EP0586765A1 - Device for positionning a person, especially a handicapped person - Google Patents

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EP0586765A1
EP0586765A1 EP92402446A EP92402446A EP0586765A1 EP 0586765 A1 EP0586765 A1 EP 0586765A1 EP 92402446 A EP92402446 A EP 92402446A EP 92402446 A EP92402446 A EP 92402446A EP 0586765 A1 EP0586765 A1 EP 0586765A1
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Serge Coussot
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
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    • A61G5/006—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs convertible to stretchers or beds
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/002—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame
    • A61G7/015—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position

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  • the present invention relates to a device for positioning a person, in particular a disabled person.
  • Armchairs which have a movable seat between two positions, one in which the person is seated and the other in which he is almost in a standing position.
  • This type of medical chair does not allow any variation since the backrest is fixed relative to the seat. In particular, it is not possible to make a sleeping plan, but everyone knows that the sitting position is still a tiring position.
  • existing armchairs have a footrest which does not participate in any other function than that of supporting the feet of the handicapped person when the latter is in the rest position or especially when the armchair has to be moved.
  • the present invention relates to a device for positioning in particular a disabled person between a total lying position and an almost upright position with all the intermediate positions, the operating mechanism of which is simplified so as to make it even more reliable and to reduce the cost price, the use of which remains simple with the possibility of voice control for example, whose different movements can be programmed, which can be associated with other transitic devices for the disabled, which has all the safety guarantees as regards braking for immobilization with respect to the ground during lifting to the position almost upright, which is adjustable in height according to the size of the disabled person and in particular his leg height, and whose seat itself can be adjusted according to the body size of the person in order to allow a passage in the almost upright position in the best conditions.
  • the device for positioning a person, according to the invention, in particular a disabled person, between a lying position and an almost upright position with all the intermediate positions comprises a frame which can be mounted on wheels and is characterized in that it comprises a movable horizontal seat thanks to the first drive means between two extreme positions, one for lying down and the other for lifting, a movable backrest thanks to second drive means between two extreme positions, the one horizontal to cooperate with the seat by forming a sleeping plane and the other inclined backwards with respect to the vertical so as to form a chair with the seat.
  • the device comprises an arm mounted by one of its ends for rotation relative to the frame thanks to a transverse axis and provided at its free end with a second axis of rotation parallel to the first , a seat plate supporting the seat itself and integral with this second axis, coupling means being interposed between these two axes.
  • the coupling means comprise a first fixed pinion coaxial with the first axis and integral with the frame, a second free pinion and coaxial with the second axis and a chain, mounted parallel to the arm, cooperating with these two gables.
  • the arm is adjustable in length so as to adapt the lifting height in the almost upright position to the morphology of the disabled.
  • the seat also comprises a front part provided with progressive retraction means when the seat is in the raised position.
  • These retracting means can advantageously comprise at least one arm secured to the front part, pivotally mounted relative to the seat plate in the vertical plane so that this front part tilts when the seat is raised.
  • the first drive means comprise a stick secured to the arm, the free end of which receives in an articulated manner the end of the piston of a jack whose body is articulated relative to the frame.
  • the backrest is mounted for rotation relative to a third axis parallel to the first and second axes, secured to the rear of the seat plate.
  • the second drive means applied to the backrest comprise at least a first free pinion mounted coaxially with respect to the second axis, at least a second pinion secured to the folder and secured to the third axis, a chain connecting these first and second gables, means for blocking the file in the raised position and at least one pivoting lever, integral with the first pinion cooperating with the frame to bring the file into the sleeping position when the seat is itself in the low position.
  • the device according to the invention further comprises, according to an improvement, a retractable footrest between a low position, in which it is concealed inside the frame and a high position in which it is juxtaposed with the seat when the latter is in the low position so as to form a complete sleeping surface.
  • the positioning device includes a frame 10, a seat 12, a backrest 14 and a footrest 16.
  • the frame is, in known manner, mounted on wheels 18 to make it movable.
  • This frame comprises at its upper part a frame 20 directly supporting the seat 12.
  • the seat 12 comprises an arm 22 rotatably mounted relative to the frame by one 24 of its ends thanks to a first transverse axis 26 and supporting at its other end 28 the seat plate 30.
  • This base plate is in fact mounted for rotation on a second axis 32 mounted for free rotation with respect to the end of the arm. Furthermore, there is provided a first pinion 34, coaxial with the first axis 26 and fixed in rotation relative to the frame, and a second pinion 36 integral with the second axis 32. These two pinions are connected together by a chain 38 constituting means coupling 40. This chain is parallel to the arm, the two strands passing on either side of this arm.
