CN208770182U - The wheelchair conveniently gone to toilet - Google Patents

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CN208770182U
CN208770182U CN201721746006.9U CN201721746006U CN208770182U CN 208770182 U CN208770182 U CN 208770182U CN 201721746006 U CN201721746006 U CN 201721746006U CN 208770182 U CN208770182 U CN 208770182U
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The utility model provides the wheelchair conveniently gone to toilet, and does not have overcover below the rear of the wheelchair and wheel chair cushions, wheelchair is moved backward from rear to toilet seat when needing;Wheel chair cushions include at least a cushion outer ring and a cushion inner ring;Wherein cushion outer ring is equipped with a through-hole, and the size of through-hole is enough the stool and urine allowed and passes through without polluting cushion;Cushion inner ring matches with the through-hole, and when not needing stool and urine, cushion inner ring is located in through-hole, constitutes complete cushion with cushion outer ring;Collecting excrement and urine device is not provided with below wheel chair cushions;When needing stool and urine, cushion inner ring can be opened, and expose through-hole, so that the opening of through-hole alignment outside toilet seat.Realizing disabled person and being sitting in the wheelchair conveniently gone to toilet directly to go to toilet, and do not need not needing special toilet waste collector, simultaneously, it is also possible to the purpose helped without other people with special cushion.

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The wheelchair conveniently gone to toilet
Technical field
The utility model relates to a kind of intelligent wheel chair, in particular to a kind of Wheelchair conveniently gone to toilet.
Background technique
Currently, have hundreds of thousands people due to traffic accident every year all over the world, the reasons such as falls down and injure vertebra, and lead to the lower part of the body not Then.And the unsuccessful disabled person oneself of the lower part of the body of wheelchair will go to go to toilet, and have comparable difficulty.Therefore, the unsuccessful deformity of the lower part of the body When people is in, it usually needs other people look after.
Wheelchair currently on the market, although being easier to move, other functions are extremely limited.It is sitting on wheelchair, much Other than it can move, the disabled person oneself of wheelchair will go to go to toilet the unsuccessful disabled person of the lower part of the body, there is comparable difficulty.It is disabled People, which is sitting on wheelchair, generally can not directly go to toilet, and need with special hollow cushion, it is also necessary to which other people help.Therefore more difficult It lives on one's own life.
Utility model content
The utility model provides a kind of wheelchair conveniently gone to toilet, and overcomes above-mentioned technical problem, realizes disabled person's seat It can directly go to toilet in the wheelchair conveniently gone to toilet, not need not needing special toilet waste collector with special cushion, meanwhile, Also the purpose helped without other people can be used.
To achieve the above object, the utility model is achieved through the following technical solutions:
There is no overcover below the wheelchair conveniently gone to toilet, the rear of the wheelchair and wheel chair cushions, so that wheelchair needs When can move backward from rear to above toilet seat;
Wheel chair cushions include at least a cushion outer ring and a cushion inner ring;
Wherein cushion outer ring is equipped with a through-hole, and the size of through-hole is enough the stool and urine allowed and passes through without polluting cushion;
Cushion inner ring matches with the through-hole, and when not needing stool and urine, cushion inner ring is located in through-hole, outside cushion Circle constitutes complete cushion;
Collecting excrement and urine device is not provided with below wheel chair cushions;
When needing stool and urine, cushion inner ring can be opened, and expose through-hole, so that through-hole alignment outside toilet seat is opened Mouthful.
Further, wheelchair is provided with toilet seat automatic alignment apparatus.
Further, wheelchair is equipped with apparatus for automatically lifting.
Further, wheel chair cushions further include motion controller, and the motion controller controls the opening of cushion inner ring or closes It closes.
Further, when needing stool and urine, the cushion inner ring can be overturn downwards, expose through-hole.
Further, cushion inner ring downwardly turns over 90 degree.
Further, when needing stool and urine, the cushion inner ring can outside pull, expose through-hole.
Further, the more than two parts of the cushion inner ring form, and when use may be selected to open wherein one or more portions Point.
Further, the wheelchair is equipped with remote controler, voice controller, visual sensor, physiological parameter detection module, display One of device, warning device are a variety of.
