Medequip med-e Move MEEWC01 User manual

ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR
Model: MEEWC01
User Manual

Preface
Please read the user manual carefully before taking the product into use.
This manual contains operations, assembly methods, and simple faults solutions.
This manual applies to our models: MEEWC01.
This manual contains wheelchair maintenance and self checking methods, please put it in proper
place.
Please provide this manual for reference when other people are going to use this wheelchair.
The annotations andillustrations in this manual might be slightly different with the real parts due to
quality improvement or changing design. Please in kind prevail.
Contact with your dealer if there is any ambiguity or question.
Improper use of any vehicle may lead to injury. Unsafe driving could harm yourselves and others.
The electric wheelchair is intended to comfortably transport persons with walking difficulties or no
walking abilities.
This electric wheelchair is designed to transport 1 person only.
Symbols used in this manual
Warning symbol
Follow the instructions next to this symbol closely.
Not paying careful attention to these instructions could result in physical injury or damage to the
wheelchair or the environment.
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1 Product Introduction
1.1 Product Image
1.2 Product Information
Performance Parameters
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MEEWC01

Product Performance
This series of electric wheelchairs are powered by battery, driven by DC motor. Users control
direction and adjust speed by joystick controller. It is suitable for application of low speed, good
road condition and small slope.
Main Structure
This series of electric wheelchairs are mainly composed of two parts:
1) Frame Part: frame, wheel, footrest, armrest, backrest etc.
2) Electrical Part: controller, motor, battery.
Application Range
Our electric wheelchair is for disabled and elderly people (less than100kg) using as walking vehicle,
suitable for outdoor middle distance use. Do not run on the motorways.
2 Safety Instructions
2.1 Driving Notice
General Driving Cautions
Please keep your hands on the armrest to control the wheelchair.
Please practice in parks or other safe open places until you can use the wheelchair skillfully.
Fully practice driving in a safe place, to master principle of moving forward, stopping and turning
circles.
Before driving to the road, please be accompanied by caregivers and confirm it is safe.
Please strictly follow traffic rules of the pedestrian, do not regard yourself as vehicle driver.
Please drive on the sidewalk and the zebra crossing. Do not drive on vehicle lane.
Steadily drive, to avoid driving in ‘Z’ line or sharp turn.
Please keep pressure of pneumatic tire properly, the abnormal tire pressure may cause unsteady
driving or excessive lost of current.
Accompanied by Caregivers or Avoid Driving in These Conditions
Drive in bad weather, such as rainy day, heavy fog, strong wind, snow, etc.
In case of wheelchair is wet out, wipe the water immediately.
Drive on the bad road condition, such as muddy, trail, sand road, gravel, etc.
Drive on crowed road.
Drive on no fence side ditch, pond, etc.
Across the railway.
When you have to across railway, pause at turnoff to confirm it is safe, and make sure that the
tires will not be stuck by railway.
The electric wheelchair is only for personal use, do not carry people or goods, and do not for
a traction purposes.
Precautions for Uphill and Downhill
Avoid driving on following places: steep hills, tilt places, high steps, channels etc.
Avoid driving on steep slopes, the slope range should be less than 9 degrees. Please
carefully operate the controller when drive on slopes.
Keep moving forward during uphill or downhill.
Slow down speed during downhill.
Avoid driving sideways on the steep.
Forbid driving on the stairs place and avoid crossing high steps.
Avoid crossing wide ditches.
During crossing ditches, keep 90
°
angel between tires and the ditches.
Do not set the wheelchair to manual mode during uphill and down hill.
When the wheelchair is malfunction at trac crossing, pleas e immediately ask passerby for help.
And set wheelchair to manual mode, then push wheelchair to le ave the scene, or user to get away
from the site to a safe place immediately.
Precautions for the Caregivers
Caregivers should confirm that the users’ feet are on the footrests’ proper position and ensure
clothes do not attach to the wheels.
Caregivers should push the wheelchair to move forward to keep safe on steep slope or long slope.
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2.2 Other Notice
Repair and Reform
If the repair and modification is necessary, please contact your dealer. Do not modify by yourself,
it may lead to accident or malfunction.