  • the seat also comprises first motor means 42 consisting of a butt 44 secured to the underside of the seat plate, of a jack 46 whose body 48 is articulated relative to the frame and whose piston 50 is articulated with respect to said butt.
  • This cylinder is advantageously an electric cylinder.
  • the seat 12 comprises a front part 52 provided with retracting means 54.
  • These retracting means comprise at least one arm 56 one of whose ends is integral with said front part and whose other end is articulated around '' a transverse axis 58 integral with the seat plate so that this front part is juxtaposed relative to the seat.
  • the backrest 14, as is better represented in FIG. 1, is mounted for rotation relative to the seat plate 30 around a third axis 60 integral with this seat plate. This third axis is parallel to the first and second axes.
  • Second motor means 62 are also provided comprising a first pinion 64 secured to the backrest, a second pinion 66, coaxial with the second axis 32, a chain 68 connecting these two pinions and a lever 70 integral with this second pinion, provided at its end. a roller 72.
  • the frame also comprises a guide cam, not shown, which cooperates with this roller so as to pivot the backrest in a horizontal position when the seat is in the low position.
  • the seat plate comprises means for locking the backrest in the sitting position.
  • the footrest 16 is retractable between a low position inside the frame without protruding outside and a high position in which said footrest is juxtaposed with the front part of the seat at the same level.
  • the footrest 16 is mounted on a deformable parallelogram 74.
  • This parallelogram 74 is articulated relative to a slide 76 with multiple sliding strands.
  • Motor means 78 are interposed between the frame and the slide so as to allow the strands of said slide to project forward.
  • a cable 81 connects the parallelogram 74 to the frame. The length of this cable is such that the parallelogram is at the height of the seat, it is to say fully extended, when the slide is protruding maximum.
  • the motor means 78 advantageously consist of an electric motor which drives a motor pinion 80 which in turn drives a chain tensioned by another pinion mounted free in rotation relative to the frame.
  • the chain is arranged along the longitudinal axis parallel to the slide.
  • braking means 86 are shown in detail in FIG. 4 and comprise on each side of the frame, at the front, a lever 88 pivoting relative to the frame and pressed towards the ground by return means, in this case a spring, so that a shoe disposed at the free end of the lever ensures braking by friction.
  • return means in this case a spring, so that a shoe disposed at the free end of the lever ensures braking by friction.
  • Means are also provided for lifting these levers when the device has to be moved. These lifting means can be made by those skilled in the art using cables connected to the stock in particular.
  • the backrest, the seat including its front part, and the footrest are in the same plane.
  • the seat 12 is in the low position
  • the lever 70 cooperates with the guide cam of the frame to lengthen the backrest
  • the jack is in the extended position and the parallelogram is projecting as much as the cable 81 is stretched while the different strands of the slide are in the extended position.
  • the disabled can act on the first motor means 42 to move from the bed position to the chair position.
  • it controls the electric actuator, the piston of which exerts a force on the stick, which makes the arm 22 of the seat pivot around the first transverse axis 26.
  • the lever 70 and its roller 72 leave the guide cam whose profile ensures the pivoting of the backrest relative to the third axis of rotation 60 until the locking means ensure the blocking in position of the backrest relative to the seat .
  • the motor means 78 drive the chain which causes the retraction of the slides telescopically, and has the consequence of folding the parallelogram 74 and lowering the footrest itself.
  • the seat plate 30 remains horizontal and moves away from the frame 20 of the frame 10.
  • the front part 52 is retracted by pivoting the arms 56 around the transverse axis 58, the front end of this front part 52 continuing to rest on the frame 20.
  • the seat is therefore dissociated from the front part which reduces its range so that only the buttocks of the disabled come to bear on said seat. If the handicapped person continues the movement, he finds himself in an almost upright position in which the height of the seat relative to the ground is substantially equal to his leg height.
  • the braking means 86 ensured the immobilization of the device relative to the ground.
  • control of these different movements is carried out using control buttons in the case where the disabled person has the use of one of his superior members. Otherwise, it is also possible to install a voice control or a mouth-operated pressure switch.
  • the whole device is of course dressed so as to give it a suitable aesthetic appearance and to ensure the comfort of the disabled.
  • armrests integral with the seat plate and liftable can be associated with the device in a simple manner.
  • This device is shown in the main embodiment with wheels, but it is also possible to adapt a large diameter wheel set with circular handle at the rear to ensure that the disabled person can move independently using his upper members.
  • the adjustable length arm allows you to adjust the chain tension at the same time as it allows you to adjust the standing position according to the length of the legs of the hanidcape.
  • the diameters of the pinions and the length of the lever make it possible to modify the angular speed of the backrest during the descent as well as the lifting effort while varying the angle of inclination of the backrest.

