BraunAbility DI-RQPT Manuale utente
Combined retractable tie-down
and occupant restraints
User Manual
EN Instructions for tting and use
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Thank you for choosing
Combined retractable tie-down &
occupant restraints from BraunAbility!
The following manual is an important part of the product, providing
you with information on how to achieve maximum performance
and safe operation. Keep the manual in a safe place so that you can
refer to it when necessary.
If you have any questions about your equipment, please contact us.
Once again, thank you for placing your condence in our products!
Safe vehicle adaptation solutions
For your safety BraunAbility products are
designed and tested according to current
directives and standards.
Safety information
Fit and use
After care
Limitation of use
General guidance
Before installing and using the combined retractable tie-down and
occupant restraints
Fitting & using the combined retractable tie-down and occupant restraints
Quattro with Retractable Occupant Restraint - Rail oor
Quattro Express with Retractable Occupant Restraint - Rail oor
Quattro with Retractable Occupant Restraint - Floor anchor
Quattro Express with Retractable Occupant Restraint - Floor anchor
Quattro & Quattro Express with Static Occupant Restraint - Floor anchor
Quattro & Quattro Express with WAV Retractable Occupant restraint - Bolted
Equipment storage and maintenance
Warranty
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Index
“Declaration of conformity” at the end of the manual.
Limitation of use
Safety information
The development of BraunAbility wheelchair restraints is a continuous process.
Applications are added on a regular basis. For more details contact BraunAbility or look
on the BraunAbility website.
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Combined retractable tie-down and occupant restraints
DI-RQMH DK-SQPH
STK-SQMT WK-SQEMH
DI-RQEMK
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Combined retractable tie-down and occupant restraints
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Safety information
General guidance
• Wheelchair Accessories that have not been approved by the Wheelchair Manufacturer
must be removed from the wheelchair and secured in the vehicle during transport to
reduce the potential for injury. Refer to ‘Instructions For Use in Transport’ provided with
the wheelchair or contact wheelchair manufacturer for further guidance.
• These wheelchair tie-downs comply with all applicable requirements of ISO 10542,
including a 48km/h, 20g frontal impact test using a forward facing 85kg surrogate
wheelchair and an ATD (test dummy) with a mass of 76.3kg. The test dummy was
restrained by both a pelvic and upper-torso restraint. Use of a pelvic only belt may
compromise the performance of the WTORS system and should be avoided.
• If the installation is to be used with an occupant head rest anchored to the vehicle, then
a vehicle-anchored back rest must be provided to minimise rearward deection of the
wheelchair seatback, preventing neck injury.
• Regular inspection of all parts is recommended and the equipment should be used only if
all components are in good condition.
• Warning: protect webbing from contacting sharp edges and corners. Replace equipment
if the webbing becomes cut, contaminated or frayed.
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• Any restraints which have been subjected to a crash situation from which the vehicle must
be towed, should, in the interest of safety, be replaced.
• Do not attempt to modify the equipment. For further advice on the installation and use of
these restraints please contact BraunAbility. Please read this manual fully before use.
• Avoid contact with corrosive liquids. Care should be taken to prevent contamination of the
webbing with polishes, oils and chemicals.
• The tie-down anchorages should be installed by an experienced technician/vehicle
converter. Anchorages should not be installed into unsound materials such as corroded
metal, wood, plastic and bre glass panels, without additional and suitable reinforcement.
• The equipment has been tested in a conguration similar to that recommended by
BraunAbility and any deviation from the recommendations here is the responsibility of the
installer/user.
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Combined retractable tie-down and occupant restraints
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Safety information
Before installing and using the combined retractable tie-downs
with occupant restraints
• Ensure that the wheelchair is correctly maintained and that the settings of any
adjustable parts are made according to ‘Instructions for Use in Transport’.
• Whenever possible remove any items of luggage etc that may be attached to the
wheelchair and secure or store separately during transport in order to reduce the
potential for injury to other passengers travelling in the vehicle.
• Extra care must be exercised when using vehicle boarding aids such as passenger
lifts or ramps during the loading process. Refer to ‘Instructions For Use’ for
information on safe slopes.
• Position the wheelchair facing forward - centrally in the designated region of the
vehicle. Ensure the wheelchair brakes are applied.