Further, wheelchair is equipped with lower desktop, and the lower desktop can be packed up or be opened.
In short, the wheelchair conveniently gone to toilet of the utility model has the advantage that
Firstly, there is sufficiently large white space below the wheelchair rear of the utility model and cushion, wheelchair can be allowed to exist The top for being moved to ring of toilet is upsided down when needing, known most wheelchairs do not have this functionality currently on the market.
Secondly, the cushion of wheelchair is equipped with hollow part, it is ensured that the stool and urine of user can be allowed to pass through in this Empty part enters the toilet seat under cushion.Known most wheelchairs do not use hollow cushion currently on the market, only There is part just to use hollow cushion containing the wheelchair of integrated toilet waste collector.But wheelchair of this part with toilet waste collector can not provide First function of stating, i.e., can not allow wheelchair to upside down the top for being moved to ring of toilet when needed, user can make With common toilet seat come stool and urine.The utility model realizes disabled person by above-mentioned technology and is sitting in the wheelchair conveniently gone to toilet It can directly go to toilet, not need not needing special toilet waste collector, simultaneously with special cushion, it is also possible to help without other people Purpose.
Further, the utility model is equipped with wheelchair toilet seat automatic alignment apparatus, which can allow the utility model Wheelchair in the case where being manually operated without using person, wheelchair automatically and accurately is moved backward into the upper of ring of toilet Side.
Further, if hollow wheel chair cushions will not change, disabled person is sitting in meeting on hollow wheel chair cushions for a long time It is uncomfortable.Therefore, the wheelchair conveniently gone to toilet of the utility model has wheel chair cushions that can change shape: wheelchair Cushion can change its shape.When needing to go to toilet, the cushion of wheelchair can become hollow;Usually, the seat of wheelchair Pad can become not hollow.
The wheel chair cushions that its shape can be changed at least are made of two parts, cushion inner ring and cushion outer ring.Wherein, it sits Pad outer ring is hollow, and its hollow shape is close with the shape of cushion inner ring under normal circumstances.Cushion inner ring when needed, It can be removed to the front lower place of wheelchair, it can also be to removal below the left or right side of wheelchair.Cushion inner ring remove direction and Position can all must satisfy a condition there are many mode, that is, will not hinder the wheelchair can freely backward It is moved to the top of ring of toilet.
The wheel chair cushions that its shape can be changed can be made of more than two part, and cushion inner ring or cushion outer ring can With more than one circle.If we assume that cushion outer ring only one, then cushion inner ring can have more than one seat Pad inner ring.Cushion inner ring when needed, can be removed to the front lower place of wheelchair, can also be to shifting below the left or right side of wheelchair Out.Meanwhile if the buttocks of user is smaller, people can be moved lesser that cushion inner ring that is located in the middle Out;If the buttocks of user is bigger, people can be removed more than one cushion inner ring.
Further, the wheelchair conveniently gone to toilet of the utility model is additionally provided with the function of raising and lowering, more preferable to have Applicability, bring more conveniences to user.The user of wheelchair can easily be obtained by the height of adjusting wheelchair Surrounding is placed on the thing of different height.The wheelchair conveniently gone to toilet of the utility model is usually also being not necessarily required to be higher than The height of ring of toilet.But when the user of wheelchair needs stool and urine, which is risen above to the height of ring of toilet Degree.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram for the wheelchair conveniently gone to toilet in the utility model one embodiment;
Fig. 2A -2C is the different structure schematic diagram of wheel chair cushions conversion module in Fig. 1.
Specific embodiment
The utility model is described in detail below in conjunction with drawings and examples.