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Device for positioning a person, in particular a handicapped person, between a reclined position and a virtually upright position, with all the intermediate positions, comprising a frame (10) which is mounted in particular on wheels, characterised in that it comprises a horizontal seat (12) which can be moved, by first drive means (42), between two end positions, a reclining position and a raised position, a backrest (14) which can be moved, by second drive means (62), between two end positions, one horizontal, for cooperating with the seat to form a reclining surface, and the other inclined rearwards with respect to the vertical in such a way as to form, with the seat, a chair. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention a pour objet un dispositif de mise en position d'une personne notamment d'une personne handicapée.The present invention relates to a device for positioning a person, in particular a disabled person.

Les personnes handicapées, par exemple à la suite d'accidents cardio-vasculaires, sont excessivement dépendantes et les moyens mis à leur disposition pour les rendre un peu plus autonomes sont peu nombreux.People with disabilities, for example following cardiovascular accidents, are excessively dependent and there are few means available to them to make them a little more independent.

On connait des fauteuils qui ont une assise mobile entre deux positions l'une dans laquelle la personne est assise et l'autre dans laquelle elle est quasiment en position debout.Armchairs are known which have a movable seat between two positions, one in which the person is seated and the other in which he is almost in a standing position.

Ce type de fauteuil médical ne permet aucune variante puisque le dossier est fixe par rapport à l'assise. Notamment, il n'est pas possible de réaliser un plan de couchage or chacun sait que la position assise est quand même une position fatigante.This type of medical chair does not allow any variation since the backrest is fixed relative to the seat. In particular, it is not possible to make a sleeping plan, but everyone knows that the sitting position is still a tiring position.

Aussi faut-il une aide de façon continue à la disposition de l'handicapé ce qui n'est pas toujours facile y compris pour l'handicapé qui n'acquiert aucune autonomie.So there is a need for continuous help available to the disabled, which is not always easy, even for the disabled who does not acquire any autonomy.

De même les fauteuils existants ont un repose-pieds qui ne participe pas à d'autres fonctions que celle de soutenir les pieds de l'handicapé lorsque celui-ci est en position de repos ou surtout lorsque le fauteuil est amené à être déplacé.Likewise, existing armchairs have a footrest which does not participate in any other function than that of supporting the feet of the handicapped person when the latter is in the rest position or especially when the armchair has to be moved.

De plus les fauteuils existants ont des mécanismes complexes et coûteux pour réaliser les différentes manoeuvres ce qui augmente les prix de revient et qui, parallèlement, en interdit l'accès aux plus démunis.In addition, the existing armchairs have complex and expensive mechanisms for carrying out the various maneuvers, which increases the cost prices and which, at the same time, prohibits access to them for the most disadvantaged.

La présente invention a pour objet un dispositif de positionnement notamment d'un handicapé entre une position allongée totale et une position quasi debout avec toutes les positions intermédiaires, dont le mécanisme de manoeuvre est simplifié de façon à le rendre encore plus fiable et à diminuer le prix de revient, dont l'utilisation reste simple avec possibilité de commande à la voix par exemple, dont les différents mouvements peuvent être programmés, qui peut être associé à d'autres appareils de transitique d'handicapés, qui présente toutes les garanties de sécurité quant au freinage pour l'immobilisation par rapport au sol lors du relevage vers la position quasi debout, qui est réglable en hauteur en fonction de la taille de la personne handicapée et notamment de sa hauteur de jambe, et dont l'assise elle-même peut être ajustée en fonction de la corpulence de la personne afin de permettre un passage dans la position quasi debout dans les meilleures conditions.The present invention relates to a device for positioning in particular a disabled person between a total lying position and an almost upright position with all the intermediate positions, the operating mechanism of which is simplified so as to make it even more reliable and to reduce the cost price, the use of which remains simple with the possibility of voice control for example, whose different movements can be programmed, which can be associated with other transitic devices for the disabled, which has all the safety guarantees as regards braking for immobilization with respect to the ground during lifting to the position almost upright, which is adjustable in height according to the size of the disabled person and in particular his leg height, and whose seat itself can be adjusted according to the body size of the person in order to allow a passage in the almost upright position in the best conditions.

A cet effet le dispositif de mise en position d'une personne, selon l'invention, notamment d'une personne handicapée, entre une position allongée et une position quasi debout avec toutes les positions intermédiaires, comprend un bâti pouvant être monté sur roues et se caractérise en ce qu'il comprend une assise horizontale mobile grâce à des premiers moyens moteurs entre deux positions extrêmes l'une de couchage et l'autre de relevage, un dossier mobile grâce à des seconds moyens moteurs entre deux positions extrêmes, l'une horizontale pour coopérer avec l'assise en formant un plan de couchage et l'autre inclinée en arrière par rapport à la verticale de façon à former un fauteuil avec l'assise.To this end, the device for positioning a person, according to the invention, in particular a disabled person, between a lying position and an almost upright position with all the intermediate positions, comprises a frame which can be mounted on wheels and is characterized in that it comprises a movable horizontal seat thanks to the first drive means between two extreme positions, one for lying down and the other for lifting, a movable backrest thanks to second drive means between two extreme positions, the one horizontal to cooperate with the seat by forming a sleeping plane and the other inclined backwards with respect to the vertical so as to form a chair with the seat.

