International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395 -0056 Volume: 04 Issue: 06 | June -2017 www.irjet.net p-ISSN: 2395-0072 © 2017, IRJET | Impact Factor value: 5.181 | ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal | Page 2739 DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF TWO IN ONE FOLDABLE STRETCHER CUM WHEEL CHAIR V.VIGNESH 1 , R.PRAKASH 2 , S.MATHEW STEPHEN 3 , S.ANISH KUMAR 4 1, 2,3,4 Assistant Professor , Department Of Mechanical Engineering , Sri Shakthi Institute Of Engineering And Technology, Coimbatore , India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract - In this project the stretcher and wheel chair used in hospitals are combined with each other, so that it can be used for multi-purpose instead of using both of them separately. It can reduce the mobility problem of the patients. In ICU there is a problem of shifting the severely injured or fractured patients from stretcher to wheel chair those problems can be reduced by using this product. It is used to take ECG & SCAN report for the patients without changing from stretcher to wheelchair. This model consists of three rectangular couches which are joined together. These joints are not a permanent joint so that it can be adjustable to any angles and also assemble or dismantle of this product will be easy. These plates are joined by bolted joints, so that all the plates can be foldable to stretcher or to wheel chair. Four wheels are fitted in the base. The dimensions used for this project is developed for Indian standards. All the dimensions are taken from DzAnthropometric and strength data of Indian agricultural workers for farm equipment designdz published by central institute of agricultural engineering, Bhopal. All the parts used in this project are made up of stainless steel 202 for the Product development. The telescopic rods are used to adjust the required length and angle the holes provided in the telescopic pipe are used to fold the stretcher into different angle. The product cost is Rs 14500 which is 40% less than the conventional products. Key Words: Mobility, Couches, dismantle, Anthropometric, Telescopic rod. INTRODUCTION Stretchers have been used since olden days, on battlefield and in urgent situation, where wheel vehicles are delayed by uneven land. In their simplest form, they generally consisted of a canvass with long edges sewn to themselves to form pockets through with wooden poles could be slid. This form was common with militaries right through the middle of the 20th century, and in tragedy situations, where rapid triaging and movement of patients based on severity of injuries is critical, they are still used by emergency response providers. The stretchers used in emergency vehicles have wheels that make shipping over highway easier, and have a padlock inside on it to sheltered the injured during transportation. "Normalized" stretchers, or folding stretchers, are the simplest type. They are made of two poles and two transversal hinged bars with a cloth stretched between the poles and four feet. The bars can be folded for storage. They are now rarely used by modern emergency services, but are still widely used by organizations for which the storage space is an important factor, e.g. first aid associations, or French companies (a stretcher is mandatory). These stretchers are often used as beds. Calamity stretchers are planned for simple storage space and transportation. They consist of a tubular aluminum arrangement with a washable fabric. They cannot be fold up, but can be piled up. As normalized or disaster stretcher have no wheels, they are usually carried by three or four people. When they must be carried by only two people, they tie straps to the poles, so the weight is supported by the shoulders and not by the hands. The stretcher can also be used as a wheel chair for carrying handicapped persons. For this top rectangular plate has to be lifted up and by removing the rod which is fixed with the middle plate. Now the rod is fixed at the required place, hence the plate is in vertical position. The bottom rectangular plates is also moved downwards by removing the rod and fixed at the required place which is comfortable for the patient. The expandable rod fixed at the top rectangular plate will be in vertical position. Now that rod has to be moved downwards so that wheels touch the ground. This can be achieved by removing the screw which is fixed for the stretcher condition and it has to be reseated to the new position for the wheel chair. The expandable rods fixed at the middle plate can also be reseated to new position in order to change the height of the wheel chair. Two rods are fixed at the top the rectangular plate for keeping the hand in the wheel chair so that the patient arms can be freed. A plate is also fixed at the bottom of the bottom rectangular plate for keeping the legs of the patient. 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS For the design consideration we have analysed the dimensions of human parameters and refers the DzAnthropometric human data book”. The book consists of human parameters like Total height, sitting height, acromial