As shown in Figure 1, the wheelchair 100 conveniently gone to toilet of the utility model is mainly made of four main modulars: mobile Module 110, seat cushion conversion module 130, control module 170 and power module 190.Certainly, the wheelchair 100 conveniently gone to toilet is also Some components identical or similar with other wheelchairs, such as foot pad, back pad, headrest etc..Which is not described herein again for we.Power supply mould Block 190 provides required electric energy for entire robot.Control module 170 is used to control the control campaign of entire robot and becomes It changes.Mobile module 110 can then allow the wheelchair conveniently gone to toilet to move around at home.Seat cushion conversion module 130 can change The seat cushions are become hollow from solid by the form for the wheelchair seat cushion conveniently gone to toilet, and allow the wheel conveniently gone to toilet The user of chair goes to toilet in which can be convenient.The mobile module used on mobile module 110 and common electric wheelchair is similar, generally There can be 3 or more wheels.Mobile module 110 is if there is four wheels or 3 wheels, generally based on two therein Driving wheel or driving wheel provide the kinetic energy that mobile module 110 is mobile and turns.Also the four wheels of some mobile modules 110 or 3 A wheel is all follower, does not provide the power for moving ahead or turning.In this case, General System can additionally increase a drive Driving wheel, the power for moving ahead or turning to provide mobile module 110.Mobile module 110 is highly developed product, we are herein It repeats no more.The utility model is suitable for all these possible variations of mobile module 110.Control module 170 typically contains one A control panel 171 generally has some keys and push rod on control panel 171.Key can be used to switch lavatory in the convenience Wheelchair, control seat transformation, and the speed class etc. that setting is mobile;Push rod can then be used to control and adjust the robot Mobile speed and direction.The form of seat can convert between common seat and seat of going to toilet.
When Nature calls by user, the wheelchair 100 conveniently gone to toilet can be first moved to toilet seat 180 by user Front facing away from toilet seat, as shown in Figure 1.Common toilet seat 180 is generally by toilet base 181, ring of toilet 182 and toilet seat water tank 183, wait main components to form.The seat cushion conversion module 130 of wheelchair 100 generally has to compare toilet seat Ring of toilet 182 it is a little high, so that the seat cushion of wheelchair 100 can be moved fully to the ring of toilet 182 of toilet seat Top.It is exactly the wheelchair that the wheelchair 100 conveniently gone to toilet and common wheelchair in the utility model, which have a very big difference, Rear and seat cushion conversion module 130 lower section region, as shown in 185, without any big component.This region left a blank 185 needs are enough big, the major part of the toilet base 181 of toilet seat 180 and ring of toilet 182 can be accommodated it In.The wheelchair overwhelming majority being currently known can be made in the section components of wheelchair the back lower place and the ordinary wheel chair of common wheelchair The lower section of pad.Therefore, the wheelchair overwhelming majority being currently known can be the top that can not back to ring of toilet 182 wheelchair 's.100 first important features of the wheelchair conveniently gone to toilet in the utility model are to lower section and its seat behind The lower section for padding conversion module 130, without any big component, meanwhile, the distance between mobile module 110 is also the toilet seat bottom of than Seat is 181 more wider, conversion module 150 also have to it is higher than the ring of toilet 182 of toilet seat, so as to allow it is convenient on The wheelchair 100 of lavatory can easily be moved to the top of ring of toilet 182.
Seat cushion conversion module 130 is generally made of cushion outer ring 133 and cushion inner ring 135.In cushion outer ring 133 and cushion Circle 135 under normal conditions, is closure, just constitutes a complete cushion, user can be seated comfortably in Face, as shown in Figure 2 A.When user wants to go to toilet, user presses the transformation of the seat in control panel 171 and opens control Button, at this moment, the cushion inner ring 135 in seat cushion conversion module 130 will be moved down gently, allow hollow cushion outer ring 133 individually bear the weight of human body, as shown in Figure 2 B.The weight of human body can be individually born in hollow cushion outer ring 133 When, the user of wheelchair can promote wheelchair to the top of toilet seat 180, when the center of cushion outer ring 133 is substantially aligned with When the center of ring of toilet 182, shown in the side view of Fig. 2 C, user can pass through the hollow of cushion outer ring 133 Part starts size using toilet seat 180 as shown in the 133A in Fig. 2 C.After user has used toilet seat, use Person needs that the direction by wheelchair away from toilet seat 180 is first promoted a distance, until entire wheelchair leaves completely Toilet seat 180.At this moment, user can press the transformation of the seat in control panel 171 again and close control button, and seat cushion is allowed to become Cushion inner ring 135 in mold changing block 130 is gently moved up until cushion inner ring 135 and the basic kiss of 133 height of cushion outer ring It closes, forms a complete cushion, user can be seated comfortably in above.