Selon un mode de réalisation particulier de l'invention le dispositif comprend un bras monté par l'une de ses extrémités à rotation par rapport au bâti grâce à un axe transversal et muni à son extrémité libre d'un deuxième axe de rotation parallèle au premier, une plaque d'assise supportant l'assise proprement dite et solidaire de ce deuxième axe, des moyens de couplage étant interposés entre ces deux axes.According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the device comprises an arm mounted by one of its ends for rotation relative to the frame thanks to a transverse axis and provided at its free end with a second axis of rotation parallel to the first , a seat plate supporting the seat itself and integral with this second axis, coupling means being interposed between these two axes.

Selon un mode de réalisation particulier de l'invention les moyens de couplage comprennent un premier pignon fixe coaxial au premier axe et solidaire du bâti, un second pignon libre et coaxial au deuxième axe et une chaîne, montée parallèlement au bras, coopérant avec ces deux pignons.According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the coupling means comprise a first fixed pinion coaxial with the first axis and integral with the frame, a second free pinion and coaxial with the second axis and a chain, mounted parallel to the arm, cooperating with these two gables.

Selon une caractéristique particulière de l'invention le bras est réglable en longueur de façon à adapter la hauteur de relevage en position quasi debout à la morphologie de l'handicapé.According to a particular characteristic of the invention, the arm is adjustable in length so as to adapt the lifting height in the almost upright position to the morphology of the disabled.

L'assise comprend par ailleurs une partie avant munie de moyens d'escamotage progressif lorsque l'assise est en position relevée. Ces moyens d'escamotage peuvent avantageusement comprendre au moins un bras solidaire de la partie avant, monté pivotant par rapport à la plaque d'assise dans le plan vertical de façon que cette partie avant s'incline lorsque l'assise est relevée.The seat also comprises a front part provided with progressive retraction means when the seat is in the raised position. These retracting means can advantageously comprise at least one arm secured to the front part, pivotally mounted relative to the seat plate in the vertical plane so that this front part tilts when the seat is raised.

Selon un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention, les premiers moyens moteurs comprennent une crosse solidaire du bras dont l'extrémité libre reçoit de façon articulée l'extrémité du piston d'un vérin dont le corps est articulé par rapport au bâti.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the first drive means comprise a stick secured to the arm, the free end of which receives in an articulated manner the end of the piston of a jack whose body is articulated relative to the frame.

De même le dossier est monté à rotation par rapport à un troisième axe parallèle aux premier et second axes, solidaire de l'arrière de la plaque d'assise.Similarly, the backrest is mounted for rotation relative to a third axis parallel to the first and second axes, secured to the rear of the seat plate.

Les seconds moyens moteurs appliqués au dossier comprennent au moins un premier pignon libre monté coaxialement par rapport au deuxième axe, au moins un second pignon solidaire du dossier et solidaire du troisième axe, une chaîne reliant ces premier et second pignons, des moyens de blocage du dossier en position relevée et au moins un levier pivotant, solidaire du premier pignon coopérant avec le bâti pour amener le dossier en position de couchage lorsque l'assise est elle-même en position basse.The second drive means applied to the backrest comprise at least a first free pinion mounted coaxially with respect to the second axis, at least a second pinion secured to the folder and secured to the third axis, a chain connecting these first and second gables, means for blocking the file in the raised position and at least one pivoting lever, integral with the first pinion cooperating with the frame to bring the file into the sleeping position when the seat is itself in the low position.

Le dispositif selon l'invention comprend de plus selon un perfectionnement un repose-pieds escamotable entre une position basse, dans laquelle il est dissimulé à l'intérieur du bâti et une position haute dans laquelle il est juxtaposé à l'assise lorsque celle-ci est en position basse de façon à former un plan de couchage complet.The device according to the invention further comprises, according to an improvement, a retractable footrest between a low position, in which it is concealed inside the frame and a high position in which it is juxtaposed with the seat when the latter is in the low position so as to form a complete sleeping surface.

La présente invention est décrite ci-après selon un mode de réalisation particulier de l'invention en regard des dessins annexés sur lesquels:

  • la figure 1 représente une vue en élévation latérale du dispositif selon l'invention,
  • la figure 2 représente une vue de derrière du dispositif de la figure 1,
  • la figure 3 représente une vue de devant du dispositif de la figure 1, et
  • la figure 4 représente une vue de détail des moyens de freinage du dispositif.
The present invention is described below according to a particular embodiment of the invention with reference to the appended drawings in which:
  • FIG. 1 represents a side elevation view of the device according to the invention,
  • FIG. 2 represents a rear view of the device of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 represents a front view of the device of FIG. 1, and
  • FIG. 4 represents a detailed view of the braking means of the device.

