Abstract: A barrier configured to be located at a door a vehicle having a lift platform to enable an individual using a mobility device to exit and to enter an interior of the vehicle. The barrier includes a support base configured to be fixedly coupled to the vehicle. A first side and a second side each extend from the support base are spaced apart to define an access location for the individual using the mobility device. A barrier gate or a barrier plate include an entry position and a blocking position wherein, in at least one embodiment, movement of the lift platform moves the barrier plate from the entry position to the blocking position.

Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a ramp, a sliding door that when open allows the ramp to be deployed from the vehicle, and an anti-rattle device to prevent or reduce rattling of the ramp against the door or other components of the vehicle when the ramp is in a stowed position. The anti-rattle device includes an arm pivotable relative to the door and a roller rotatably coupled to the arm, spaced apart from the door, and configured to contact the ramp.

Abstract: A dynamic system for folding and unfolding of one ramp section of a bi-folding, flip-out wheelchair ramp relative to the orientation of a driven ramp section is provided. The ramp section coupled to the dynamic system generally moves under the force of gravity during stowage and deployment. The dynamic system is independent from the drive system of the ramp and opposes the force of gravity. One embodiment of the dynamic system includes a fixed length cable connecting the non-driven ramp section to the enclosure, a gas spring for tensioning the cable and a pulley arrangement.