In fact, cushion inner ring and cushion outer ring can use a variety of different shapes according to the needs of practical application, only Want cushion inner ring shape and cushion outer ring it is hollow shape it is almost the same.The shape of cushion inner ring generally can be than in cushion outer ring Empty shape is slightly a little bit smaller.The hollow shape of the shape of cushion inner ring and cushion outer ring can be rectangular, rectangle , polygon is circular, oval, oval and rectangular combined and more complicated irregular shape.
In order to adapt to different size of crowd, if wheelchair only has a user, cushion outer ring and cushion inner ring Can also have it is different according to the needs of users come the size customized, just as people wear the clothes and shoes of different size size Son.
It, can be by different size age and gender if wheelchair is public wheelchair in order to adapt to different size of crowd Multidigit user is used in conjunction with, then cushion outer ring and cushion inner ring can also have and different determine according to the needs of users The size of system, just as people wear the clothes and shoes of different size size.
In fact, cushion inner ring and cushion outer ring can also have different motion modes.In order to avoid the position of toilet seat, Cushion inner ring can generally be moved to the front lower place of wheelchair.Certainly, as long as the position of toilet seat can be avoided, cushion inner ring can also To be moved to the left side moved beneath or lower right-hand side of wheelchair.Cushion inner ring can also be made of several parts, such as by left and right Two parts form.At this moment, people, which can be considered, allows the left-hand component and right-hand component of cushion inner ring, when opening, respectively to The left side moved beneath and lower right-hand side of chair move.The utility model includes these variations and promotes.
As shown in Figure 1, can also to integrate a wheelchair toilet seat automatic for the wheelchair 100 conveniently gone to toilet of the utility model Alignment device 191.Wheelchair toilet seat automatic alignment apparatus 191 is capable of the relative position information of automatic collection wheelchair and toilet seat, Then according to the relative position information of wheelchair and toilet seat come the movement position of adjust automatically wheelchair and direction, can finally not have In the case where having the user of wheelchair to be manually operated, it is automatically performed the top that wheelchair is automatically moved to ring of toilet backward, Then it brakes.The sensor of wheelchair toilet seat automatic alignment apparatus 191 can be placed on the rear of the headrest, and as shown in figure 1 191 It is shown;Or it is placed on the rear of back pad, shown in 191A as shown in figure 1;Or it is placed on the rear of drive module, as shown in figure 1 191B and 119C shown in.The sensor of wheelchair toilet seat automatic alignment apparatus 191 can be only with one, such as 191 Hes in figure Shown in 191A.More than one sensor can also be contained, shown in 191B and 119C as shown in figure 1.Wheelchair toilet seat is automatically right There are two benefits for standard apparatus 191:
(1) mitigate the workload of wheelchair user significantly.
(2) simultaneously, the precision that also can increase positioning allows wheelchair to be automatically moved to the same of the top of ring of toilet backward Artificial error and fault are reduced in a place.
As shown in Figure 1, the wheelchair 100 conveniently gone to toilet of the utility model can have the lower desktop that can be accepted 192, convenient for users to storing thing, feed, and writes something and handle official business.
As shown in Figure 1, the wheelchair 100 conveniently gone to toilet of the utility model can have an acoustic control module 193, for connecing Receive the sound instruction of user.User can be sitting on wheelchair 100 through phonetic order, allow the wheelchair 100 conveniently gone to toilet It goes to complete to act accordingly.
As shown in Figure 1, the wheelchair 100 conveniently gone to toilet of the utility model can have a so-called universal remote control 194, convenient for users to the electric appliance in ambient enviroment, such as air-conditioning, television set, electrically driven curtain, light, radio, access control system Deng controling effectively.
As shown in Figure 1, the wheelchair 100 conveniently gone to toilet of the utility model can have the charging of a connector containing there are many Device 195, Convenient wheelchair user use computer, the electric appliances such as mobile phone using long-time, and are computer, the charging such as mobile phone.
As shown in Figure 1, the wheelchair 100 conveniently gone to toilet of the utility model can also have a visual sensor module 196, it is used to and the external world carries out eye contact.User, which can be sitting on the wheelchair 100 conveniently gone to toilet, passes through visual sensor Module 196 and household, nurse, professional nursing company, hospital, family doctor carry out Visual Communication.In the state of emergency, family People, nurse, professional nursing company, hospital, family doctor etc. can see the actual state of wheelchair user.Usually, Visual sensor module 196 can be convenient wheelchair user and relatives and friends carry out Visual Communication with exchange.Visual sensor mould The position and direction of block 196 can generally be determined by wheelchair user oneself.
