37
36
53
1
2
3
3.2.12.8 Drum brake for carers
(Fig. 53)
You lock the drum brake by first pulling
up the brake lever (
➀
), and then press-
ing on the surface of the front toggle
lever (
➂
). The brake lever is released
by pulling up the brake lever (
➀
) until
the toggle lever (
➁
) automatically jumps
out of the latch.
3.2.12.9 Adjustment of toggle
joint brake
☞
Note:
After modifications/adjustments to
the chassis, the brakes must be re-
set.
Please observe the safety infor-
mation given in Section 3.2.12.1!
Before resetting the brakes, the tyre
pressure must be checked and, if
necessary, adjusted. The correct tyre
pressure is given in the Technical
data.
Loosen the screws of the clamping de-
vice (fig. 54/
➀
). Displace the toggle
joint brake (fig. 55). Dimension X = 21
mm. When adjustment is complete, re-
tighten the clamping device screws.
Check that the braking effect of the tog-
gle joint brakes is equal and that the
brakes are functioning correctly.
54
1
55
>
<
X
51
3.2.12.5 Locking the brake
To secure the wheelchair against unin-
tentional movement, both lateral brake
levers should be pushed forward until
they reach their limit stops (fig. 51).
3.2.12.6 Releasing the brake
To release the brake, both brake levers
should be pulled backwards until they
reach their limit stops (fig. 52).
3.2.12.7 Changing or replacing
driving wheels
After a change of driving wheels, checks
should be made to ensure that the
brakes are functioning correctly. The
brakes should then be reset if necessary
Driving wheels with PU tyres require a
special toggle joint brake.
When changing to a wheel with PU tyres,
or from PU tyres to another type of tyre,
the toggle joint brakes must be changed
at the same time.
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