ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 7176-5 Second edition 2008-06-01 Wheelchairs - Part 5: Determination of dimensions, mass and manoeuvring space Fauteuilsroulants- Partie 5: Determination des dimensions, de la masse et de I'espace demanoeuvre Reference number ISO 7176-5:2008(E) @ISO2008 by IHS under lic Not for Resale ISO 7176-5:2008(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ ISO2008 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56. CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISO 2008 - All rights reserved edwithoutlicense from IHS Not for Resale ISO 7176-5:2008(E) Contents Page Foreword. Introduction. .. vii 1 Scope 2 Normative references .. 3 Terms and definitions.. 4 Wheelchair classes and occupant mass groups 22 4.1 22 4.2 Classes of electrically powered wheelchairs 22 4.3 22 5 6 Selection of the test wheelchair.... 7 27 7.1 General.. 27 7.2 Wheelchair equipment. 27 7.3 Wheelchair adjustment.. 27 7.4 Final check ...... 7.5 Positioning. 32 7.6 Loading of the wheelchair ... 32 7.7 34 7.8 Use of hand space gauge and foot space gauges .... .34 7.9 Wheel rotation .. 34 7.10 Asymmetrical design of test wheelchair. 35 8 Required measurements. 35 8.1 8.2 Full overall length .36 8.3 Overall width 36 8.4 Handgrip height . 36 8.5 Stowage length .... 8.6 Stowage width.. 37 8.7 Stowage height . 37 8.8 37 8.9 Totalmass 37 8.10 Mass of heaviest part . 37 8.11 38 8.12 Reversing width ... 8.13 Turning diameter.. 38 8.14 Ground clearance ... 39 8.15 39 8.16 Required doorway entry depth... 39 8.17 Required corridor width for side opening.... 39 9 Disclosure of information ... 41 9.1 41 9.2 Wheelchairs with handrims ...... 9.3 Wheelchairs without handrims.. 41 10 Test report. .42 10.1 Requirements 42 10.2 Recommendations 43 Copyrght International Organizaionsandardizalonghts reserved ili Not for Resale ISO 7176-5:2008(E) AnnexA(informative)Technicaldimensions Annex B (informative) Pivot width and reversing width. Annex C (informative) Turning diameter..... Annex D (informative) Wheelchair longitudinal axis and wheelchair centre-point. Annex E (informative) Guidelines and recommendations for wheelchair design and performance ....75 @ Is0 2008 - All rights reserved vided by IHS under lic ed without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 7176-5:2008(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies technicalcommittees.Eachmemberbodyinterestedinasubjectforwhichatechnicalcommitteehasbeer International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEc Directives, Part 2. The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. rights.