In the state of emergency, household, nurse, professional nursing company, hospital, family doctor etc. can see that wheelchair makes The actual state of user.Usually, visual sensor module 196 can be convenient wheelchair user and relatives and friends carry out vision ditch Lead to and exchanges.The position and direction of visual sensor module 196 can generally be determined by wheelchair user oneself.
As shown in Figure 1, the wheelchair 100 conveniently gone to toilet can also have one group of physiological parameter detection module 197, for detecting The common physiological parameter of wheelchair user, such as electrocardio, blood pressure, blood oxygen, breathing, body temperature.User can pass through physiological parameter Detection module 197 when needed, is detecting the physiological parameter of oneself.Physiological parameter detection module 197 can also be communicated with extraneous, Such as household, nurse, doctor or nurse can be recorded and be transferred to the common physiological parameter of wheelchair user.Such as It is apparent abnormal that fruit physiological parameter detection module 197 finds that the common physiological parameter of wheelchair user has, it can also be reported It is alert.
As shown in Figure 1, the wheelchair 100 conveniently gone to toilet there can also be a warning device 198, wheelchair user can be allowed In first time initiative alarming.This warning device 198 can usually allow the user and household of the utility model wheelchair, nurse, The nursing company of profession, hospital, family doctor, fire alarm and ambulance are got in touch.
As shown in Figure 1, the wheelchair 100 conveniently gone to toilet there can also be a display device 199, wheelchair user can be allowed See visual information.For example, display device 199 can play TV programme, film;Wheelchair user can also be allowed to be used to upper Net consults reference materials, and sees news, writes something, and work.These types promote it is clear that we details are not described herein.

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1. the wheelchair conveniently gone to toilet, which is characterized in that there is no overcover below the rear of wheelchair and wheel chair cushions, so that wheelchair It can be moved backward from rear to toilet seat when needing;
Wheel chair cushions include at least a cushion outer ring and a cushion inner ring;
Wherein cushion outer ring is equipped with a through-hole, and the size of through-hole is enough the stool and urine allowed and passes through without polluting cushion;
Cushion inner ring matches with the through-hole, and when not needing stool and urine, cushion inner ring is located in through-hole, with cushion outer ring structure At complete cushion;
Collecting excrement and urine device is not provided with below wheel chair cushions;
When needing stool and urine, cushion inner ring can be opened, and expose through-hole, so that the opening of through-hole alignment outside toilet seat.
2. the wheelchair according to claim 1 conveniently gone to toilet, which is characterized in that wheelchair is provided with toilet seat and is automatically aligned to Device.
3. the wheelchair according to claim 1 conveniently gone to toilet, which is characterized in that wheelchair is equipped with apparatus for automatically lifting.
4. the wheelchair according to claim 1 conveniently gone to toilet, which is characterized in that wheel chair cushions further include motion control Device, the open or close of the motion controller control cushion inner ring.
5. the wheelchair according to claim 1 conveniently gone to toilet, which is characterized in that when needing stool and urine, the cushion Inner ring can be overturn downwards, expose through-hole.
6. the wheelchair according to claim 3 conveniently gone to toilet, which is characterized in that cushion inner ring downwardly turns over 90 degree.
7. the wheelchair according to claim 1 conveniently gone to toilet, which is characterized in that when needing stool and urine, the cushion Inner ring can outside pull, expose through-hole.
8. the wheelchair according to claim 1 conveniently gone to toilet, which is characterized in that the cushion inner ring two or more part Composition may be selected when use to open wherein one or more parts.
9. the wheelchair according to claim 1 conveniently gone to toilet, which is characterized in that the wheelchair is equipped with remote controler, sound One of controller, visual sensor, physiological parameter detection module, display, warning device are a variety of.
10. the wheelchair according to claim 1 conveniently gone to toilet, which is characterized in that wheelchair is equipped with lower desktop, the lower table Plate can be packed up or be opened.
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