DE10153214A1 - Walker, also called a walker, with a swiveling front frame - Google Patents

Walker, also called a walker, with a swiveling front frame

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DE10153214A1
DE10153214A1 DE10153214A DE10153214A DE10153214A1 DE 10153214 A1 DE10153214 A1 DE 10153214A1 DE 10153214 A DE10153214 A DE 10153214A DE 10153214 A DE10153214 A DE 10153214A DE 10153214 A1 DE10153214 A1 DE 10153214A1
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walking aid
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Petra Zimmermann
Heiner Artkamp
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H3/00—Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about
    • A61H3/04—Wheeled walking aids for patients or disabled persons
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H3/00—Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about
    • A61H2003/001—Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about on steps or stairways
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H3/00—Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about
    • A61H3/04—Wheeled walking aids for patients or disabled persons
    • A61H2003/046—Wheeled walking aids for patients or disabled persons with braking means

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Abstract

The invention relates to a walking aid, also called a rollator, comprising a pivotal front frame and serving as a walking aid for older or handicapped people. When using a prior art walking aid to overcome an obstacle, e.g. a curb, it is necessary to lift the walking aid and carry it over the obstacle. The aim of the invention is to provide a walking aid that makes it easier to overcome obstacles while providing assistance. To this end, the invention provides a walking aid comprising a pivotal front frame. When the front wheels (6) of the walking aid are brought against an obstacle (5), the front wheels (6) block and the front frame (3) inwardly pivots in the pivot (9) counter to the direction of walking and toward the rear frame (4) while compressing one or more spring elements (10). The energy stored in the spring elements acts in the opposite direction to the inward pivoting and presses the front frame (3) back in the direction of walking when the walking aid is pulled back using the handle (2) thereby releasing the front wheels over the obstacle. The invention is suited for walking aids.

Description

Die Erfindung betrifft einen Gehwagen, auch Rollator genannt, mit schwenkbarem Vorderrahmen, als Gehhilfe für ältere oder gehbehinderte Menschen. The invention relates to a walker, also called a walker swiveling front frame, as walking aid for older or handicapped people.

Nach dem Stand der Technik (Fig. 1) lässt sich ein Gehwagen zum vereinfachten Transport zwar zusammenklappen, aus Gründen der Kipp- und Standsicherheit ist dessen Rahmen bei Gebrauch jedoch auseinander zu klappen und festzustellen. Der Gehwagen nach dem Stand der Technik lässt sich bei angezogener Handbremse (1), die auf die Hinterräder wirkt, zwar um die Achse (8) der Hinterräder (7) drehen (Fig. 2), so dass die Vorderräder (6) vom Untergrund abheben, wenn er entgegen der vorwärts gerichteten Laufrichtung an den Haltegriffen (2) zurückgezogen wird, jedoch lässt sich ein Hindernis (5) nicht überwinden, da eine Vorwärtsbewegung in Laufrichtung bei angezogener Hinterradbremse (1) ausgeschlossen ist. Wird die Bremse gelöst, rollt der Gehwagen gegen die Laufrichtung zurück, bis alle Räder das ursprüngliche Niveau erreicht haben. Will man mit dem Gehwagen nach dem Stand der Technik ein Hindernis wie z. B. eine Bordsteinkante überwinden, ist er anzuheben und über das Hindernis zu tragen. According to the state of the art ( FIG. 1), a walker can be folded up for easier transport, but for reasons of tipping and stability, its frame must be folded apart and secured when in use. The walker according to the state of the art can be turned around the axis ( 8 ) of the rear wheels ( 7 ) ( Fig. 2) with the handbrake ( 1 ) acting on the rear wheels ( Fig. 2) so that the front wheels ( 6 ) from the ground lift off when it is pulled back against the forward direction of the handles ( 2 ), but an obstacle ( 5 ) cannot be overcome, since forward movement in the direction of travel with the rear wheel brake ( 1 ) excluded. If the brake is released, the walker rolls back against the direction of travel until all wheels have reached the original level. If you want to use the walker according to the state of the art an obstacle such. B. overcome a curb, lift it and carry it over the obstacle.

Erstrebt ist ein Gehwagen, der bei entsprechender Kipp- und Standsicherheit das Überwinden von Hindernissen, wie zum Beispiel Bordsteinkanten, erleichtert und unterstützt. What is strived for is a walker with adequate tipping and stability overcoming obstacles, such as curbs, relieved and supported.

Die Erfindung zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe nach Anspruch 1 betrifft einen Gehwagen mit schwenkbarem Vorderrahmen (Fig. 3-5). Wird der Gehwagen mit seinen Vorderrädern (6) gegen ein Hindernis (5), zum Beispiel eine Bordsteinkante, geführt, blockieren die Vorderräder (6) und der Vorderrahmen (3) schwenkt im Drehpunkt (9) gegen die Laufrichtung auf den Hinterrahmen (4) ein und staucht dabei ein oder mehrere Federelemente (10), zum Beispiel Gasdruckstoßdämpfer oder hydraulische Stoßdämpfer (Fig. 4). Die hierin gespeicherte Energie in Form einer gestauchten Feder oder verdichteten Gases wirkt dem Einschwenken entgegen und drückt den Vorderrahmen (3) in Laufrichtung zurück (Fig. 5), wenn der Gehwagen am Haltegriff (2) nach hinten gezogen die Vorderräder (6) nach vorne frei gibt. The invention for achieving this object according to claim 1 relates to a walker with a swiveling front frame ( Fig. 3-5). If the walker is guided with its front wheels ( 6 ) against an obstacle ( 5 ), for example a curb, the front wheels ( 6 ) block and the front frame ( 3 ) pivots against the direction of travel on the rear frame ( 4 ) at the pivot point ( 9 ) and compresses one or more spring elements ( 10 ), for example gas pressure shock absorbers or hydraulic shock absorbers ( Fig. 4). The energy stored here in the form of a compressed spring or compressed gas counteracts the pivoting in and pushes the front frame ( 3 ) back in the direction of travel ( FIG. 5) when the walker is pulled backwards by the handle ( 2 ) and the front wheels ( 6 ) forward releases.

