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TABLE 1-1: F9B SERIES PERSONAL USE
LIFT TERMINOLOGY
REF
NAME
DESCRIPTION
1
Left
2
Right
3
Front
4
Rear
Reference points from outside vehicle looking inward at lift.
5
Lift enclosure
Cassette type structure, rigidly attached to the vehicle, which contains
the lift.
6
Pull box
Contains electrical and hydraulic connections.
7
Power unit
Electro-hydraulic pump provides force to raise platform. Unit also
contains valve used to release hydraulic pressure and lower platform.
Travelling frame
(not shown) Assembly stored inside lift enclosure, consisting of car-
riage, lifting frame, and platform.
Carriage
(not shown) Part of traveling frame containing the components that
extend (deploy) and retract (stow) the platform.
Deployment
system
(not shown) The electrical gearmotor and associated linkage used to
extend (deploy) and retract (stow) the platform.
8
Lower parallel arms
(not shown) Located within lifting frame, they maintain platform in a
horizontal position.
9A
Control pendant
9B Optional control pen-
dant
Hand-held device used by operator to control lift operations.
10
Lifting frame
Part of travelling frame connecting carriage and hydraulic cylinder to
platform.
11
Platform
Area where occupant resides during lift operation.
12
Rollstop manual con-
trol knob and motor
position indicator
Provides manual control of front rollstop in the event of a loss of elec-
trical power. Also provides visual indication of motor position.
13
Platform rollstop
Front barrier prevents wheelchair from slowly and inadvertent rolling
off the platform during operation.
14
Bridgeplate
Plate bridging gap between platform and vehicle threshold. Also
serves as a rear rollstop when platform is deployed.
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