Protect Environment
In order to protect environment, do not casually discard the abandoned wheelchair and
scrapped battery. Please contact your local dealer for replacement of new battery.
Keep the Storage Environment Dry
Do not storage wheelchair in damp condition, such as near-by bath room. If wheelchair got wet in
the rain, wipe the water immediately.
Do not replace parts or material randomly.
Do not add weight randomly, in case to cause imbalance.
Do not use other vehicle to pull or push the wheelchair when somebody sits on the wheelchair or
the wheelchair is in manual mode.
When there is abnormal sound, contact service immediately.
Service Lifetime
The service lifetime is 5 years from date of manufacture. User should do not overuse more
than service lifetime in case of unpredictable accident.
Protection from Electromagnetic Interference
The wheelchair should away from strong magnetic fields and large inductive electrical equipment,
such as radio station, TV station, underground radio station, cell phone transmitting radio station.
Pay attention to that if there are sources of electromagnetic interference nearby, as far as away
from those sources to avoid electromagnetic interference. The electric wheelchair should avoid
electromagnetic interference.
3 Adjustment of Wheelchair
Fold Wheelchair
First step: Take off the battery and unplug the red plug (picture 1-a);
Second step: Pull the joint switch backward, meanwhile back off the handle (picture 1-b and 1-c);
Third step: Lift up the cushion strongly by hands, fold wheelchair (picture 1-d).
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Picture 1
Unfold Wheelchair
When the wheelchair in a semi-stretched state, turn up both side handle to hear a click sound,
and check there’s no shaking.
Connect Wire Line
Connect the battery box’s plug to controller’s plug (picture 2).
Picture 2
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Adjustment of Joystick
Adjust the controller to perfect position by screwing the nut counterclockwise (picture 3). Screw
tight the nut when adjustment is done.
Picture 3
Assemble and Dissemble the Footrest
Install the footrest into the frame tube,and move from outside to medial to the fixed position;
For disassemble, push the plastic part to outside then lift up footrest (picture 4).
Picture 4
Adjustment of Castor
Adjust castor angle by unscrew the nut (picture 5).
Picture 5 Picture 6
Use of Hand Parking Brakes
Push hard the manual brake forward to stop the rear wheel, then the wheelchair will stop moving.
Release the handbrake, wheelchairs will be back to normal driving status. The users can select
manual mode or power mode according to their needs (picture 6).
Switch between Manual Mode and Electric Mode
Manual mode: turn off power and brake the wheelchair first, pull the clutch (red part) out of the
groove and spin 45°. ( Picture 7-1)
Electric mode: spin the clutch (red part) and put it back to groove, lightly push the wheelchair to
hear a click sound. ( Picture 7-2)
Picture 7-1 Picture 7-2
When changing from manual mode to electric mode, please conrm both side clutches are
inside the grooves. Any side clutch is not fully into groove, ma y cause danger of rollover.
Do not make wheelchair into manual mode when user is driving on slopes.
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4 Battery and Charger
4.1 Charger Requirements
The charger is used for battery charging. During electric wheelchair is charging, do not use it.
Charger Technical Data
Input voltage: AC 220V (100V) ±10% Output voltage: 24V/DC Output current: 4A
4.2 Usage of Charger
In order to charge the battery, connect the charger with power supply and battery box’s plug. Do
as following instructions to complete charging process:
Step 1 : Make sure the charger groove is not blocked.
Step 2: Make sure the electric wheelchair is power off.
Step 3: Unplug the plugs which connect the battery box and controller.
Step 4: Connect the charger’s output plug to the battery box’s powe
plug.
Step 5: Connect the charger’s main plug to the power supply and the red
light will be alight. Fully charging needs 8 to 10 hours, do not overcharge
more than 24 hours.
Ste p 6: As to prevent cut short battery life, please charge the battery at least once per month when
the wheelchair is not being used.
Do not stop charging until charge process is nished. Repeat us ing the battery which is not
fully charged will shorten the battery life, so the battery shou ld be fully charged as much as possible.
When battery is fully charged, the power indicator will turn to green. Do not stop charging before fully
charged.
After nish charging, turn o the power supply, otherwise the battery will discharge slowly. Do not
charge more than 24 hours. Over-charging is dangerous.
