JPH05293140A - Wheelchair - Google Patents

Wheelchair

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JPH05293140A
JPH05293140A JP4019493A JP1949392A JPH05293140A JP H05293140 A JPH05293140 A JP H05293140A JP 4019493 A JP4019493 A JP 4019493A JP 1949392 A JP1949392 A JP 1949392A JP H05293140 A JPH05293140 A JP H05293140A
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frame
wheelchair
seat
screen
partition
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Inventor
Tadashi Iura
忠 井浦
Hisashi Terao
久 寺尾
Satoshi Yamauchi
聡 山内
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To constitute the wheelchair so that a physically handicapped person can get on and off the wheelchair by himself as completely as possible by providing a screen which can fall down to the outside, in a side part of a seat of the wheelchair. CONSTITUTION:The wheelchair is allowed to approach so as to run along a bed B, and by jumping upward an arm rest frame of the wheelchair, detainment of a screen frame 33 is released. Subsequently, a screen 5 is allowed to fall down to the outside and superposed on the bed B. In such a state, a person being on the bed B moves horizontally on a side part 42b of a sheet for covering the screen frame 33 and sits down on a sitting-down part 42a of a seat 40. Next, the screen 5 is erected, and the screen frame 33 is fixed by a curvature fixing member of the arm rest frame. In such a way, even a physically handicapped person can get on and off without the help of other person.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、身体障害者等が使用す
る車椅子に関するものである。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wheelchair used by persons with physical disabilities.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】身体障害者や老人が使用する車椅子は、
座席の左右両側部にひじ掛けが設けられ、その外側に設
けた走行車輪を人手等で回転させて移動するようになっ
ているのが一般的である。この他に、モ−タで走行車輪
を回転させる充電式の電動車椅子もある。これら車椅子
の座席は前向きに固定され、背後には背もたれが設けら
れている。
2. Description of the Related Art Wheelchairs used by persons with disabilities and the elderly are
Generally, armrests are provided on both left and right sides of the seat, and traveling wheels provided on the outer sides of the seats are generally rotated by manpower or the like to move. In addition to this, there is a rechargeable electric wheelchair in which traveling wheels are rotated by a motor. The seats of these wheelchairs are fixed forward and the back is provided behind them.

【0003】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】上記従来の車椅子は、
車幅がそれほど広くなく、しかもその前側から乗り降り
するようになっているので、乗り降りに際しては必然的
に前向きまたは後ろ向きに移動する必要があった。この
ため、例えばベッドに寝ていることの多い身体不自由な
人が車椅子に乗り降りするのはきわめて困難かつ危険で
あり、他人の援助が必要であるという問題点があった。
このように他人の援助が必要であると、本人の精神的な
負担を増すことになり、身体不自由な人の回復意欲をそ
ぐ恐れもあった。そこで、本発明は、身体不自由な人
が、できるだけ自力で車椅子に乗り降りすることができ
るようにすることを課題としている。
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention
The width of the vehicle is not so wide, and since it is designed to get in and out from the front side, it was necessary to move forward or backward when getting in or out. Therefore, for example, it is extremely difficult and dangerous for a physically handicapped person to sleep in a bed to get on and off a wheelchair, and there is a problem that assistance from another person is necessary.
The need for assistance from others in this way increases the mental burden on the person himself, and may also discourage the physically handicapped person from recovering. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to allow a physically handicapped person to get on and off a wheelchair as much as possible by himself.

【0004】[0004]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記課題を解決するた
め、本発明は次のような構成を採用した。すなわち、本
発明にかかる車椅子は、座席を支持する車体の左右両側
部に走行車輪を設けた車椅子において、前記座席の側部
に外側に転倒可能な衝立を設けたことを特徴としてい
る。
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention adopts the following constitution. That is, the wheelchair according to the present invention is characterized in that, in a wheelchair in which traveling wheels are provided on both left and right sides of a vehicle body that supports a seat, an upside-down partition is provided on a side portion of the seat.

【0005】[0005]

【作用】衝立を外側に転倒させると座席の側面が解放さ
れるので、車体の側部から体を横移動させながら、楽に
乗り降りすることができる。
[Function] Since the side surface of the seat is released when the partition is turned over to the outer side, it is possible to easily get on and off while laterally moving the body from the side portion of the vehicle body.

【0006】[0006]

【実施例】以下、図面に表された実施例について説明す
る。図1以下の各図は本発明の実施例をあらわすもの
で、この車椅子1は、車体を構成するフレ−ム2の中央
部に座席スペ−ス3が設けられ、その左右両側の下部後
方寄りの位置に走行車輪4、4が設けられている。座席
スペ−ス3には、左右両側に衝立5を有する座席が設け
られている。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments shown in the drawings will be described below. 1 and the following figures show an embodiment of the present invention. In this wheelchair 1, a seat space 3 is provided in the center of a frame 2 which constitutes a vehicle body, and a seat space 3 is provided on both left and right sides of the seat space. The traveling wheels 4 and 4 are provided at the positions. The seat space 3 is provided with seats having partitions 5 on the left and right sides.