Nach der Erfindung schwenkt der Vorderrahmen (3) in Laufrichtung aus. Die Handbremse (1) blockiert währenddessen die Hinterräder (7). Der Gehwagen wird um die Achse der Hinterräder (8) gedreht, die Vorderräder (6) aufgestellt, die Bremse (1) gelöst und die Hinterräder (7) an das Hindernis (5) herangerollt und auf die Ebene der Vorderräder (6) gehebelt. According to the invention, the front frame ( 3 ) swings out in the running direction. The handbrake ( 1 ) blocks the rear wheels ( 7 ). The walker is rotated around the axis of the rear wheels ( 8 ), the front wheels ( 6 ) set up, the brake ( 1 ) released and the rear wheels ( 7 ) rolled up to the obstacle ( 5 ) and levered onto the level of the front wheels ( 6 ).

Dabei löst sich die Erfindung sowohl von der Frage, durch welche technische Einrichtung beim Einschwenken des Vorderrahmens Energie aufgenommen und gespeichert wird, um das anschließende Ausschwenken des Vorderrahmens in Laufrichtung zu bewirken, als auch deren Anordnung sowie die Anordnung des Drehpunktes des Vorderrahmens. The invention solves both the question of which technical Device added energy when swiveling in the front frame and is saved to the subsequent swiveling of the To cause front frame in the direction of travel, as well as their arrangement and the Arrangement of the pivot point of the front frame.

In den Fig. 3-5 ist ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung dargestellt. In FIGS. 3-5, an embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

Der Vorderrahmen (3) ist um eine Achse im Drehpunkt (9) beweglich angeordnet. Der Gehwagen (Fig. 3) wird gegen ein Hindernis (5) geschoben, wobei der Vorderrahmen (3) um den Drehpunkt (9) gegen die Laufrichtung auf den Hinterrahmen (4) einschwenkt (Fig. 4) und hierbei auf das Federelement (10) wirkt. Über die Hinterradbremse (1) wird der Gehwagen festgestellt und anschließend an den Griffen (2) nach hinten gezogen. Dadurch dreht sich der Gehwagen um die Achse der Hinterräder (8), die Vorderräder (6) heben sich vom Boden ab (Fig. 5). Nach Überwindung des Hindernisses (5) schwenkt der Vorderrahmen (3) mit Hilfe der im Stoßdämpfer (10) gespeicherten Energie in Laufrichtung aus. Die Vorderräder (6) werden auf Höhe des zu überwindenden Hindernisses (5) abgestellt. Danach wird die Bremse (1) gelöst, die Hinterräder (7) an das Hindernis (5) herangerollt und auf die Höhe der Vorderräder (6) gehebelt. The front frame ( 3 ) is arranged to be movable about an axis in the pivot point ( 9 ). The walker (Fig. 3) is pushed against an obstacle (5), wherein the front frame (3) about the pivot point (9) pivots against the running direction of the rear frame (4) (Fig. 4) and thereby to the spring member (10 ) works. The walker is locked using the rear brake ( 1 ) and then pulled backwards using the handles ( 2 ). As a result, the walker rotates about the axis of the rear wheels ( 8 ), the front wheels ( 6 ) stand out from the ground ( Fig. 5). After overcoming the obstacle ( 5 ), the front frame ( 3 ) swings out in the running direction using the energy stored in the shock absorber ( 10 ). The front wheels ( 6 ) are parked at the level of the obstacle ( 5 ) to be overcome. Then the brake ( 1 ) is released, the rear wheels ( 7 ) rolled up to the obstacle ( 5 ) and levered to the height of the front wheels ( 6 ).

Claims (1)

Gehwagen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass dessen Vorderrahmen (3) bei Blockade der Vorderräder (6) um einen Drehpunkt (9) entgegen der Laufrichtung auf den Hinterrahmen (4) zu einschwenkt und dabei ein oder mehrere Federelemente (10), wie zum Beispiel Gasdruckstoßdämpfer oder hydraulische Stoßdämpfer, staucht, die den Vorderrahmen (3) nach Überwindung der Blockade in Laufrichtung zurückdrücken. Walking trolley, characterized in that when the front wheels ( 6 ) are blocked, the front frame ( 3 ) pivots about a pivot point ( 9 ) against the direction of travel onto the rear frame ( 4 ) and thereby one or more spring elements ( 10 ), such as gas pressure shock absorbers or hydraulic shock absorbers that compress the front frame ( 3 ) in the direction of travel after the blockage has been overcome.
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DE10153214A DE10153214B4 (en) 2001-11-02 2001-11-02 Walker, also called Rollator, with swiveling front frame
EP02782700A EP1439808B1 (en) 2001-11-02 2002-10-05 Walking aid, also called a rollator, comprising a pivotal front frame
PCT/DE2002/003775 WO2003039430A1 (en) 2001-10-31 2002-10-05 Walking aid, also called a rollator, comprising a pivotal front frame
DE50206042T DE50206042D1 (en) 2001-11-02 2002-10-05 VEHICLE, ALSO ROLLATOR CALLED, WITH SWIVEL FRONT FRAME
AT02782700T ATE319404T1 (en) 2001-11-02 2002-10-05 WALKER, ALSO CALLED ROLLATOR, WITH SWIVELING FRONT FRAME

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