Users should follow the following rules to avoid charging dange rs:
The electric wheelchair doesn’t include the charger, please use national standard charger that the
output voltage is 24V/DC 4A.
It should be well ventilated when charging. Do not expose the wheelchair to sunlight and humid
environment.
The charging environment temperature range is from 10 to 50 . It is out of the environment
temperature range, the battery is unable to function well, and can easily make battery damaged.
It’s normal for the fan making a sound during charging. It is for c ooling the charger, please do not
worry about it.
Prevent liquid go into the charger during charging. And do not place charger on the ammable items,
such as: fuel, footrest or seat cushion.
4.3 The Usage and Maintenance of Battery
Wrong operation of replacing battery may cause danger of explosion. Only the same or
recommended type of battery is suitable for replacement. And please make sure the battery poles
are correct. Key points for prolong the battery life: charge frequently, to keep battery power full. It’s
better to fully charge the battery if the wheelchair is not being used. If stop using for a long time, it’s
better to charge twice per month.
Please stay away from the ames when charging the battery. The flames may cause battery
re or explosion.
Charging makes hydrogen, do not smoke while charging.
Do notunplug the power supply when the socket or yourhands are wet, it may cause electric shock.
In case of unpredictable accident will happen and hurt the user, do not use or sit on the electric
wheelchair when charging.
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5 System Diagnose
When the indicator LED lights are blinking, it means the wheelchair hasabnormalities. The
abnormalities may occur in following parts: motors, brakes, battery, wire connections, etc.
Through the product’s inner information consultation, the property of the abnormal condition can be
detected by the diagnosis signal. The abnormal situation can be detected without other service tools.
Audio Signal Indication
Description of LED light
The meaning of LED light
Explanation & Solution
The power is off, wheelchair
All LED lights are unlit with no
in standby or sleep mode.
sound
Power is poor contacted.
Fuse is tripping or burned out.
The power is turned on, and
All LED lights are lit
self diagnose is passed, the
Less LED lights lit, less battery power
electric wheelchair can work
remaining.
well.
The leftmost red LED light is lit
The battery power is
To charge immediately. Or battery is
extremely inadequate.
malfunction, and is not able to charge.
Two short beeps with five
The left side motor is
The left side motor is poor connected
indicator lights blink twice
malfunction.
or the wire is disconnected.
Four short beeps with five
The right side motor is
The right side motor is poor connected
indicator lights blink four times
malfunction.
or the wire is disconnected.
Check the brakes, and check if the
Six short beeps with five
Controller is in over-current
motor drive mechanism is stuck.
Check the current by ammeter, if it is
indicator lights blink six times
protection status.
not excessive current, maybe the
controller is malfunction.
Seven short beeps with five
Joystick doesn’t reset, or the
indicator lights blink seven
Joystick is malfunction
connector is loose.
times
Eight short beeps with five
Controller is malfunction.
Please consult yourdealer for
indicator lights blink eight times
maintenance.
Nine short beeps with five
Controller is malfunction.
Please consult service center for
indicator lights blink nine times
maintenance.
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6Controller
6.1 Controller Panel
Battery Power Gauge
Power On/off
Horn Button
Speed
Speed Decrease Speed Increase
6.2 Controller Usage
Power Switch
Press this button, the battery power gauge lights will turn on from left to right. Press
again, all the LED lights are off.
In some emergency, you can directly turn o power by press power button.
Sleep Mode
If the joystick has no operation more than 20 minutes, the power turn off automatically, and
the system in the sleep mode, system will be woke up from sleep mode by press power button.
Speed adjustment
According to user’s habits and the circumstances, the wheelchair driving speed is adjustable.
Adjust speed by press decrease button or increase button.
Speed is divided into five sections, ranged by 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, 100%
of the max speed.
First gear of speed: 20% of the max speed.
Fifth gear of speed: 100% of the max speed.
Horn Button
Press the horn button, the horn will sounds until you release the button.
Battery Power Gauge
After turn on the power, the battery power gauge is working. The battery
power gauge also shows the battery remaining power capacity.
As the picture shown, the battery power is full.
