progeo NOIR 2.0 User manual

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S E R V I C E M A N U A L
NOIR 2.0
Rev. 0 - 06/05/2020
SERVICE MANUAL
ENGLISH

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NOIR 2.0
GENERAL WARNINGS
ANY ADJUSTMENT CAN BE CARRIED OUT EXCLUSIVELY BY QUALIFIED
AND AUTHORIZED BY REHATEAM® PERSONNEL.
It is forbidden to carry out any modifications, even when possible, to the original
design.
Any adjustments and/or any modification that is carried out by non-authorized
personnel will immediately void the warranty on the product and it relieves
RehaTEAM® from any responsibility on any malfunctioning and/or damage due
to such adjustments/modifications.
Always contact RehaTEAM® and its technicians for any non-standard
requirements or modifications to allow them to evaluate such modifications and
verify that they will not compromise the normal and safe use of the wheelchair.
Any modification of the original parameters and set up could seriously
compromise the safe operation of the wheelchair causing damage to both the
user and the wheelchair itself.
After every adjustment made to the wheelchair, check carefully that all parts are
correctly fixed. Check that all screws and nuts are tightened and that all moving
parts are functioning correctly.
After any adjustment, always test the wheelchair before giving the product to
user and/or his/her attendant.
RehaTEAM® disclaims any responsibility for damage to the product or the peo-
ple due to any modification that is not properly performed or that, in any case,
does not guarantee safety to the user.

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04 CASTER CHANGE
05 DIRECTIONALITY
06 BRAKE
07 BRAKE SPACING
08 FOOTPLATE DISTANCE not for welded footplate
09 ALUMINIUM FOOTPLATE
10 BACKREST HEIGHT Aluminium or titanium backrest
11 BACKREST HEIGHT Carbon fibre backrest
12 BACKREST ANGLE
13 SEAT WIDTH ENLARGEMENT
14 QUICK RELEASE AXLE (rear wheel)
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CASTER CHANGE
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It is advisable to spread a
drop of mild lock thread
glue on the bolts V.
Fork
height
H.
Holes interval –12,7 mm (1/2 “)
Sport –2 holes –h. 100
V
V
P
For this model, the frame is individually manufactured and welded to measure, there-
fore, the front height cannot be modified.
In most cases, however, it is possible to change the caster with a smaller or larger one
as long as the front height does not change; otherwise, the fork angle loses its perpen-
dicularity.
The holes on the forks are ½” away from one-another, therefore, if you change the
caster with one that is 1” bigger or smaller, you will have to change its fixing position to
keep the original front height.
The position of the caster on the fork (requested on the order form) is determined
while designing the frame.
As long as it is possible, the design allows fo assembling another size of caster
(smaller or bigger) apart from the requested one.
The three drawings aside show the most common combinations and you should notice
that the height from the ground remains the same because of the fixing changes.
If such principle is neglected, the fork angle will no longer be perpendicular to the
ground.
To change the caster, screw off the bolt Vwhile holding the other.
Remove the axle P.
Position the caster to another hole, insert the axle and fix the bolt Vholding the one on
the other side.
Pay attention to the spacers between caster and fork.
4”
3”
4”
3”
5”
4”
5”
4”
4”
3”
4”
3”

