2nd Inventors' Olympiad - GENIUS 2000 Budapest, Virtual Exhibition

Registry number: B-254 Category: B Country: Hungary
Petrol-engine-powered outdoor wheelchair
The invention
  • The problem to be solved:
    Long-distance movement for disabled and/or elderly people.
  • Definition:
    Moped for the movement of disabled and/or elderly people, that has a frame-mounted petrol-engine what is force the rear wheel through a reduction friction drive.
  • Presentation:
    Three-wheeled moped for long-distance outdoor movement. The driving is a frame-mounted friction drive two-stroke petrol-engine. Power unit can be lifted off from the running wheels and this state hand driving method is available.
    The maximum speed for the vehicle is 6 km/hour on a flat surface.
    Technical specification:
    Length: 1830 mm
    Width: 880 mm
    Height: 1100 mm
    Engine: 49 cm3 (two-stroke engine with one piston)
    Consumerism: ~5l/100km
    Range: ~25km
    Breaks: front break: double-block break, rear break: drum break
    Unladen weight: 60 kg
    Safe load: 130 kg
    Lighting: front: 6V/15W, rear: 6V/2x1W

  • Application: .See the problem to be solved
  • Advantages:
    Suitable for long-range outdoor movement without any hand-force. The power unit can be switched off and this state the hand-power unit can be used.
  • Stage of development:
    Product
  • Documentation available: Yes
The inventor(s)
  • Name(s): Ferenc CSONTOS
  • Self introduction:
    Transportation and mechanical engineer, he has worked in the last 5 years to improve the outdoor transport for disabled.
The protection
  • Form: Utility model
  • Priority:
  • Countries where it is force: Hungary
Business intention: Selling for prescription with support of social insurance and in other vendor’s network.
Contact
  • Name: Balázs Juhász
  • E-mail: juhasz.balazs@rehabrt.hu
  • Fax: +36-1-320-16-06
  • Address: GYSGY-REHAB Rt. H-1134 Budapest Dózsa György u. 144. HUNGARY