When there is only the red or yellow LED light lit, the battery should be charged. And for a long
distance driving, the battery should be fully charged. If only the red LED light is lit, the battery
power is extremely inadequate, users need to charge battery as soon as possible.
Use of joystick
The wheelchair moving direction is controlled by joystick. The moving extent
of joystick also controls the moving speed.
Please turn on or turn o the power when the joystick is in the m iddle position.
Otherwise the controller will let out wrong operation signal.
Release the joystick to middle, this mistake will stop. If the mistake is still continuing, perhaps this
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part is malfunction, do not use it and contact with your dealer for maintenance.
7 Maintenance
Maintenance of wheelchair includes clean wheelchair, check wheel and battery, and charge battery.
For further maintenance please contact with your dealer. Our suggestion is checking the
wheelchair every half year, annually overhaul.
7.1 Clean and Battery Maintenance
Clean Wheelchair
Please clean the wheelchair regularly.
Clean the parts which are frequently touched with user’s body (such as set cushion, armrest,
controller) by a clean and slight wet cloth. Do not use organic solvents to clean.
If it is a patient user, the wheelchair should be cleaned once per week. If the wheelchair is used by
an infectious victim, it should be cleaned and disinfected by disinfectants.
Wheels
Check the tires’ air pressure and their wear condition regularly. When the tire tread pattern
depth reduce to 1mm, please replace new tire.
Battery
To make sure that the battery is fully charged frequently. In order to prolong battery life, we
strongly recommend users do not to charge until battery run out of power totally.
7.2 Wheelchair Malfunction and Checking
When malfunctionshappen during the wheelchair is working, please turn off the power before check.
Symptom: completely lose power, and all the LED lights on the controller panel are off.
Check Step:
Step 1: To check if the controller’s plug is loose.
Step 2: To check if the connection of controller’s plug and battery box is loose. Please reinsert the
plug connector (hold the plug when pull out the plug. Do not pull the wire to avoid unnecessary
damage to the wire line). After above checking, if the wheelchair is stillnot able to restore the power,
or if users have any question for above checking, please connect with your dealer.
The controller has a diagnosing system to monitor the controll er and motor. Any malfunction
of these parts is indicated by the controller. For more details please kindly refer to chapter of audio
signal indication.
7.3 Maintenance Checking
The following is a checking list, electric wheelchair should be ordinal checked according to our
suggestion. When you get on or get off the wheelchair, some self checking is done automatically.
For more your attention, we particularly list these self-checking items in A area.
Before use, please check if following parts are correct:
A area
1.Backrest
2.Armrest
3.Controller position
4.Footrest
5.battery power
6.Clutch/adjusting lever for conversion between manual mode and electric mode
Check the following parts monthly, to avoid original parts loosing or wearing
B area
1.
Screws
2. Brakes
3.
Clutch/adjusting lever for conversion between manual mode and electric mode
4. The front and rear wheels and their tread pattern depth
5.
Connectors’ of controller and charger
C area
For safety, semiannual overall maintenance is needed.
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8 Others
Condition for Transport and Storage
During transport and storage, the electric wheelchair should be correctly placed as labeled
indication.
Transportation should be avoided moisture and sunlight and away from heat resource.
In case of electric parts are damaged due to damp, please avoid storing the
wheelchair in rain, outdoor and moisture.
Storage condition:
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Environment temperature -40 +55 ;
Relative humidity 80%;
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Air Pressure 86kPa 106kPa.
Main Security Features
Classified according to the type of protection electric shock: Internal power.
Classified according to the type of protection against electric shock: Type B application.
Classified according to the degree of inlet liquid protection: IPX3.
Classified according to the safety of use in a flammable anesthetic mixture with air or
gas mixed with oxygen or nitrous oxide flammable anesthetic gases occurs: Non
AP/APG type.
Classified according to operation mode: Continuous operation.
Rating voltage:DC.24V.
Have no protective effect on the application of defibrillator discharge section.
No signal output or input part.
Non-permanently installed equipment.
Customer care & Registeredoffice address:
C – 79, 2nd stage, Peenya Industrial Estate,
Bangalore 560058, Karnataka, India.
Customer care phone number: [phone]
Customer care email: [e-mail]
Website: www.medequip.co.in