【0007】フレ−ム2は、左右一対に分離された対称
状に構成されている。フレ−ム2の下部後部には、前後
に向かう後部パイプ12を備え、この後部パイプ12に
後方上部に向かうハンドルフレ−ム13の基部が固着さ
れている。このハンドルフレ−ム13の上下方向の中間
部には、椅子フレ−ム14の水平部14aの基部が固着
され、該水平部14aの前端部には前方下方へ向かう傾
斜部14bが設けられている。この傾斜部14bの後側
には前部パイプ15が突設され、該前部パイプの後端部
と前記後部パイプ12の前端部が両パイプ内に差し込ま
れるピンにより回動する回動フレ−ム16で連結されて
いる。前記ハンドルフレ−ム13の上端部にはハンドル
17が設けられている。
The frame 2 is symmetrically divided into left and right pairs. The rear portion of the lower portion of the frame 2 is provided with a rear pipe 12 extending forward and backward, and a base portion of a handle frame 13 extending upward rearward is fixed to the rear pipe 12. A base portion of a horizontal portion 14a of the chair frame 14 is fixed to an intermediate portion of the handle frame 13 in the vertical direction, and an inclined portion 14b is provided at the front end of the horizontal portion 14a so as to extend downward. There is. A front pipe 15 is projectingly provided on the rear side of the inclined portion 14b, and a rear end portion of the front pipe and a front end portion of the rear pipe 12 are rotated by pins inserted into both pipes. It is connected by a frame 16. A handle 17 is provided at the upper end of the handle frame 13.

【0008】左右のフレ−ム2、2は、X型のリンクフ
レ−ム18によって互いに連結されている。このリンク
フレ−ム18は、前後に重ねられた中点をピンで枢支し
た一対のリンク19、20で構成され、これら両リンク
の下端部が前記回動フレ−ム16に固着され、上端部が
椅子フレ−ム14の水平部14aに固着したピンによっ
て回動自在に取り付けたパイプ21に連結されている。
このリンクフレ−ム18の後側には、セットリンク22
が設けられている。セットリンク22は、X状に前後に
重なる板状リンク23、24でリンクフレ−ム18の構
成と同様に設けられ、各リンク23、24にセット穴2
3a、24aを設けるとともに、前記ハンドルフレ−ム
13、13に回動自在に枢結したア−ム25、26にセ
ット穴25a、26aを設け、左右のフレ−ム2、2を
左右に椅子掛け幅に相当する間隔に拡張させた状態で、
前記穴23a、25aおよび24a、26aをピン2
7、28で連結することにより左右のフレ−ム2、2を
拡縮しない安定状態でセットできるようになっている。
The left and right frames 2 and 2 are connected to each other by an X-shaped link frame 18. The link frame 18 is composed of a pair of links 19 and 20 which are pivotally supported by pins at the midpoints which are overlapped in the front and rear, and the lower ends of these links are fixed to the rotary frame 16 and the upper ends thereof. The portion is connected to a pipe 21 rotatably attached by a pin fixed to the horizontal portion 14a of the chair frame 14.
A set link 22 is provided on the rear side of the link frame 18.
Is provided. The set link 22 is provided with plate-like links 23 and 24 overlapping in the front-rear direction in an X shape in the same manner as the configuration of the link frame 18, and the set holes 2 are provided in the respective links 23 and 24.
3a and 24a are provided, and set holes 25a and 26a are provided in the arms 25 and 26 which are pivotally connected to the handle frames 13 and 13 so that the left and right frames 2 and 2 are provided on the left and right chairs. In the state that it is expanded to the interval corresponding to the hanging width,
The holes 23a, 25a and 24a, 26a with pin 2
By connecting 7 and 28, the left and right frames 2 and 2 can be set in a stable state without expansion and contraction.

【0009】前記椅子フレ−ム14の外側部に設けたブ
ラケット32と前部パイプ15の外側部に上下方向のパ
イプ30が固着され、このパイプの下端部に左右一対の
変向可能なキャスタ−式の前輪29の支持軸31が上下
に調節可能に取り付けられている。また、前記傾斜部1
4bの下端部には左右一対の足載せ台39、39が設け
られている。さらに、ハンドルフレ−ム13に固着した
ブラケット34と前記パイプ30を取り付けたブラケッ
ト32との間に設けたピン35によって、座席の側部に
位置する衝立5のフレ−ム33が外方へ回動自在に設け
られている。
A vertical pipe 30 is fixedly attached to a bracket 32 provided on the outer side of the chair frame 14 and an outer side of the front pipe 15, and a pair of left and right casters capable of being deflected are provided at the lower end of the pipe. A support shaft 31 of a front wheel 29 of a type is attached so as to be vertically adjustable. Also, the inclined portion 1
A pair of left and right footrests 39, 39 are provided at the lower end of 4b. Further, the frame 33 of the partition 5 located on the side of the seat is rotated outward by the pin 35 provided between the bracket 34 fixed to the handle frame 13 and the bracket 32 to which the pipe 30 is attached. It is movably installed.

