JP2001187091A - Auxiliary member for wheelchair, and wheelchair using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an auxiliary member for a wheelchair, which can raise the protective level for a user without deteriorating the economical property and the productivity, and in addition, can easily correspond with the change of the user, and the wheelchair using the auxiliary member. SOLUTION: This auxiliary member 1 is attached to both sides of the seat of a wheelchair, and for the auxiliary member 1, an armrest section 1A, a mudguard section 1B and a side plate section C are integrated. Also, the auxiliary member 1 for the wheelchair is equipped with a height-adjusting mechanism, and the wheelchair using the auxiliary member is provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an auxiliary member used for a wheelchair, and more particularly, to an auxiliary member for a wheelchair combining functions required for an armrest, a mudguard, and a side plate, and the same. It relates to the wheelchair used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Wheelchairs have conventionally been provided as auxiliary members.
In some cases, armrests, mudguards, side plates or the like on both sides of the seats are provided to shut off between the wheels. That is,
These are generally arbitrarily selected and mounted according to the requirements of the wheelchair user.

[0003] Here, the armrest is not only used by the seated occupant to place the elbow, but also may be used as an aid when standing up or using the armrest. Is done. The height of the armrest is appropriately set according to the individual physique of the user.

Further, the mudguard is required to have a shape that sufficiently covers the upper part of the wheel so that mud from the wheel does not fly to the occupant. Further, the side plate must block the space between the seat and the wheels so that the clothes and the like do not get caught in the wheels when the occupant places the clothes and the like beside the seat.

[0005] As described above, since these have three-way functions, they exist as individual parts, but the armrest, the mudguard and the side plates are all auxiliary members for protecting the occupant. For this reason, it is preferable that they are attached simultaneously.

[0006]

However, since these are all mounted on both sides of the seat,
The simultaneous mounting of different parts complicates the structure, which causes problems in economy and productivity. In addition, the components may interfere with each other, resulting in inconvenient use.

[0007] In some cases, it is necessary to change the height of the armrest or the wheel diameter depending on the difference in the physical size and usage of the user, but if the armrest, the mudguard, and the side plate are different, Each of them had to be re-installed separately, resulting in poor workability.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a wheelchair assisting member and a wheelchair using the same, which can improve the protection level of the occupant without deteriorating the economy and productivity and can easily cope with the change of the occupant. It is intended to provide.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the gist of the present invention is to provide an auxiliary member attached to both sides of a wheelchair seat. The present invention relates to an auxiliary member for a wheelchair in which a mudguard portion and a side plate portion are integrated with each other and a height adjusting mechanism is provided so as to have the functions of the three members. And preferably, the height adjusting mechanism inserts the plate material into the side plate portion of the auxiliary member, and uses one of the plurality of adjustment holes provided in the plate material to fix the height adjusting mechanism from outside the side plate portion with a fastener. By adopting the system, it is possible to extremely easily respond to changes in the occupants.

Second, the above-mentioned auxiliary member is attached to a frame on both sides of a wheelchair seat, thereby providing a wheelchair having armrests, mudguards, and side plates for blocking between the wheels on both sides of the seat. Things.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As described above, the auxiliary member for a wheelchair according to the present invention has an armrest, a mudguard, and a side plate that blocks between the wheels on both sides of the seat. . Therefore, the armrest, the mudguard and the side plate cannot be clearly distinguished from each other in appearance.

[0012] However, the armrest portion is a portion located above the wheel and below the elbow when the occupant naturally hangs his arm, and having a flat portion and a strength suitable for applying the armrest. Say. In addition, when it is assumed that it is used as an aid when standing up or sitting down using an armrest, it is necessary to have strength enough to support the weight of the occupant.

The mudguard portion is an arc-shaped portion above the wheel and having a width and a length covering the wheel at least so that mud or the like rolled up by the wheel does not scatter to the occupant side. Further, the side plate portion is a side surface of the wheel, and is a plate-shaped portion that, when an occupant places clothes or the like beside the seat, blocks at least the clothes and the like between the seat and the wheel to such an extent that the clothes and the like are not caught in the wheel. Part.

