Procedure 5 - Changing The Width; Changing The Width Of The Tilt-In-Space Orbit - Invacare ORBIT Service Manual

CHANGING THE WIDTH
This Procedure Includes the Following:

Changing the Width of the Tilt-in-Space Orbit

Changing the Width of the Non Tilt-in-Space Orbit
CHANGING THE WIDTH OF THE TILT-IN-SPACE ORBIT
NOTE: The Orbit wheelchair has a unique feature enabling the user to position a wider seat frame onto a much
narrower base frame or vice versa. The following steps were developed to provide assistance in successfully
determining and changing the orbit into the desired configuration.
STEP 1: Carefully review the following charts and understand the width sizes for the Orbit.
SEAT FRAME WIDTHS
NOTE: SMALL seat frames require one (1) tilt
mechanism.
NOTE: LARGE seat frames require two (2) tilt mechanims.
SMALL
10-INCHES
11-INCHES
12-INCHES
13-INCHES
STEP 2: Review the chart below to determine the allowable seat frame width and base frame width com-
binations.
The seat frame width MUST NOT EXCEED the base frame width by more than 2-inches. Any seat width
greater than 2-inch in relation to the base frame WILL cause the wheelchair to decrease in stability.
These adjustments MUST be performed by a qualified technician.
NOTE: The seat frame and base frame widths are measured in inches.
ALLOWABLE SEAT FRAME AND BASE FRAME WIDTH COMBINATIONS
10
10 YES
B
A
11 YES
S
12 YES
E
13 YES
F
R
14 YES
A
M 15 YES
E
16 YES
NOTE: The combinations of seat frame and base frame enclosed in the outlined box will require two (2) tilt mecha-
nisms.
LARGE
14-INCHES
15-INCHES
16-INCHES
WARNING
SEAT FRAME
11 12
YES YES
YES YES YES
YES YES YES
YES YES YES
YES YES YES
YES YES YES
YES YES YES
19
Additional Width Adjustments for the
Tilt-in-Space and the Non-Tilt-in-Space Orbit
BASE FRAME WIDTHS
NOTE: The number of tilt mechanisms on the base
frame will be determined by the seat width.
10-INCHES
11-INCHES
12-INCHES
13-INCHES
14-INCHES
15-INCHES
16-INCHES
13 14 15
NO NO NO
NO NO
YES NO
YES YES
YES YES
YES YES
YES YES
PROCEDURE 5
C
H
A
N
G
I
N
G
T
H
E
W
I
D
T
H
16
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES