JP2001271500A - Dwelling house - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dwelling house facilitating getting on and off an automobile with a wheelchair. SOLUTION: A floor 4A of this dwelling house 1 is formed of a flat floor without a step which is an obstacle to the movement of physically handicapped persons 5 and the aged in a room, an opening 7 is provided in an outer wall surface 6 of the dwelling house 1, and the floor 4A connected to the opening 7 is provided in the same level with a floor 22 of a automobile 20. Thus, a step is not produced in a boundary portion between the floor 4A in the room and the floor 22 of the automobile 22, so that a flat floor without a step, that is, the so-called barrier-free floor can be formed not only within the room but continuously to the automobile 20, whereby a complete barrier-free floor where they can get on and off the automobile 20 with the wheelchair by themselves without any help of another person and there is no obstacle to moving with the wheelchair 5A is formed in the dwelling house 1 so as to facilitate getting on and off the automobile 20 with the wheelchair 5A.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a house having a flat floor with no steps, which is an obstacle when a physically handicapped person and an elderly person move indoors, that is, a so-called barrier-free floor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, floors of houses have been flat without obstacles when a physically handicapped person moves indoors in a wheelchair, or when an elderly person with limited mobility walks indoors. Floors, so-called barrier-free floors, are used. As such a barrier-free floor, the thickness dimensions of the base material and the finishing material, which are the floor material forming the floor of the Western room, corridor and Japanese-style room, are appropriately set, and even if the type of the room floor material is different, the floor surface The height level of each room is unified so that there is no step at the boundary of each room (Japanese Patent Application No. 11-63683).
issue). In addition, even in a house having a barrier-free floor, the floor surface is provided at a height level higher than the ground as in a general house in which the convenience of mobility of the disabled and the elderly is not sufficiently considered. For this reason, the entrance is provided with an upward frame that is a step with the indoor floor.

[0003]

In a house provided with such an upward frame, when getting on and off the vehicle in a wheelchair, the upward frame which is a step between the ground and the step between the floor of the vehicle and the ground. Since two steps must be overcome, there is a problem that getting on and off the vehicle in a wheelchair is troublesome.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a house that makes it easy to get on and off a car in a wheelchair.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A house 1 having a flat floor with no steps, which is an obstacle for a physically handicapped person 5 and an elderly person to move in a room. An opening 7 is provided in the outer wall surface 6 of the house 1, and the floor 4A connected to the opening 7 is a floor of the automobile 20.
It is provided at a height level corresponding to 22. In the present invention, the floor 4A connected to the opening 7 is provided in accordance with the height level of the floor 22 of the vehicle 20. Therefore, a step is formed at the boundary between the indoor floor 4A and the floor 22 of the vehicle 20. A flat floor with no steps, a so-called barrier-free floor, will be continuous not only indoors but also to the car 20, and getting on and off the car 20 with the wheelchair 5A without the help of others It is possible to do it, 5A wheelchair in house 1
As a result, a completely barrier-free floor that does not hinder the movement of the vehicle 20 is formed, and getting on and off the vehicle 20 with the wheelchair 5A becomes easy. In particular, the physically handicapped 5 who can drive the car 20
Even one person can go out, and the range of action of the disabled person 5 is expanded.

In the above description, the house is provided with a solar cell 14 for converting sunlight energy into electric power, and the automobile 20 is an electric vehicle powered by electric power. It is desirable to be able to be electrically connected to. In this way, the solar cell 14
Since the electric vehicle 20 can be charged using the electric power generated by the electric vehicle, the electric vehicle 20 can be driven by the electric power charged by the solar cell 14, and running costs such as fuel costs can be reduced. Even if the electric vehicle 20 is frequently used, since carbon dioxide is not generated,
It can contribute to the suppression of global warming.

A carport 3 for parking the car 20 is provided in the interior space of the house 1,
Preferably, a shutter 3B for opening and closing the 20 entrances 3A is provided. By doing so, even when the opening 7 is left open when the automobile 20 is used, the shutter 3B is closed so that dust and rain do not enter the carport 3 and the door 3A is opened. As well as preventing dust and rain from entering the room, the shutter 3B can be opened as described above even when there is a gap between the opening 7 and the car 20 when the car 20 is not used. By closing the door, entry of dust and rain into the room from the entrance 3A is prevented beforehand.

