SECTION 4—SEAT ASSEMBLY

Adjusting the Back Angle

NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 4.16.

1.Remove the flip back armrests from the wheelchair. Refer to Removing/Installing Flip Back Armrest on page 58.

2.Remove the mounting screw, washer, coved washer and locknut from the top mounting hole of back angle plate and back cane (FIGURE 4.16).

NOTE: To avoid losing the insert in each back cane, thread the mounting screw through the cane from the inside of wheelchair to hold the insert in place.

3.Remove the mounting screw, washer, coved washer and locknut from the bottom mounting hole of the back angle plate and back cane.

4.Reposition the back canes into the correct mounting holes of the back angle plate to obtain a back angle between 80° and 100° in 5° increments.

5.Starting with the bottom mounting hole, use the two mounting screws, washers, coved washers and locknuts to secure the back cane with insert to the back angle plate.

6.Torque mounting screws to 75-inch-lbs.

7.Reinstall the flip back armrests onto the wheelchair. Refer to Removing/Installing Flip Back Armrest on page 58.

ANGLE

BACK CANE MOUNTING HOLE

BACK ANGLE PLATE HOLE

 

Top

Back

Top Front

80°

 

Cane

Bottom Rear

 

Bottom

 

Back Angle

 

 

 

Plate

 

 

 

 

 

Top

Back

Top Front

85°

 

Cane

Bottom Center

2nd From

 

 

 

 

Back Angle

 

Bottom

 

 

 

Plate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top

Back

Top Front

 

 

Cane

Bottom Front

90O

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bottom

 

Back Angle

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate

 

 

 

 

 

Top

Back

Top Center

95°

 

Cane

Bottom Front

2nd From

 

 

 

 

Back Angle

 

Bottom

 

 

 

Plate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top

Back

Top Rear

 

 

Cane

Bottom Front

100°

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bottom

 

Back Angle

 

 

 

Plate

 

 

 

 

FIGURE 4.16 Adjusting the Back Angle

Pronto® M71™

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Invacare M71 service manual Angle Back Cane Mounting Hole Back Angle Plate Hole, Adjusting the Back Angle