Ainsi que cela est représenté sur les figures 1 et 2, le dispositif de positionnement selon l'invention comprend un bâti 10, une assise 12, un dossier 14 et un repose-pieds 16.As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the positioning device according to the invention includes a frame 10, a seat 12, a backrest 14 and a footrest 16.

Le bâti est, de façon connue, monté sur des roues 18 pour le rendre déplaçable. Ce bâti comprend à sa partie supérieure un cadre 20 supportant directement l'assise 12.The frame is, in known manner, mounted on wheels 18 to make it movable. This frame comprises at its upper part a frame 20 directly supporting the seat 12.

L'assise 12 comprend un bras 22 monté à rotation par rapport au cadre par l'une 24 de ses extrémités grâce à un premier axe 26 transversal et supportant à son autre extrémité 28 la plaque 30 d'assise.The seat 12 comprises an arm 22 rotatably mounted relative to the frame by one 24 of its ends thanks to a first transverse axis 26 and supporting at its other end 28 the seat plate 30.

Cette plaque d'assise est en fait montée à rotation sur un deuxième axe 32 monté libre à rotation par rapport à l'extrémité du bras. Par ailleurs, il est prévu un premier pignon 34, coaxial au premier axe 26 et fixe en rotation par rapport au bâti, et un second pignon 36 solidaire du deuxième axe 32. Ces deux pignons sont reliés entre eux par une chaîne 38 constituant des moyens de couplage 40. Cette chaîne est parallèle au bras, les deux brins passant de part et d'autre de ce bras.This base plate is in fact mounted for rotation on a second axis 32 mounted for free rotation with respect to the end of the arm. Furthermore, there is provided a first pinion 34, coaxial with the first axis 26 and fixed in rotation relative to the frame, and a second pinion 36 integral with the second axis 32. These two pinions are connected together by a chain 38 constituting means coupling 40. This chain is parallel to the arm, the two strands passing on either side of this arm.

L'assise comprend également des premiers moyens moteurs 42 constitués d'une crosse 44 solidaire de la face inférieure de la plaque d'assise, d'un vérin 46 dont le corps 48 est articulé par rapport au bâti et dont le piston 50 est articulé par rapport à ladite crosse. Ce vérin est de façon avantageuse un vérin électrique.The seat also comprises first motor means 42 consisting of a butt 44 secured to the underside of the seat plate, of a jack 46 whose body 48 is articulated relative to the frame and whose piston 50 is articulated with respect to said butt. This cylinder is advantageously an electric cylinder.

L'assise 12 comprend une partie avant 52 munie de moyens d'escamotage 54. Ces moyens d'escamotage comprennent au moins un bras 56 dont l'une des extrémités est solidaire de ladite partie avant et dont l'autre extrémité est articulée autour d'un axe transversal 58 solidaire de la plaque d'assise de façon que cette partie avant soit juxtaposable par rapport à l'assise.The seat 12 comprises a front part 52 provided with retracting means 54. These retracting means comprise at least one arm 56 one of whose ends is integral with said front part and whose other end is articulated around '' a transverse axis 58 integral with the seat plate so that this front part is juxtaposed relative to the seat.

Le dossier 14, ainsi que cela est mieux représenté à la figure 1, est monté à rotation par rapport à la plaque d'assise 30 autour d'un troisième axe 60 solidaire de cette plaque d'assise. Ce troisième axe est parallèle aux premier et deuxième axes.The backrest 14, as is better represented in FIG. 1, is mounted for rotation relative to the seat plate 30 around a third axis 60 integral with this seat plate. This third axis is parallel to the first and second axes.

Il est également prévu des seconds moyens moteurs 62 comprenant un premier pignon 64 solidaire du dossier, un second pignon 66, coaxial au deuxième axe 32, une chaîne 68 reliant ces deux pignons et un levier 70 solidaire de ce second pignon, muni à son extrémité d'un galet 72. Le bâti comprend également une came de guidage, non représentée, qui coopère avec ce galet de façon à faire pivoter le dossier dans une position horizontale lorsque l'assise est en position basse.Second motor means 62 are also provided comprising a first pinion 64 secured to the backrest, a second pinion 66, coaxial with the second axis 32, a chain 68 connecting these two pinions and a lever 70 integral with this second pinion, provided at its end. a roller 72. The frame also comprises a guide cam, not shown, which cooperates with this roller so as to pivot the backrest in a horizontal position when the seat is in the low position.