Further, it is desirable that the carport 3 for parking the car 20 is disposed adjacent to the living room 4. In this way, if the resident has the carport 3 adjacent to the living room 4 in which the resident spends a relatively long time, the car 20 can be directly driven in the wheelchair 5A from the living room 4, and the occupant can use the vehicle 20 when riding the car 20 A flow line with the shortest moving distance is secured,
There is no need to go outdoors every time the vehicle 20 is boarded, and the vehicle 1 can be efficiently boarded from the house 1 by the wheelchair 5A.

It is desirable that the interior space of the automobile 20 be usable as a living space. In this manner, furniture such as a bookcase is provided in the interior space 22A of the automobile 20, and the interior space can be used as a room.
When the car 20 is not used, the interior space 22A can be used as a room, and the living space of the house 1 is expanded, and the space occupied by the car 20 parked in the carport 3 is not wasted.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a house 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The house 1 is a unit-type house constructed in a short period of time by combining a plurality of box-shaped building units 2 manufactured in a factory. The unit house 1 is provided with a foundation for supporting a plurality of building units 2 and a roof 10 formed on the building units 2. In addition, the house 1 is provided with a carport 3 for parking a car 20. This carport 3 has a shutter that opens and closes the entrance 3A of the carport 3
3B is provided. The roof 10 is a ridge 11 that extends horizontally.
Is a gabled roof having a roof surface 13 inclined from the ridge 11 toward the eaves 12 on both sides. On this roof surface 13, a solar cell panel 14 as a solar cell as a roofing material is provided.
Are arranged in a plurality.

The carport 3 is, as shown in FIG.
It is arranged adjacent to the living room 4. The living room 4 is a living room where the resident spends a relatively long time in the space.
The floor of the entire room of the house 1 including the floor 4A of the living room 4 is located at the boundary between the passage such as a corridor and the room, and at the boundary between the rooms, when the disabled person 5 moves in a wheelchair 5A. It is a flat floor with no steps, so-called barrier-free floor. Thus, the house 1 is designed so that the physically handicapped person 5 in the wheelchair 5A can move freely in the entire room by himself. An opening 7 is provided in the outer wall surface 6 at the boundary between the carport 3 and the living room 4. The opening 7 serves as an entrance to an automobile 20 parked in the carport 3. Opening 7 is disabled 5
Is formed in such a size that the head or the like does not collide with the outer wall while passing through the opening 7 in a state of being in the wheelchair 5A.

The car 20 of the carport 3 is parked with its rear portion facing the opening 7. This rear part has a rear entrance that communicates with the opening 7 when opened.
21 are provided. The rear entrance 21 is formed smaller than the opening 7. Interior space behind the car 20
22A is large enough to accommodate a physically handicapped person 5 in a wheelchair 5A. The vehicle 20 is provided with an accelerator lever and a brake lever that can be operated by both arms instead of the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal so that the physically handicapped person 5 with a disability can drive. Car
The floor 22 connected to the rear entrance 21 of the floor 20 is at the same level as the floor 4A of the living room 4 connected to the opening 7. As a result, no step is formed at the boundary between the floor 22 of the car 20 and the floor 4A of the living room 4, so that the barrier-free floor is continuous not only indoors but also to the car 20. The physically handicapped person 5 can get on and off the vehicle 20 in the wheelchair 5A by himself without using other people's power. In particular, the physically handicapped person 5 who can drive the car 20 can go out alone and take action. The range can be expanded.

As shown in FIG. 3, the automobile 20 is provided with a rear door 23 for opening and closing the rear entrance 21. A pair of hinges 23A for rotating the rear door 23 is provided at a portion in contact with the end of the rear door 23 on one side wall 25. The hinges 23A are arranged on the upper and lower ends of the side wall portion 25, respectively. Rotating shaft 23B of hinge 23A
Are supported at two points on the side wall portion 25. This rotating shaft 23B
Can move horizontally along rail members 25A provided on the upper and lower ends of the side wall portion 25. The rear door 23 is arranged outside the side wall portion 25 by sliding the rotation shaft 23B along the rail member 25A from the state where the rear door 23 is completely rotated via the hinge 23A. . Thus, when the physically handicapped person 5 gets on and off the vehicle 20 from the living room 4 in the wheelchair 5A, the rear door 23 does not become an obstacle. Also, the rear door 23 is
Even a disabled person 5 in a wheelchair 5A from the 20 side can easily open and close. The vehicle 20 is an electric vehicle using electric power as a power source. The electric vehicle 20 is provided with a battery 24 for storing electric power, as shown in FIG. The battery 24 can be electrically connected to the solar cell panel 14 and is charged using the electric power generated by the solar cell panel 14.

