Table Of Contents - Invacare ORBIT Service Manual

NOTE: The information in this service manual applies to the Tilt-in-Space and the non Tilt-in-Space Orbit
wheelchairs.
SPECIAL NOTES ................................................ 2
SAFETY SUMMARY ............................................ 4
SPECIFICATIONS ................................................ 5
PACKAGING ....................................................... 6
HANDLING .......................................................... 6
SAFETY INSPECTION CHECKLIST ..................... 7
TROUBLESHOOTING ......................................... 8
MAINTENANCE ................................................... 8
PROCEDURE 1 - GENERAL GUIDELINES .......... 9
PROCEDURE 2 - DISASSEMBLY ...................... 10
REMOVING SEAT FRAME FROM BASE
FRAME .......................................................... 10
INSTALLING SEAT FRAME TO BASE
FRAME .......................................................... 10
PROCEDURE 3 - BACK ..................................... 12
CHANGING THE BACK ANGLE ....................... 12
CORRESPONDING ARM ADJUSTMENT
TO THE BACK ANGLE .................................. 13
PROCEDURE 4 - SEAT ...................................... 14
ADJUSTING THE SEAT HEIGHT ...................... 14
ADJUSTING THE SEAT DEPTH ....................... 17
ADJUSTING THE PIVOT POINT OF THE
SEAT FRAME ................................................ 18
PROCEDURE 5 - CHANGING THE WIDTH......... 19
CHANGING THE WIDTH OF
THE TILT-IN-SPACE ORBIT............................ 19
CHANGING THE WIDTH OF
THE NON-TILT-IN-SPACE ORBIT ................... 39
ADDITIONAL WIDTH ADJUSTMENTS
FOR THE TILT-IN-SPACE AND NON-TILT
-IN-SPACE ORBIT WHEELCHAIRS ................ 45
PROCEDURE 6 - CASTERS .............................. 46
REPOSITIONING THE FRONT CASTER
ASSEMBLIES ................................................ 46
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ASSEMBLIES ................................................ 46
CASTER HEADTUBE MOUNTING
ADJUSTMENTS............................................. 46

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PROCEDURE 7 - REAR WHEELS ..................... 47
ADJUSTING THE WHEELBASE LENGTH ...... 47
ADJUSTING THE WHEELBASE WIDTH ......... 48
ADJUSTING THE REAR WHEEL HEIGHT ...... 48
CONVERTING FROM A 12-INCH REAR
WHEEL TO A 20, 22, OR 24-INCH REAR
WHEEL OR VICE VERSA ............................ 49
PROCEDURE 8 - TILT IN SPACE ....................... 51
REMOVING/INSTALLING/ADJUSTING THE
CABLE ASSEMBLY ..................................... 51
REMOVING/INSTALLING THE CABLE
ASSEMBLY FROM THE RELEASE PEDAL ... 52
REMOVING/INSTALLING THE TILT
MECHANISM(S) ........................................... 53
REPOSITIONING THE RELEASE PEDAL ...... 54
PROCEDURE 9 - ANTERIOR TILT/
SEAT TO FLOOR ............... 55
ANTERIOR TILT ................................................ 55
CHANGING THE SEAT TO FLOOR HEIGHT ...... 55
REAR WHEEL, CASTER SIZE, CASTER FORK,
AXLE BUSHING POSITION, PIVOT POINT
POSITION, AND HEADTUBE POSITION FOR:
15-1/2-INCH SEAT-TO-FLOOR HEIGHT ......... 56
16-1/2-INCH SEAT-TO-FLOOR HEIGHT ......... 56
17-1/2-INCH SEAT-TO-FLOOR HEIGHT ......... 59
18-1/2-INCH SEAT-TO-FLOOR HEIGHT ......... 61
19-1/2-INCH SEAT-TO-FLOOR HEIGHT ......... 64
20-1/2-INCH SEAT-TO-FLOOR HEIGHT ......... 67
21-1/2-INCH SEAT-TO-FLOOR HEIGHT ......... 69
PROCEDURE 10 - STABILITY ADJUSTMENTS . 70
ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE ADJUSTABLE
PIVOT POINT .................................................... 71
ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE AXLE
MOUNTING POSITION ...................................... 72
ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE SEAT DEPTH .......... 73
ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE BACK ANGLE ......... 74
ADJUSTABLE SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENTS .. 74
STABILITY ADJUSTMENT WITHOUT
A SEATING SYSTEM ..................................... 75
STABILITY ADJUSTMENT WITH A KSS
SEATING SYSTEM ........................................ 84
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