Par ailleurs, la plaque d'assise comprend des moyens de verrouillage du dossier en position assise.Furthermore, the seat plate comprises means for locking the backrest in the sitting position.

Le repose-pieds 16 est escamotable entre une position basse à l'intérieur du bâti sans faire saillie à l'extérieur et une position haute dans laquelle ledit repose-pieds est juxtaposé à la partie avant de l'assise au même niveau.The footrest 16 is retractable between a low position inside the frame without protruding outside and a high position in which said footrest is juxtaposed with the front part of the seat at the same level.

Le repose-pieds 16 est monté sur un parallèlogramme déformable 74. Ce parallèlogramme 74 est articulé par rapport à une glissière 76 à brins multiples coulissants. Des moyens moteurs 78 sont interposés entre le bâti et la glissière de façon à permettre la mise en saillie vers l'avant des brins de ladite glissière. Un câble 81 relie le parallèlogramme 74 au bâti. La longueur de ce câble est telle que le parallèlogramme est à la hauteur de l'assise, c'est à dire complètement déployé, lorsque la glissière est en saillie maximum.The footrest 16 is mounted on a deformable parallelogram 74. This parallelogram 74 is articulated relative to a slide 76 with multiple sliding strands. Motor means 78 are interposed between the frame and the slide so as to allow the strands of said slide to project forward. A cable 81 connects the parallelogram 74 to the frame. The length of this cable is such that the parallelogram is at the height of the seat, it is to say fully extended, when the slide is protruding maximum.

Les moyens moteurs 78 sont avantageusement constitués d'un moteur électrique qui entraîne un pignon moteur 80 qui entraîne à son tour une chaîne tendue par un autre pignon monté libre en rotation par rapport au bâti. La chaîne est disposée suivant l'axe longitudinal parallèlement à la glissière.The motor means 78 advantageously consist of an electric motor which drives a motor pinion 80 which in turn drives a chain tensioned by another pinion mounted free in rotation relative to the frame. The chain is arranged along the longitudinal axis parallel to the slide.

Le dispositif est complété par des moyens de freinage 86. Ces moyens de freinage sont représentés en détail sur la figure 4 et comprennent de chaque côte du bâti, à l'avant, un levier 88 pivotant par rapport au bâti et pressé vers le sol par des moyens de rappel, en l'occurence un ressort, de façon qu'un patin disposé à l'extrémité libre du levier assure le freinage par frottement. Il est également prévu des moyens de relevage de ces leviers lorsque le dispositif doit être déplacé. Ces moyens de relevage peuvent être réalisés par l'homme de l'art à l'aide de câbles reliés à la crosse notamment.The device is completed by braking means 86. These braking means are shown in detail in FIG. 4 and comprise on each side of the frame, at the front, a lever 88 pivoting relative to the frame and pressed towards the ground by return means, in this case a spring, so that a shoe disposed at the free end of the lever ensures braking by friction. Means are also provided for lifting these levers when the device has to be moved. These lifting means can be made by those skilled in the art using cables connected to the stock in particular.

Le fonctionnement du dispositif selon l'invention est décrit ci-après en faisant apparaître les avantages liés au dispositif et plus particulièrement au mode de réalisation préféré retenu.The operation of the device according to the invention is described below, showing the advantages linked to the device and more particularly to the preferred embodiment adopted.

Lorsque le dispositif assure la fonction lit, le dossier, l'assise y compris sa partie avant, et le repose-pieds sont dans un même plan. Dans ce cas, l'assise 12 est en position basse, le levier 70 coopère avec la came de guidage du bâti pour allonger le dossier, le vérin est en position d'extension et le parallélogramme est en saillie maximum si bien que le câble 81 est tendu tandis que les différents brins de la glissière sont en position d'extension.When the device performs the bed function, the backrest, the seat including its front part, and the footrest are in the same plane. In this case, the seat 12 is in the low position, the lever 70 cooperates with the guide cam of the frame to lengthen the backrest, the jack is in the extended position and the parallelogram is projecting as much as the cable 81 is stretched while the different strands of the slide are in the extended position.

Dès lors, l'handicapé peut agir sur les premiers moyens moteurs 42 pour passer de la position lit à la position fauteuil. Dans ce but, il commande le vérin électrique dont le piston par traction exerce un effort sur la crosse ce qui fait pivoter le bras 22 de l'assise autour du premier axe 26 transversal. Le levier 70 et son galet 72 quittent la came de guidage dont le profil assure le pivotement du dossier par rapport au troisième axe de rotation 60 jusqu'à ce que les moyens de verrouillage assurent le blocage en position du dossier par rapport à l'assise.Therefore, the disabled can act on the first motor means 42 to move from the bed position to the chair position. To this end, it controls the electric actuator, the piston of which exerts a force on the stick, which makes the arm 22 of the seat pivot around the first transverse axis 26. The lever 70 and its roller 72 leave the guide cam whose profile ensures the pivoting of the backrest relative to the third axis of rotation 60 until the locking means ensure the blocking in position of the backrest relative to the seat .