The solar cell panel 14 is connected to a terminal box 31 which collects the electric power generated by the solar cell panel 14 and also has a protection device for absorbing a surge generated by lightning or the like. This terminal box
A DC distribution board 32 is connected to 31. A transmission path 41 connecting the terminal box 31 and the DC distribution board 32 has two transmission paths, namely, a transmission path 42 extending to the battery 24 of the electric vehicle 20 and a transmission path 43 extending to the inverter 33 that converts DC power into AC power. Has branched to. The DC power generated by the solar cell panel 14 is supplied to the battery 24 with priority. After the battery 24 is fully charged, the DC power is supplied to the inverter 33. A breaker (not shown) for preventing overcurrent from the solar cell panel 14 is connected to the DC distribution board 32.

An AC distribution board 34 is connected to the inverter 33. A transmission path 44 connecting the inverter 33 and the AC distribution board 34 includes a plurality of electric devices, for example, a lighting fixture 51,
A power transmission path 45 extending to the television receiver 52 and the refrigerator 53, and a power transmission path 46 extending to the power receiving panel 35 to which AC power is supplied from a commercial power supply.
And branch into two. The AC distribution board 34 is connected to a breaker (not shown) for preventing overcurrent from the solar cell panel 14 and the commercial power supply. The AC power converted by the inverter 33 is preferentially supplied to the plurality of electric devices 51 to 53. Note that, of the AC power supplied to the plurality of electric devices 51 to 53, surplus surplus AC power flows back to the commercial power supply via the power receiving panel 35. Here, when the solar cell panel 14 is not generating power, or when the battery 24 is being charged, the AC power is supplied from the commercial power supply via the power receiving board 35 and the AC distribution board 34 to a plurality of electric devices 51. ~ 53. The power receiving panel 35 is provided on an outer wall of the house 1. Although not shown, the power receiving panel 35 includes a power purchase meter that measures the amount of power supplied from the commercial power supply, and a power sale meter that measures the amount of power flowing backward to the commercial power supply. And a breaker connected to the secondary side of the watt hour meter.

According to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. That is, the floor 4A of the living room 4 is replaced with the floor of the car 20.
Because it was set up according to the height level of 22, the floor 4A and the car 20
There is no step at the boundary with the floor 22 of the car, and the barrier-free floor is continuous not only indoors but also to the car 20, and getting on and off the car 20 with the wheelchair 5A by itself without using the power of others This makes it possible to form a complete barrier-free floor in the house 1 that does not hinder movement by the wheelchair 5A, and to easily get on and off the vehicle 20 by the wheelchair 5A. In particular, the disabled 5 who can drive a car
Can go out alone, and can extend the range of action of the physically handicapped person 5.

Further, since the electric vehicle 20 can be charged using the DC power generated by the solar cell panel 14, the electric vehicle 20 can be driven by the DC power charged by the solar cell panel 14, Running costs such as fuel costs can be reduced, and even if the electric vehicle 20 is frequently used, no carbon dioxide is generated, which can contribute to the suppression of global warming.

Further, since the carport 3 is provided in the room of the house 1 and provided on the shutter 3B for opening and closing the entrance 3A of the car 20, even when the car 20 is used, the opening 7 is left open. By closing the shutter 3B, dust and rain do not enter the carport 3 and the dust and rain can be prevented from entering the living room 4 from the entrance 3A, and the vehicle 20 is not used. Even if there is a gap between the opening 7 and the vehicle 20, as described above, by closing the shutter 3B, it is possible to prevent dust and rain from entering the living room 4 from the entrance 3A.

Further, since the carport 3 is adjacent to the living room 4 where the resident spends a relatively long time in the space, the car 20 can be directly ridden from the living room 4 by the wheelchair 5A.
The shortest travel distance when traveling in the vehicle is secured, eliminating the need to go outdoors every time the vehicle 20 is boarded. This makes it possible to efficiently travel from the house 1 to the vehicle 20 using the wheelchair 5A. it can.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but includes other configurations capable of achieving the object of the present invention, and includes the following modifications. In other words, houses are not limited to unit-type houses constructed by combining a plurality of box-shaped building units,
It may be a prefabricated house including a panel-type house in which panels, which are structural surface materials for forming floors and walls, are combined at a construction site, or a house of a frame construction method for assembling frame members such as columns and beams at a construction site. In addition, the house is not limited to the one provided with the solar cell panel 14, but may be a house not provided with the solar cell panel 14. However, house 1
If the solar cell panel 14 is provided in the electric vehicle, as described above, the DC power charged by the solar cell panel 14
20 can be driven, and the running cost such as fuel cost can be reduced.