In the wheelchair assisting member of the present invention, it is essential to provide a height adjusting mechanism in addition to the above configuration. This is to cope with a change in the armrest height and a change in the wheel diameter due to the difference in the physique and usage of the user while satisfying the conditions as the armrest portion, the mudguard portion, and the side plate portion.

Here, the height adjusting mechanism may be of any type, but preferably, a plate is inserted into the side plate portion of the auxiliary member and one of a plurality of adjustment holes provided in the plate is used. Then, a method of fixing with a fastener from the outside of the side plate portion is adopted. This is because the height of the side plate portion can be easily adjusted while improving the strength of the side plate portion by inserting the plate material, and the lower portion of the plate material can be easily attached to the frame pipe of the wheelchair. Various fasteners such as insertion of a pin, screwing with a bolt or a screw, and the like can be used.

Next, in the wheelchair of the present invention, the above-mentioned auxiliary member is attached to frames on both sides of the seat.
Thereby, the armchair, the mudguard, and the side plates that block the gap between the wheels on both sides of the seat are provided, and the wheelchair can easily cope with the change of the occupant.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a view showing an example of a wheelchair assisting member according to the present invention. FIG. 1 (A) is a top view, FIG.
1B is a front view, and FIG. 1C is a left side view. Here, the auxiliary member 1 is formed by integrating an armrest 1A, a mudguard 1B, and a side plate 1C.

In the example shown in FIG. 1, the width is 35 mm,
An arc-shaped portion having a thickness of 5 mm serves as an armrest portion 1A and a mudguard portion 1B. An armrest in a state in which an arc-shaped upper portion is seated, and an armrest as an assist when the arc-shaped lower portion stands up or sits down. At the same time, the entire arc-shaped portion becomes a mudguard that covers a wheel (not shown).

Although the side plate portion 1C is a plate-like portion that blocks the space between the seat and the wheel, it may have an opening that does not allow clothes or the like to be caught in the wheel.
The plate members 2 and 2 are inserted into the inside of the side plate portion 1C, and a pin (not shown) is inserted into the height adjustment hole 3 from the outside of the side plate portion 1C at an appropriate position to match the occupant's physique. The armrest height can be set. In addition, a fixing piece 4 is provided at a lower portion of the plate member 2, and is attached to a frame pipe of a wheelchair (not shown).

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a wheelchair according to the present invention. That is, the auxiliary member 1 shown in FIG. 1 is attached to frames 5A and 5A on both sides of a seat of a wheelchair 5 at 5A. As shown in FIG. 2, one auxiliary member 1 is provided with all the armrests, mudguards, and side plates that are necessary for a wheelchair to block between the wheels on both sides of the seat.

[0021]

The auxiliary member for a wheelchair of the present invention integrates three functions necessary for a user, and therefore has a simple structure and is easy to mount, thereby deteriorating economic efficiency and productivity. The occupant's protection level can be improved without the need.
Moreover, it is possible to provide a wheelchair that can easily cope with a change in occupant.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing an example of a wheelchair assisting member according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a wheelchair according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Auxiliary member 1A Armrest 1B Mudguard 1C Side plate 2 Plate material 3 Height adjustment hole 4 Fixing piece 5 Wheelchair 5A Frame

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Toshiharu Furukawa 3-1-1 Nakatsuma, Ageo-shi, Saitama Prefecture Buri Stone Cycle Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Akio Abe 3-1-1 Nakazuma, Ageo-shi, Saitama Buri @ Stone Cycle Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takashi Tagusakawa 3-1-1 Nakazuma, Ageo-shi, Saitama Buri Stone Cycle Co., Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An auxiliary member attached to both sides of a seat of a wheelchair, wherein an armrest, a mudguard and a side plate are integrated, and a height adjusting mechanism is provided. Wheelchair auxiliary member. 2. The height adjusting mechanism inserts a plate material into a side plate portion of an auxiliary member and uses one of a plurality of adjustment holes provided in the plate material to fasten a fastener from outside the side plate portion. The auxiliary member for a wheelchair according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary member is fixed. 3. The wheelchair according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary member for a wheelchair is attached to frames on both sides of a seat of the wheelchair.