【0010】前記座席スペ−スに設けられた座席40
は、座席受体41と椅子体42で構成されている。座席
受体41は、布あるいは多数本のロ−プでできていて、
前記左右の椅子フレ−ム14、14の水平部14a、1
4aに取り付けられた前後方向に向かう杆43、43に
左右両端部を取り付けている。椅子体42は、可撓性を
有するシ−トで形成され、前記座席受体41で受けられ
る腰掛け部42aと、前記衝立フレ−ム33を覆うサイ
ド部42b,42bからなり、衝立5は、このサイド部
42bの外側面を袋状に形成して前記衝立フレ−ム3
3、33を包み込むことにより、該衝立フレ−ム33と
サイド部42bとで構成されている。したがって、衝立
5を転倒させる時は、このサイド部42bは衝立フレ−
ム33の外側への回動に伴い一緒に外方へ倒れることが
できる。ハンドルフレ−ム13の上下中間部には衝立フ
レ−ム33上に重なる左右一対の肘掛けフレ−ム45が
ピン46によって上下に回動自在に取り付けられてい
る。この肘掛けフレ−ム45の上面には肘当て47が取
り付けられ、先端部下面側には衝立フレ−ム33を挟み
込んで起立状態で固定する一対の湾曲固定部材48、4
8が設けられている。衝立5を起立状態で固定する衝立
固定手段としては、図示例の湾曲固定部材の他に、螺子
締め付け方式等他の適当な手段を採用することができ
る。また、図示例では、衝立5が180度転倒すること
ができるようになっているが、場合によっては、図4に
示すように、衝立5をほぼ水平状態で支持する受け具5
0をフレ−ム2に設けておいてもよい。
A seat 40 provided in the seat space
Is composed of a seat receiver 41 and a chair body 42. The seat receiver 41 is made of cloth or a large number of ropes,
Horizontal portions 14a, 1 of the left and right chair frames 14, 14
Both left and right ends are attached to the rods 43, 43 attached to 4a and directed in the front-rear direction. The chair body 42 is formed of a flexible sheet, and comprises a seat portion 42a received by the seat receiver 41 and side portions 42b, 42b covering the partition frame 33. The outer surface of the side portion 42b is formed into a bag shape to form the partition frame 3
By enclosing 3 and 33, the screen frame 33 and the side portion 42b are formed. Therefore, when the partition 5 is toppled, the side portion 42b is placed on the partition frame.
With the outward rotation of the frame 33, it can fall outward together. A pair of left and right armrest frames 45, which overlap the partition frame 33, are vertically rotatably mounted by pins 46 at the upper and lower intermediate portions of the handle frame 13. An elbow pad 47 is attached to the upper surface of the armrest frame 45, and a pair of curving fixing members 48 and 4 for fixing the partition frame 33 in an upright state by sandwiching the partition frame 33 on the lower surface side of the tip.
8 are provided. As the partition fixing means for fixing the partition 5 in the upright state, other suitable means such as a screw tightening method can be adopted in addition to the curved fixing member in the illustrated example. Further, in the illustrated example, the partition 5 can be turned over by 180 degrees, but in some cases, as shown in FIG. 4, the receiving member 5 that supports the partition 5 in a substantially horizontal state.
0 may be provided in the frame 2.

【0011】前記走行車輪4の軸は、ハンドルフレ−ム
13の下端部付近に取り付けた軸受け49によって支承
されている。車輪4の外面側には、手押し用の外輪4a
が一体に設けられている。この外輪4aを手で回すこと
により、前後に自在に走行することができる。
The shaft of the traveling wheel 4 is supported by a bearing 49 attached near the lower end of the handle frame 13. On the outer surface side of the wheel 4, an outer wheel 4a for hand pushing is provided.
Are provided integrally. By turning this outer ring 4a by hand, it is possible to freely travel back and forth.

【0012】この車椅子1は、図1に示す如く、衝立5
を立て、肘掛けフレ−ム45を衝立フレ−ム33に重ね
て湾曲固定部材48、48で衝立フレ−ム33を固定し
た状態で通常の乗用に供される。座席に座った乗用者が
両手で左右の外輪4aを回転させれば、走行車輪4が床
面上を転動するので、乗用者は所望の場所へ移動するこ
とができる。
This wheelchair 1 has a partition 5 as shown in FIG.
The armrest frame 45 is placed on the partition frame 33, and the partition frame 33 is fixed by the curved fixing members 48 to be used for ordinary riding. When the passenger sitting on the seat rotates the left and right outer wheels 4a with both hands, the traveling wheels 4 roll on the floor surface, so that the passenger can move to a desired place.