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DIRECTIONALITY
A very important aspect of any wheelchair is its directionality.
To check if the wheelchair goes straight, sit on it, push it and let it go until it stops.
If something is wrong, the slower the wheelchairs moves forward (momentum close to nothing), the more likely it turns right or left. There-
fore, if no or irrelevant turn occurs, the wheelchair is properly adjusted.
Cause Reason Solution
SURFACE The surface where the test is being performed is not even
and flat
Test the chair on even and flat surface
REAR WHEELS The rear wheel are not equally inflated Inflate both tyres at the same pressure
The tyres of the two rear wheel are different or differently
worn out
Change the tyres
The rear wheels are not adjusted at the same height Adjust the rear wheel height
The camber of right and left wheels are different or differ-
ently adjusted
Adjust the camber.
The wheel, when turning, touches the side guard or the
brakes
Fix or replace the side guard. Add spacer on the
receiver. Adjust the brake.
The wheels doe not turn smoothly Clean or change the bearings
FRONT WHEELS The casters are not adjusted at the same height Adjust the front wheels at the same height
The tyres of the two front wheels are different or differently
worn out
Change the wheels
The fixing bolts of the fork/fork support/clamp are loosened Check and tighten all fixing bolts
The caster does not turn smoothly Clean the bearings.
Either or both forks are not adjusted so as their axis is per-
pendicular to the ground.
Adjust the fork axis inclination.
FOOTPLATE The footplate tubes are adjusted at different height. Adjust the tubes at the same height
If the wheelchairs does not go straight after all checks above mentioned, contact Rehateam s.r.l.

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BRAKE
WHEN ADJUSTING THE BRAKES, THE TURES MUST BE INFLATED TO THE CORRECT PRESSURE (except solid tyre)
The position of the brake depends on the position of the rear wheel.
Loosen the bolt Athat is located in the inner side of the support B.
Position the brake-knurled rod Pat a distance Dof a few millimetres and parallel to the ground.
Temporarily tighten the bolt Aand try the brake out to check if the adjustment is good.
If necessary, repeat the same operation to reach the good adjustment.
A good adjustment has the brake not too hard to engage but braking, so you will have to find the suitable compromise.
Once reached the correct position, tighten the bolt A.
Carry out the same operation on the other side.
The adjustment for the sport brake is the same except for the distance D, in fact, the brake, in its resting position is far away from the tyre.
Just make a few tries.
At each adjustment, it is advisable
to spread a drop of mild lock thread
glue on the grab screws A.
P
D
B A
B
A
B A

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BRAKE SPACING
B
Spread
some strong
thread lock
glue on the
bolt B.
In several cases, the distance between the tyre and the frame can be such
as to make need moving the knurled rod Pmore external.
When originally assembling the wheelchair, such possible modification is
already taken into account.
In case of a post-sale modification that results in the rear wheels being
more external (seat width enlargement; a different wheel), the brake may
not work efficiently anymore, therefore, you will have to move the knurled
rod. The brake is efficient if the knurled rod Pis at least 5 mm beyond the
tyre’s mid-line.
In all cases, check the brake efficiency.
Remove the bolt B. In order to remove it, put the knurled rod in a vice and heat it with a hot air blower because the bolt is locked with strong
lock thread glue. DO NOT FORCE WHEN UNSCREWING IT, you may damage the bolt’s head irremediably.
Once you have removed the bolt, the knurled rod comes off, too. Replace the bolt Baccording to the spacer C(7 or 11 mm) you will add.
Put some strong lock thread glue on the bolt Band assemble the spacer Cand the knurled rod A.
Put the knurled rod in a vice and tighten the bolt B hard.
It is also possible to move the brake structure Efrom the adjustment rod F.
Remove the two nuts Gand then the two bolts B.
Remove the spacers Haround which the spring is assembles.
Observe how the spring is assembled because you will have to assemble it back later in
the same way (you can always have a look at the other brake that is symmetric).
Insert the spacers H(H1= original; H2= 7 mm longer).
Position the spring and assemble the structure to the adjustment rod.
Start screwing the two bolts Ball the way down and then the two nuts G.
Should the brake movement be hard, slightly loosen the bolts B.
E F
G
B

