Invacare InTouch PCS ITPCSR, Owner'S Operator And Maintenance Manual

SECTION 2—INSTALLATION

InTouch

™

 PCS

™ 

Positioning Back

8

Part No 1163138

Install/Adjust the Back on the Back Cane Mounting Assemblies

WARNING

The installed location of the back is directly related to the wheelchairs stability. Check the stability of the 

wheelchair after installation and before use. Refer to STABILITY in the wheelchair Owner’s Manual.

NOTE:

For

this

procedure,

refer

to

FIGURES

2.4

through

2.6.

NOTE:

Both

latches

MUST

be

in

the

up

(unlocked)

position

to

install

the

back.

1.

On

each

back

mounting

bracket,

slightly

pull

out

as

you

rotate

the

bottom

of

the

latch

outward

180°

to

the

up

(unlocked)

position.

2.

Align

and

put

the

receivers

on

the

back

mounting

brackets

onto

the

back

cane

mounting

assemblies

as

shown

in

FIGURE

2.4.

3.

Adjust

the

back

cane

mounting

assemblies

until

the

receivers

are

fully

seated

on

each

side

and

the

back

is

centered

between

the

back

canes.

NOTE:

If

no

other

adjustment

is

needed,

proceed

to

STEP

5.

NOTE:

The

position

of

the

socket

head

screws,

washer

and

nut

plates

can

be

adjusted

in

the

slots

in

the

back

shell

and

back

mounting

brackets.

Refer

to

FIGURE

2.5.

Use

STEP

4

to

make

these

adjustments.

4.

Perform

the

following:

A. Remove

the

back

cushion.

Refer

to

Installing/Removing

the

Back

Cushion

on

page 12.

B. On

both

sides

of

the

wheelchair,

loosen

but

DO

NOT

remove

the

two

socket

head

screws

that

secure

the

washer

plate,

nut

plate

and

back

mounting

bracket

to

the

back

shell.

C. Adjust

the

hardware

until

the

desired

height

is

obtained

and

the

receivers

are

fully

seated

onto

the

back

cane

mounting

assemblies

as

shown

in

FIGURE 2.6.

Make

sure

the

back

is

centered

between

the

back

canes.

D. On

both

sides

of

the

wheelchair,

tighten

the

two

socket

head

screws

that

attach

the

washer

plate,

nut

plate

and

back

mounting

bracket

to

the

back

shell.

E. Install

the

back

cushion.

Refer

to

Installing/Removing

the

Back

Cushion

on

page 12.

5.

On

each

back

mounting

bracket,

rotate

the

latch

outward

and

down

to

the

locked

position.

NOTE:

Make

sure

an

audible

“click”

is

heard

for

each

latch.

6.

Tighten

the

socket

head

screws

on

the

back

cane

mounting

assemblies.

7.

Pull

up

on

the

back

to

make

sure

it

is

locked

in

place.

FIGURE 2.4   

Align the back mounting hardware

FIGURE 2.5   

Secondary adjustments

FIGURE 2.6   

Check hardware alignment

Back 

Receiver on Back 

Mounting Bracket

Ball and Cone on Back Cane 

Mounting Assembly

Latch

(rotated 180° to the up 

(unlocked) position)

Socket Head Screws

Washer Plate

DETAIL “A” - 

PARTIAL BACK VIEW

NOTE:

Back

Cane

Mounting

Assembly

not

shown

for

clarity.

DO

NOT

remove

the

back

cane

mounting

assembly

to

make

this

adjustment.

Socket Head Screw

Height Adjustment Slot in 

Back Shell

Nut Plate

(cut away to show slot in back 

mounting bracket)

Back Mounting Bracket

Hardware is centered 

and seated in the 

receivers

NOTE:

This

view

is

from

the

top

of

the

wheelchair,

looking

down

at

the

seat.