Simultanément, les moyens moteurs 78 entraînent la chaîne ce qui provoque la rentrée des glissières de façon télescopique, et a pour conséquence de replier le parallélogramme 74 et d'abaisser le repose-pieds proprement dit.Simultaneously, the motor means 78 drive the chain which causes the retraction of the slides telescopically, and has the consequence of folding the parallelogram 74 and lowering the footrest itself.

Durant la rotation du bras 22, la plaque d'assise 30 reste horizontale et s'écarte du cadre 20 du bâti 10. Durant ce déplacement, la partie avant 52 s'escamote par pivotement des bras 56 autour de l'axe transversal 58, l'extrémité frontale de cette partie avant 52 continuant à reposer sur le cadre 20. L'assise est donc dissociée de la partie avant ce qui réduit sa portée afin que seul le fessier de l'handicapé vienne en appui sur ladite assise. Si l'handicapé poursuit le mouvement il se retrouve dans une position quasi debout dans laquelle la hauteur de l'assise par rapport au sol est sensiblement égale à sa hauteur de jambes.During the rotation of the arm 22, the seat plate 30 remains horizontal and moves away from the frame 20 of the frame 10. During this movement, the front part 52 is retracted by pivoting the arms 56 around the transverse axis 58, the front end of this front part 52 continuing to rest on the frame 20. The seat is therefore dissociated from the front part which reduces its range so that only the buttocks of the disabled come to bear on said seat. If the handicapped person continues the movement, he finds himself in an almost upright position in which the height of the seat relative to the ground is substantially equal to his leg height.

Durant tout ce mouvement les moyens de freinage 86 ont assuré l'immobilisation du dispositif par rapport au sol.During all this movement the braking means 86 ensured the immobilization of the device relative to the ground.

La commande de ces différents mouvements s'effectue à l'aide de boutons de commande dans le cas où l'handicapé a l'usage de l'un de ses memebres supérieurs. Dans le cas contraire, il est également possible d'installer une commande à la voix ou par un pressostat commandé à la bouche.The control of these different movements is carried out using control buttons in the case where the disabled person has the use of one of his superior members. Otherwise, it is also possible to install a voice control or a mouth-operated pressure switch.

Selon une variante de l'invention, il est également possible de modifier les dimensions en largeur du dossier, de l'assise, du repose-pieds pour atteindre les dimensions standard d'un lit tout en gardant un châssis identique.According to a variant of the invention, it is also possible to modify the width dimensions of the backrest, the seat, the footrest to reach the standard dimensions of a bed while keeping an identical frame.

L'ensemble du dispositif est bien sûr habillé de façon à lui donner un aspect esthétique convenable et à assurer le confort de l'handicapé.The whole device is of course dressed so as to give it a suitable aesthetic appearance and to ensure the comfort of the disabled.

De même des accoudoirs solidaires de la plaque d'assise et relevables peuvent être associés au dispositif de façon simple.Likewise armrests integral with the seat plate and liftable can be associated with the device in a simple manner.

Ce dispositif est représenté dans le mode de réalisation principal avec des roues mais il est également possible d'adapter à l'arrière un train de roues de grand diamètre avec poignée circulaire pour assurer à l'handicapé un déplacement autonome à l'aide de ses membres supérieurs.This device is shown in the main embodiment with wheels, but it is also possible to adapt a large diameter wheel set with circular handle at the rear to ensure that the disabled person can move independently using his upper members.

De plus, le bras de longueur réglable permet de régler la tension de la chaîne en même temps qu'il permet de régler la position debout en fonction de la longueur des jambes de l'hanidcapé.In addition, the adjustable length arm allows you to adjust the chain tension at the same time as it allows you to adjust the standing position according to the length of the legs of the hanidcape.

De même, les diamètres des pignons et la longueur du levier permettent de modifier la vitese angulaire du dossier pendant la descente ainsi que l'effort de relevage tout en faisant varier l'angle d'inclinaison du dossier.Likewise, the diameters of the pinions and the length of the lever make it possible to modify the angular speed of the backrest during the descent as well as the lifting effort while varying the angle of inclination of the backrest.