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FOOTPLATE DISTANCE
The particular characteristic of this MODEL is the 7° front frame taper.
As it is visible from the picture, the longer the footplate distance DP, the
narrower the room Xbetween the two frames at footplate’s level.
According to that, when adjusting the footplate distance, it is necessary to
keep the 7° taper and increase or decrease the room X.
After adjustment, the forks have to be perpendicular to the ground. That will
tell you keep the 7° frame taper.
All footplates available for this model allows for such adjustment.
HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT EVERY 1.5cm
Usually, it is granted an adjustment of +1.5 cm and - 1.5 cm with respect to
the footplate distance requested.
Screw off the bolt A of both side of the frame.
Slide the tubes to the necessary height.
Make sure the height of the two sides is the same.
Insert the bolt Apaying attention to fitting it with no effort into the threaded
hole Bon the rear side of the support C.
The footplate tube’s holes and the hole of the support Bmust be aligned.
Finally, tighten the bolt Aon both sides of the frame.
Do not force screwing the bolt, you may damage the thread of the hole B.
Should that occur, you can remedy by pass the threaded hole with a M5 tap
starting from the rear side of the support. If the thread is too damaged to be
repaired, you can pass the hole with a 5 mm drill bit and fix the tube with a
longer bolt, washer and nut.
You can not change the support C.
After adjustment, check that between the lower side of the footplate and the
ground there is at least 2 cm and that there is no interference between foot-
plate and casters.
90°
X1
X2
X3
DP
2.5° 2.5°
C
B
FRONT REAR
(A)
C
C
A
A

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Angle adjustment:
Remove the two bolts and nuts Athat fix the footrest plate to the clamp B.
Loosen the two bolts and nuts Cthat fix the clamp Bto the two tubes.
Turn the clamp until the necessary inclination.
Lay the footrest plate on the clamp to check the
inclination.
Firmly tighten the bolts and nuts C.
Finally. Fix the plates with the two bolts and nuts A.
Height adjustment:
Remove the two bolts and nuts Athat fix the footrest plate to the clamp B.
Loosen the two bolts and nuts Cthat fix the clamp Bto the two tubes until you can easily
turn the clamp and slide the two tubes horizontally through it.
That will allow you to make the distance Xwider or narrower and thus keep the 2.5° frame
taper. Carry out the adjustment in height as mentioned on the sheet “footplate distance”.
Slide the horizontal tube of the footplate through the supports in order to keep the 2.5°
frame taper that will have as a result the fork axle at 90°. Check that.
Check the footplate is centred with respect to the supports.
Adjust the footplate angle and fix the system as above mentioned.
Position adjustment:
4 positions: internal; 2/3 internal; 2/3 external; external
Remove the two bolts and nuts Aand fix the plate using the other two holes on the same
plate. You can also fix the plate facing front or rear without the need (even though possi-
ble) of reversing the clamp.
If you wish to reverse the clamp, remove the bolts/washer/nuts fixing the footplate tubes
(see “footplate distance“) and slide the group “footplate” .
Reverse the assembly, fix the tube at the necessary height and adjust the angle as above
mentioned, keeping in mind to respect the 2.5° taper.
Note: you can remove and insert the footplate-group into the frame tubes without loosen-
ing the grab screw A and the bolts B, thus keeping the distance X; the operation, though,
will result a little more difficult because the distance between the two footplate tubes at
their upper side is always wider than the distance of the frame tubes at the insertion point.
To remove the footplate-group, the frame will widen apart as the footplate tubes slide off.
To help the tube come off, you can hit the plate with your hand or gently with a mallet.
On the other hand, to mount it back, you have to insert one footplate tube for approx.1cm,
widen the frame until you can insert the other footplate tube.
That is the point of the maximum pressure, then, as you slide the tubes in, you will notice
that the movement will be easier.
It will be necessary to adjust the inclination.
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ALUMINIUM FOOTPLATE
.
Keeping the distance X, you should notice that,
at the insertion point, the distance between the
footplate tubes is wider than the distance of the
frame tubes.
X
External footplate
A
A
C C
A A
B
A C C A
A C C A
X
7 cm
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BACKREST HEIGHT
Carbon fibre backrest
B 1a
1
1b
B
1
Remove the backrest upholstery and slide up the protecting sleeves of the backrest bands along thetubeuntilthefixing screwsAarevisible.
In the fixing point, you will also see a steel buckle B.
If the bolt is not accessible, remove the mudguard if it is removable or tilt the backrest backward by means of its adjustment system (see
backrest angle adjustment sheet).
Remove bolt and nut A.
The backrest tubes have only one hole that is originally drilled according to the height requested in the order form.
On the pictures above, you can see that the fixing point is the 1.
The point 1a could be a new hole to lower the backrest height and that is possible without creating problem (you may need to cut off the
bottom side of the tube), in fact, the hole 1will be underneath and within the tube of the backrest structure. While drilling the hole on the
tube, pay attention to aligning the handle grip (if present).
Should you cut off the bottom side the tube, insert the buckle Bon the tube and put a few turns of sticky tape Caround the extremity of the
tube to reduce a possible play.
Insert bolt and nut Aand tighten without overtightening to avoid damaging the carbon fibre.
The 1b, on the other hand, would be the point where to drill a new hole to increase the backrest height, but, by doing so, the
hole 1would be out of the backrest structure and it would create a situation of possible breakage of the tube during normal use
of the wheelchair. This operation is not allowed.
Warning: to guarantee a good stability, between the fixing hole and the lower side of the tube, there should be at least 4 cm.
The carbon fibre backrest tube is not suitable to fixing any clamps, such as those used for a postural system hardware.
Note: if the backrest tube is assembled on a aluminium or titanium backrest structure, follows these same instructions.

