat
Whisper Quiet Operation
Over Speed Governor (OSG)
When you buy your stairlift ask for after sales care. It is better if a company offers 24-hour service.