Further, the interior space on the rear side of the automobile is not limited to the space used for accommodating the wheelchair 5A, but may be used as a living space as shown in FIG. If a vehicle 20A having such a vehicle interior space 22A is adopted, a bookcase is provided in the vehicle interior space 22A.
Furniture such as 26 is provided and the interior space 22A can be used as a room, so when the car 20 is not used, the interior space 22A can be used as a room, and the living space of the house 1 is expanded and parked at the carport 3. The space occupied by the running vehicle 20 is not wasted. Also, as a car,
The vehicle is not limited to the electric vehicle 20 using electric power as a power source, and may be a normal vehicle equipped with an internal combustion engine using power such as gasoline as a power source. However, if the electric vehicle 20 is employed, as described above, even if the electric vehicle 20 is frequently used, no carbon dioxide is generated, so that the effect of contributing to the suppression of global warming can be obtained.

[0022]

According to the house of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. That is, according to the house of the first aspect, since the floor connected to the opening is provided in accordance with the height level of the floor of the car, a step is formed at the boundary between the indoor floor and the floor of the car. A flat floor with no steps, a so-called barrier-free floor, will be connected not only indoors but also to the car, so that people can get on and off the car in a wheelchair on their own without using the power of others. In addition, a completely barrier-free floor that does not hinder the movement in a wheelchair is formed in a house, and the vehicle can be easily boarded and dismounted in a wheelchair. In particular, a physically handicapped person who can drive a car can go out alone, and can extend the range of action of the physically handicapped vehicle.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the electric vehicle can be charged by using the electric power generated by the solar cell. Therefore, the electric vehicle can be driven by the electric power charged by the solar cell. This makes it possible to reduce running costs such as fuel costs and to contribute to the suppression of global warming because no carbon dioxide is generated even if the electric vehicle is frequently used.

Further, according to the house of the third aspect,
Even if the opening is left open when using a car, closing the shutter prevents dust and rain from entering the carport and prevents dust and rain from entering the room from the entrance. When the car is not in use, even if there is a gap between the opening and the car, the shutter is closed as described above to prevent dust and rain from entering the room from the doorway. It can be prevented before it happens.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, if the occupant has a carport adjacent to a room in which a resident spends a relatively long time, the driver can take a car in a wheelchair directly from the room. A flow line that minimizes the moving distance when riding in a car is secured, so that it is not necessary to go outdoors every time the car is boarded, and it is possible to efficiently ride from a house to a car by a wheelchair.

Further, according to the house of claim 5,
Furniture such as bookcases is provided in the interior space of the car, and the interior space can be used as a room, so when the car is not used, the interior space can be used as a room, the living space of the house is expanded, and the car is parked in the carport Do not waste the space occupied by your car.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a unit-type house according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an internal space of the house according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a rear door of the automobile according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing an electric circuit in the house according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a modification of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 House 3 Car port 3A Entrance / exit 3B Shutter 4 Living room as living room 4A floor 5 Physically disabled 6 Exterior wall 7 Opening 14 Solar cell panel as a solar cell 20 Electric car which is a car 22 Floor 22A Interior space

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A house having a flat floor without steps, which is an obstacle when a physically handicapped person and an elderly person move indoors, wherein an opening is provided in an outer wall surface of the house, and the housing is connected to the opening. The said floor to be provided is provided in the height level according to the floor of a motor vehicle, The house characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The house according to claim 1, wherein the house is provided with a solar cell for converting sunlight energy into electric power, and the car is an electric car powered by electric power. A house characterized in that a car can be electrically connected to the solar cell. 3. The house according to claim 1, wherein the car port for parking the car is provided in an interior space of the house, and a shutter for opening and closing an entrance of the car is provided. A house characterized by that. 4. The housing according to claim 1, wherein the carport for parking the car is:
A house characterized by being located adjacent to a living room. 5. The house according to claim 1, wherein the interior space of the automobile is usable as a living space.