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Lubrication-free bearings and reliable cable protection for wheelchairs

Wheelchair with igus products

As wheelchairs have to be used both indoors and outdoors on a daily basis, manufacturers are faced with a particularly wide range of requirements. Strong forces, severe weathering effects, dirt and dust are just a few of the challenges that our bearing products and energy chains can take on.
Whether as plain bearings in wheelchair suspension or support rollers, linear guides for arm and foot rests or rod end for track rods, our products and materials provide a high degree of vibration dampening, low coefficient of friction and wear, operation without maintenance or lubrication and stick-slip-free movements for maximum comfort.

Zipper e-chain in the lifting scissors

Zipper e-chain

For electric lift lever adjustment

  • Extremely fast opening and closing
  • Small pitch for quiet, smooth operation
  • Good cable guide prevents jamming
  • Lightweight
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Footrest with drylin W

Robust linear guide

For height adjustment of the footrest

  • 100% free from maintenance and lubrication
  • Resistant to dirt and moisture
  • Wear-resistant
  • Very quiet running
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Armrest with drylin N

Low-profile linear guide

For the armrest extension

  • Lightweight and flat
  • Free from maintenance and lubrication
  • No noise development
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Back adjustment and drylin W

Robust linear guide

For active backrest adjustment

  • 100% free from maintenance and lubrication
  • Resistant to dirt and moisture
  • Wear-resistant
  • Very quiet running
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Back adjustment and igubal double joints

Double joint

For backrest adjustment to prevent chafing

  • 100% free from maintenance and lubrication
  • Resistant to dirt and moisture
  • Easy to fit
  • Wide range of different versions and flexible lengths
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igubal in joystick

Spherical bearing

For the operating element

  • Swivelling and pointing with one element
  • Free from maintenance and lubrication
  • Very good vibration dampening
  • Robust, insensitive to moisture
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Headrest and iglidur R plain bearings

Cost-effective plain bearings

For adjusting height/depth of the headrest

  • Low-cost material for high volumes
  • Easy to adjust
  • Good coefficient of friction
  • Low clearance
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iglidur JVFM in the steering fork

Heavy-duty plain bearings

For steering fork bearings

  • Radially and axially pre-loaded plain bearings
  • Completely clearance-free when unloaded
  • Ideal for "anti-vibration mounting" of the bearing position
  • Dirt-resistant
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Front wheel drive gears

Lightweight gears in the planetary gearbox

For the drive train of the front wheel

  • Low coefficient of friction
  • Low moisture absorption
  • Quiet and lightweight
  • Customised production: injection-moulded, 3D-printed, machined or milled
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Medical technology sample box

Free sample box

Test our energy supply systems and bearings for medical technology to improve equipment performance and lower costs.

You can find more information about the contents of the box on the Medibox info page.

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Success stories

3D seat module in wheelchairs

Fail-safe 3D seat module

The "CoSeat" turns sitting in an electric wheelchair into a three-dimensional and highly dynamic experience. The complex mechatronics was realised economically with maintenance-free and fail-safe iglidur plain bearing systems.

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Linear guide for electric wheelchair

Linear guide for electric wheelchair

Our plain bearings have been used in Motion Solutions GmbH's rehabilitation equipment and wheelchairs for over ten years. The plain bearings require no lubrication and are ideal for outdoor use.

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Applications in medical technology

Further success stories

In this selection of other application examples, you can discover in what kind of wheelchairs our bearing technology and energy chain systems are still being used successfully.

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igus corner

The huge motion plastics sample box

Trying things out made easy: with the igus corner, you always have the latest motion plastics right at hand that are individually tailored to your industry.

We will bring the display to you, set it up if desired and fill the compartments with the products of your choice. Alternatively, you can set it up yourself - as a permanent exhibition or for a limited period of time.

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