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BACKREST HEIGHT
Aluminium or titanium backrest
Remove the backrest upholstery and slide up the protecting sleeves of the backrest bands along thetubeuntilthefixing screwsarevisible.
If the bolt is not accessible, remove the mudguard if it is removable or tilt the backrest backward by means of its adjustment system (see
backrest angle adjustment sheet).
Remove bolt and nut A and raiseor lowerthebackrest tubesto thedesired height.
If the minimum height you can reach is not enough, it is necessary to cut the lower side of the.
If the maximum height you can reach is not enough, it is necessary to change the tube.
Warning: to guarantee a good stability, between the fixing hole and the lower side of the tube, there should be at least 4 cm. If the tube is
cut, the lower hole will be only a few millimetres front the end of the tube; therefore, you should not use that hole, the next and, sometimes
even the third to fix the backrest height.
Replace the screws andtighten.
To reduce possible play and possible noise, you can put some sticky tape around the inner tube at its bottom and at its fixing point (or just
under it).
Note: if the backrest tube is in carbon fibre, follow the instructions of the adjustment sheet “backrest height—carbon fibre backrest”.
The titanium backrest structure includes a plastic adaptor, just follow the same instructions above.
min. 4 cm
A
Plastic adaptor

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BACKREST ANGLE
Adjustment from 16° close, tilted frontward (74°) to 4° open, tilted backward (94°) with respect to 90° to the seat.
If you need to open (tilt backward) the angle, before proceeding, with the adjustment, fold the backrest, loosen the nut Cand screw the bolt
Bthat determine the end run, that it the point where it will lean on the frame. Such operations are not necessary when you need to close (tilt
forward) the angle.
The adjustment can be performed thanks to the two bolts Asliding along the slots through which they pass and fix the backrest tube.
Therefore, loosen the two bolts Aon both backrest plates, tilt the backrest to the desired inclination and securely tighten the bolts.
Now check the locking system.
If the locking pin Ddoes not lock, or there is too much play, it is necessary to adjust the end run bolt B.
Loose the nut C, fold the backrest and screw or unscrew the bolt B.
Open the backrest and check if it locks and its play.
To check the play, with the locked backrest, gently pull back it and forth.
If the play is still a lot, loosen the bolt B, whereas, if the backrest does not lock, screw the bolt B.
The correct adjustment is when the pin locks and the play is minimum. Then screw the nut Ctowards the tube.
Not only does the end run bolt Breduce the backrest play, but also it is very important as point of support of the backrest. In fact if it is badly
adjusted (a lot of play) the lock pin Dwill support all the backrest stress and it may be damaged or even brake.
Remember that the backrest angle can affect the point of balance of the wheelchair. In fact, with tilted backward backrest (open angle),
the wheelchair becomes less stable.
A
A
C
B
D
90°
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SEAT WIDTH ENLARGEMENT
It is possible to make the seat width larger by maximum 10 mm each side, by
modifying the side guard fixing.
Remove the bolt V1 and it corresponding nut.
The brake and its support remains fixed to the side guard.
Note that a 3 mm spacer Ais already present.
You have to replace the bolt V1 with 5 or 10 mm longer ones according to
the extent of the enlargement.
Insert the longer bolt through the holes of side guard, put 1 or 2 spacers Bin
addition to the spacer A, let the bolt pass through the frame and fix all the
parts together.
DO NON OVERTIGHTEN, the tube in carbon fibre may crack.
When you feel the nut starts to tighten, the torque is enough to make the side guard firm.
Remove the bolt V2 and the nut C, then, turn the side guard up. This way, you will free the backrest plate, too.
Note that a 3 mm spacer Ais already present.
You have to replace the bolt V2 with 5 or 10 mm longer ones according to the extent of the enlargement.
Insert the longer bolt through the holes of side guard, put 1 or 2 spacers Bin addition to the spacer A and let the bolt through the frame and
through the hole of the backrest plate.
Make sure to put all washers of the backrest plate correctly (you can use as reference the other side that has not been touched).
Now. fix bolt and nut V2 C.
Now, it is necessary to check the gap between side guard and rear wheel and decide whether or not, to add spacers on the wheel receiver.
In such case, remove the wheel receiver and add 3 and/or 6 mm spacers.
Finally, spread some mild thread lock glue on the receiver thread and tighten the receiver.
The maximum overall thickness of the spacer must not be more than 9 mm.
If the receiver results too hard to unscrew, DO NOT INSIST AND DO NOT HEAT THE PARTS, the inner buckle (in which the re-
ceiver is screwed) that is glued to the carbon tube may detach. You may try to give one or two hit with a hammer (without exagger-
ating) to the head of the receiver and try to unscrew it. If that is not enough, Contact Rehateam s.r.l..
Advice: before removing the receiver, it is useful, as a try, put the spacer on the axle of the wheel and put it on.
This way, you will immediately see what spacer you need.
V1
V2
B
A
V1
A
A
C V2
A B

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QUICK RELEASE AXLE
(rear wheel)
If the wheel comes off, the distance Xbetween the nut Aand the balls Bis too short, therefore, it is necessary to unscrew the nut Awhile
holding the point Cof the axle. If there is play, the distance Xbetween the nut Aand the balls Bis too long, therefore, it is necessary to
screw the nut Awhile holding the point Cof the axle
In both cases, make a few tries until the correct adjustment. There is no need to remove the axle from the wheel.
It may happen that you adjust the axle so that the wheel only seems properly fixed, but it is not safe.
In fact, to check the adjustment, you have also to try to press the button just a little bit (as guidance, ¼ of its run) and pull the
wheel. If it comes off, it means that it may come off while driving! Therefore, this is a very important safety check.
If the wheels comes off, unscrew the nut a little bit until you have the proper adjustment.
If the wheel (the axle) gets stuck in the receiver, press the quick release button, pull the rear wheel and, at the same time, with a mallet,
gently hit (a little harder if necessary) the hub or spokes of the wheel and try to remove it.
The reasons why the wheel can get stuck can be two.
- the receiver is slightly damaged; in this case, with a ½ reamer, re-pass the receiver’s hole.
-when pushing the axle’s button, the balls do not fall inside the axle’s shaft; first, clean the axle, then try to push the button a few times a
see if you have solved the problem; if not, press the button, hold the axle’s pin with a wrench and unscrew the button half of a turn. Check
and if necessary do the same with another half turn. Do not unscrew the button too much: the pin will come off and, consequently, the balls
will fall to the ground.
Adjust the quick release axle so that the rear wheel is
safely fixed with no risk that it comes off accidentally.
At the same time, there should be no or very little play.
To check if the rear wheel is safely fixed, take hold of the
hub without pressing the release button, and try to pull the
wheel in and out.
As regular maintenance, it is advisable to clean the quick
release axle and spread a little of grease on it.