• To minimise the potential for head injuries in an impact, allow a clear space of at
least 400mm behind and 650mm, (FCZ, front clear zone), in front of the head of
the wheelchair user, (Fig A). The shoulder belt anchorage must be roof or side-wall
anchored at a height level such that the belt webbing passes over the midpoint of the
occupant shoulder and at a height that is at or just above the level of the occupants
shoulders so as not to impose downward loads on the spine.
• A height provision (HHT) ranging from 1000mm to 1550mm should be made,
depending on the size of the passenger. There should also be 200mm of clear space
either side of the wheelchair centre line. If these clear space dimensions cannot be
provided then any structure protruding into this space should be adequately padded
and comply with impact performance requirements of ECE Regulation 21 ‘FMVSS
201’. All vehicle padding should comply with the ammability requirements of ECE
Regulation 118 ‘FMVSS 302’.
Note: seated head
height (HHT)
ranges from as low
as 1000mm for a
6-year-old child to
1550mm for a tall
adult.
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• Wheelchair users, their carers and family are advised to check vehicle
specications to ensure that sufcient oor space is available to
accommodate the wheelchair and tie-down system. These distances
are based upon the desire to maintain clear zones for potential head
excursions of occupants provided with both upper and lower torso
restraints.
• Users of heavy powered wheelchairs are also advised to check vehicle
carrying capacity. If in doubt consult the vehicle supplier for further
details.
• Any airbag, as tted to the vehicle, shall be used only as a
supplementary occupant restraint if designed to be used in
combination with the wheelchair tie-down.
• Installers of these restraints should take note of any vehicle airbag
position when planning the installation. Airbags can cause serious
injury if a wheelchair-seated occupant is seated too close to an airbag
position. If in doubt contact the vehicle manufacturer or your National
Automotive Regulatory Body for advice.
Figure A
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Combined retractable tie-down and occupant restraints
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Safety information
Fitting and using combined retractable tie-down and
occupant restraint
Fit and use
Rail oor - Quattro with retractable occupant restraints - Wheelchair tie-down
1. The rail will have been installed in the vehicle in accordance with our own and
the vehicle converter’s instruction. Position the wheelchair within the vehicle as
required.
2. Attach the front wheelchair tie-down (not supplied as part of this product) in
accordance with its own instruction.
3. Place the combined rear retractable restraint into the rail behind the wheelchair. It
is acceptable to use the restraint either for left hand or right hand use. The double
inertia reel (Fig 4) should be tted to the rail adjacent to the 3rd point anchorage.
When possible, the rear retractable tie-down should be positioned with the
karabiner or hook gates facing outboard from the wheelchair (Fig 1).
If using tongue & buckle, the buckle may be positioned facing inboard or outboard
(Fig 2).
4. Attach each tie-down into the oor rail by aligning the ATF (aluminium track tting)
feet with the cut-out sections of the rail, (Fig 3). Note: the yellow plungers must face
toward the rear of the vehicle. Press down on the ribbed part of the ATF, (Fig 3A), and
push rmly down towards the wheelchair until the yellow plunger drops and locks
into the rail. IMPORTANT: Ensure that the plungers and fully engaged on both
sides.
5. Press the yellow Quattro release button(s), (Fig 4A) to extend the webbing and
attach the karabiner, hook or tongue and buckle arrangement(s) around the
wheelchair main frame. Some wheelchairs will indicate this rear frame tie-down
position, (Fig 5).
6. Press each Quattro release button once again to take up the slack in the webbing
and create an angle of around 30 to 45° and within the rear view zone (Fig 6).
7. Final tensioning is achieved by turning each tensioning handle (Fig 4B), until the
webbing is equally taut on each side.
8. The occupant restraint must now be tted.
Removing the wheelchair
tie-down
First remove the occupant
restraint
1. Release the tension in the
rears by pressing the yellow
button (Fig 4A) and extend
the webbing to allow the
tongue & buckles, hooks or
karabiners to be removed
from the wheelchair frame.
If the webbing is particularly
tight, it may be necessary to
slightly ’tension’ with the hand
wheel (Fig 4B), whilst pressing
the yellow button, in order to
remove the webbing lock on
the Quattro.
2. Lift the yellow plunger fully,
slide back away from the
wheelchair to align the ATF feet
with the rail cut outs, lift away
from the rail.
3. Repeat operation with opposite
tie-down and store securely.
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