Auxiliary escalation unit for bed escalators

Abstract

In a bed escalator for carrying a wheel chair or an electromotive bed provided with a supporting board, a pedestal for supporting the supporting board, a main escalation unit and an auxiliary escalation unit affixed to the pedestal, a hydraulic cylinder of the auxiliary escalation unit pivoted at the proximal end to the pedestal supports an escalating roller via an L-lever and, when escalation is in a descending position, the escalating roller is in contact with an abutment affixed to the supporting board

1 . In a bed escalators provided with a supporting board, a pedestal for supporting said supporting board via legs, a main escalation unit affixed to said supporting board and an auxiliary escalation unit affixed to said pedestal, an auxiliary escalation unit characterized in 
 that a hydraulic cylinder pivoted at its proximal end to said pedestal supports an escalating roller via an L-lever, and    that said escalating roller is kept in contact with an abutment affixed to said supporting board when said supporting board is in a descending position.    
   
   
       2 . An auxiliary escalation unit as claimed in  claim 1  characterized in that said supporting board is provided with at least one detachable element selected from a group consisting of a head board, a foot board and a pair of side rails.