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Dispositif de positionnement d'une personne, notamment d'une personne handicapée, entre une position allongée et une position quasi debout avec toutes les positions intermédiaires, comprenant un bâti (10) notamment monté sur roues, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une assise (12) horizontale mobile grâce à des premiers moyens moteurs (42) entre deux positions extrêmes, l'une de couchage et l'autre de relevage, un dossier (14) mobile grâce à des seconds moyens moteurs (62) entre deux positions extrêmes, l'une horizontale pour coopérer avec l'assise en formant un plan de couchage et l'autre inclinée en arrière par rapport à la verticale de façon à former avec l'assise un fauteuil.Positioning device for a person, in particular a disabled person, between an extended position and an almost upright position with all the intermediate positions, comprising a frame (10) notably mounted on wheels, characterized in that it comprises a seat (12) horizontal movable by first drive means (42) between two extreme positions, one for lying down and the other for lifting, a backrest (14) movable by second drive means (62) between two end positions , one horizontal to cooperate with the seat by forming a sleeping surface and the other inclined backwards with respect to the vertical so as to form with the seat a chair. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un bras (22) monté par l'une (24) de ses extrémités à rotation par rapport au bâti grâce à un axe (26) transversal et muni à son extrémité libre (28) d'un deuxième axe (32) de rotation parallèle au premier, une plaque (30) d'assise supportant l'assise proprement dite et solidaire de ce deuxième axe, des moyens de couplage (40) étant interposés entre ces deux axes.Device according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises an arm (22) mounted by one (24) of its ends for rotation relative to the frame thanks to a transverse axis (26) and provided at its free end ( 28) of a second axis (32) of rotation parallel to the first, a seat plate (30) supporting the seat itself and integral with this second axis, coupling means (40) being interposed between these two axes . Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de couplage (40) comprennent un premier pignon (34) fixe coaxial au premier axe (26) et solidaire du bâti, un second pignon (36) solidaire du deuxième axe (32) et une chaîne (38), montée parallèlement au bras, coopérant avec ces deux pignons.Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the coupling means (40) comprise a first fixed pinion (34) coaxial with the first axis (26) and integral with the frame, a second pinion (36) integral with the second axis (32) and a chain (38), mounted parallel to the arm, cooperating with these two sprockets. Dispositif selon la revendication 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que le bras (22) est réglable en longueur de façon à adapter la hauteur de relevage en position quasi debout à la morphologie de l'handicapé.Device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the arm (22) is adjustable in length so as to adapt the lifting height in a quasi-upright position to the morphology of the disabled. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'assise (12) comprend une partie avant (52) munie de moyens d'escamotage (54) progressif lorsque l'assise est en position relevée .Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the seat (12) comprises a front part (52) provided with progressive retraction means (54) when the seat is in the raised position. Dispositif selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que ces moyens d'escamotage (54) comprennent au moins un bras (56) solidaire de la partie avant, monté pivotant par rapport à la plaque (30) d'assise dans le plan vertical de façon que cette partie avant s'incline lorsque l'assise est relevée.Device according to claim 5, characterized in that these retracting means (54) comprise at least one arm (56) integral with the front part, pivotally mounted relative to the seat plate (30) in the vertical plane of so that this front part tilts when the seat is raised. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les premiers moyens moteurs (42) comprennent une crosse (44) solidaire du bras dont l'extrémité libre reçoit de façon articulée l'extrémité du piston (50) d'un vérin (46), dont le corps (48), est lui-même articulé par rapport au bâti.Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first motor means (42) comprise a stock (44) integral with the arm, the free end of which receives the end of the piston (50) in an articulated manner. cylinder (46), the body (48) of which is itself articulated relative to the frame. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dossier (14) est monté à rotation par rapport à un troisième axe (60), parallèle aux premier et deuxième axes, fixé sur l'assise.Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the backrest (14) is rotatably mounted with respect to a third axis (60), parallel to the first and second axes, fixed on the seat. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les seconds moyens moteurs (62) appliqués au dossier comprennent au moins un pignon libre (66), monté coaxialement par rapport au deuxième axe, au moins un second pignon (64) solidaire du dossier et monté à rotation par rapport au troisième axe, une chaîne (38) reliant ces premier et second pignons, des moyens de blocage du dossier en position relevée et au moins un levier (70) pivotant, solidaire du premier pignon, coopérant avec le bâti (10) pour amener le dossier en position de couchage lorsque l'assise est elle-même en position de couchage.Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second motor means (62) applied to the backrest comprise at least one free pinion (66), mounted coaxially with the second axis, at least one second pinion (64) integral with the backrest and mounted for rotation relative to the third axis, a chain (38) connecting these first and second pinions, means for locking the file in the raised position and at least one pivoting lever (70), integral with the first pinion, cooperating with the frame (10) to bring the file into the sleeping position when the seat is itself in the sleeping position. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend de plus un repose-pieds escamotable dans une position basse, dans laquelle il est dissimulé à l'intérieur du bâti et une position haute dans laquelle il est juxtaposé à l'assise lorsque celle-ci est en position basse de façon à former un plan de couchage.Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it further comprises a retractable footrest in a low position, in which it is hidden inside the frame and a high position in which it is juxtaposed with the seat when the latter is in the low position so as to form a lying surface.
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