【0013】次に、ベッドB上にいる人Mがこの車椅子
1に乗り移る時は、図5に示すように、ベッドに沿うよ
うに接近させた車椅子の肘掛けフレ−ム45を上方へ跳
ね上げて(図2参照)衝立フレ−ム33の拘束を解除
し、衝立5を外側へ転倒させて、ベッド上に重ね合わせ
る。この状態で、ベッド上の人が衝立フレ−ム33を覆
うシ−トのサイド部42b上を横移動して、座席40の
腰掛け部42a上に腰掛けたのち、衝立5を起立させて
肘掛けフレ−ムの湾曲固定部材48で衝立フレ−ムを固
定すればよい。この車椅子に乗っている人がベッドに移
る時も、同様な操作で衝立を倒し、座席の側部を開い
て、乗り換え動作を楽に行うことができる。なお、実施
例の車椅子は、左右対称にできているので、右側からで
も左側からでも好きなように乗り降りすることができる
ので便利であるが、場合によっては、左右いずれか一方
のみを開閉可能としておいてもよい。
Next, when the person M on the bed B transfers to the wheelchair 1, as shown in FIG. 5, the armrest frame 45 of the wheelchair approached along the bed is flipped up. (See FIG. 2) The restraint of the screen frame 33 is released, the screen 5 is turned over to the outside, and the screen 5 is placed on the bed. In this state, the person on the bed laterally moves on the side portion 42b of the seat that covers the screen frame 33, sits down on the seating portion 42a of the seat 40, and then raises the partition 5 to raise the armrest frame. The partition frame may be fixed by the curved fixing member 48 of the frame. Even when the person in the wheelchair moves to the bed, the same operation can be used to bring down the screen, open the side of the seat, and easily perform the transfer operation. Since the wheelchair of the embodiment is symmetrical, it is convenient because it is possible to get on and off as desired from the right side or the left side, but in some cases, only one of the left and right can be opened and closed. You can leave it.

【0014】[0014]

【発明の効果】以上の説明から明らかなように、この車
椅子は、座席の側部を開いて、横向きに乗り降り動作を
行うことができるので、その動作が従来に比べてはるか
に楽になり、身体の不自由な人でもできるだけ他人の力
を借りずに乗り降りすることが可能となった。
EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As is clear from the above description, this wheelchair can open and close sideways of the seat and perform a sideways loading / unloading operation, which makes the operation much easier than the conventional one, and It has become possible for people with disabilities to get on and off without the help of others as much as possible.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】本発明の1実施例をあらわす側面図である。FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】その肘掛け部材を開いた状態を表す側面図であ
る。
FIG. 2 is a side view showing a state where the armrest member is opened.

【図3】その要部の正面図である。FIG. 3 is a front view of the main part.

【図4】使用法の説明図である。FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of usage.

【図5】使用法の説明図である。FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of usage.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 車椅子 2 フレ−ム 3 座席スペ−ス 4 走行車輪 5 衝立 1 Wheelchair 2 Frame 3 Seat space 4 Running wheel 5 Partition

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 座席を支持する車体の左右両側部に走行
車輪を設けた車椅子において、前記座席の側部に外側に
転倒可能な衝立を設けたことを特徴とする車椅子。
1. A wheelchair in which traveling wheels are provided on both left and right sides of a vehicle body supporting a seat, wherein a laterally inclinable partition is provided on a side portion of the seat.
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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0634158A1 (en) * 1993-01-27 1995-01-18 IURA, Tadashi Wheelchair for the handicapped
US5520403A (en) * 1995-03-28 1996-05-28 Bergstrom; Michele R. Wheelchair with translating seat and patient lift
JP2008086692A (en) * 2006-10-05 2008-04-17 Univ Nihon Function and mechanism of electric wheelchair
JP2014144213A (en) * 2013-01-30 2014-08-14 Kawamura Cycle:Kk Wheelchair

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0634158A1 (en) * 1993-01-27 1995-01-18 IURA, Tadashi Wheelchair for the handicapped
EP0634158A4 (en) * 1993-01-27 1995-08-16 Tadashi Iura Wheelchair for the handicapped.
US5520403A (en) * 1995-03-28 1996-05-28 Bergstrom; Michele R. Wheelchair with translating seat and patient lift
JP2008086692A (en) * 2006-10-05 2008-04-17 Univ Nihon Function and mechanism of electric wheelchair
JP2014144213A (en) * 2013-01-30 2014-08-14 Kawamura Cycle:Kk Wheelchair

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