How Carbon Fiber Wheelchairs Enable More Efficient Storage and Stowage

Storage and stowage are day-to-day problems for the users of the electric wheelchair. Your living room becomes occupied by a big and heavy chair, which occupies your car trunk and prevents you from traveling freely. This is completely altered with carbon fiber wheelchairs. The ultra light weight and high strength of the material enable engineers to develop folds designs that are not possible with steel or even aluminum. In Ningbo Baichen Medical Devices Co., Ltd., we produce carbon fiber powered wheelchairs, aluminum, steel, and magnesium. Four ways carbon fiber facilitates an efficient storage and stowage will be listed below.

Extremely Compact Folded Size

Carbon fiber has an outstanding strength-to-weight ratio that enables the frames to be made thinner and more accurately designed compared to metal frames. The power wheelchair is made of carbon fiber and can be folded laterally to a width of 30-35 cm, the slimmest profile amongst our products. This folds into a small enough width to fit behind the front seats of a car, fit in a closet in a hallway without impeding entry, or even fit under a conventional bed. The total volume of the fold is minimal so that the chair is permanently in your trunk and is ready to get out when you reach a destination. To apartment residents, such a compactness is that the chair does not take up much space in your living room.

Effortless Lifting for High or Awkward Stowage

Storage spaces are not necessarily at the waist level. You may need to lift the folded chair onto a high shelf in a garage,into an overhead bin on a train, or up a flight of stairs to a second floor apartment. Steel wheelchair weighing 35-45 kg makes this impossible for most users or caregivers. Our carbon fiber power wheelchair actually weighs under 18 kg, light enough for one person to lift overhead or carry up stairs. This low weight transforms stowage from a two person struggle into a one person task. You can store the chair in high,out of the way places that would be inaccessible with heavier materials.

Self-Standing Folded Position for Any Corner

A fallen-over wheelchair is not an item to be stored, it is a danger. Our carbon fiber powered wheelchair has a self standing frame. Folded, the chair stands on its own side wheels and frame and leans against nothing. The ability to leave it in a closet, behind a door or next to a desk without fear of it knocking a child or pet over. The self standing design also implies that you do not have to lean the chair on a wall or furniture. This stability will allow you to keep the chair where it is most convenient and not where it can be leant. Carbon fiber is rigid and maintains the frame straight and stable when it is folded, unlike other metal frames that can bend a little with time.

Integrated Transport Wheels for Rolling Stowage

A lightweight chair made of carbon fiber can be tiresome to drag to a parking lot or even a train station. Our Power wheelchair with carbon fiber is fitted with transport wheels on the folded frame. The chair rolls like a luggage when it is collapsed on these wheels. All you have to do is lean over the folded chair and roll it by your side. The latter is particularly useful with elderly or caregivers whose lifting capabilities are limited but can handle a rolling load. For users who frequently stow and retrieve their chair multiple times per day (running errands, visiting multiple locations), rolling transport eliminates the cumulative strain of lifting.

Summary

Carbon fiber wheelchairs allow more efficient storage and stowage in four major ways, very small size when folded, very easily lifted to high or awkward locations, self standing folded position anywhere in the corner, and built in transport wheels to roll up and stow anywhere. We produce carbon fiber power wheelchairs at Ningbo Baichen Medical Devices Co., Ltd., which is a 20,000 m2 plant. Our 60 frame processing machines and 4 assembly lines offer mobility that is storage friendly. Call us today and see how carbon fiber can open up your space and make your day to day stowage easier.