JP2002045402A - Wheelchair - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a wheelchair user to comfortably utilize a toilet. SOLUTION: This wheelchair is provided with the function of communicating with the toilet.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wheelchair.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional wheelchairs are used by people who have difficulty walking to move to a destination. It was also used to move to the toilet, but did not have a function to communicate with the toilet.

[0003]

In a conventional wheelchair, when a wheelchair user goes to a toilet, the toilet may be stuck in use. In a narrow train toilet, if a wheelchair is stopped in the passage in front of the toilet to wait for the toilet, it will be in the way of other passers-by, and there is a danger for wheelchair users if the train stops suddenly .

[0004]

The wheelchair according to the present invention comprises a first wheelchair.
Second, in addition to the first feature, the fact that the toilet is installed in the moving body, thirdly, in addition to the first feature, a wheelchair user's Fourth, having a position recognition function in addition to the first feature, and fifth, having a pulse sensor for a wheelchair user in addition to the first feature. It is characterized by.

[0005]

In the present invention, when the wheelchair has the first feature of having a communication function with the toilet, the state of the wheelchair and the state of the wheelchair user or a request from the wheelchair user is communicated to the toilet by communicating the state. Can be displayed to indicate that the toilet has been received by the wheelchair user, or the toilet seat can be changed in direction to prepare for the wheelchair user. In the case where the toilet has the second feature installed in the moving body in addition to the first feature, when the moving body is a train, the wheelchair user places the toilet from the time of making a reservation for using the toilet. Special measures will be taken, such as operating the car so as to minimize sudden braking during use and returning to the seat. In the received toilet, the toilet closest to the wheelchair is displayed as "wheelchair reservation" and a warning is issued when there is a wagon or the like in the passage from the current wheelchair position to the toilet. There is also a service that asks if you can not wait until you leave the station because the number of passers-by increases when the train arrives at the station when the toilet reserved for use by the wheelchair user is near the station. In the case of the third feature, which has a function of storing personal information of a wheelchair user in addition to the first feature, an individual who should go to a toilet every five minutes, for example, according to the medical condition stored by the wheelchair user Has 5 toilets by communication from a wheelchair
Prepare to accept every minute. Another effect is that when traveling by train, the individual communicates from the toilet to the wheelchair at a time when the individual has enough time to get off the train, making the train run smoothly and convenient for wheelchair users. There is. Fourth, in the case where a location recognition function is provided in addition to the first feature, it is possible to safely manage movement of a wheelchair user from leaving home to arriving at a destination by using a train or the like. . When a caregiver takes the place of a baton relay, such as a baton relay, where a taxi arrives at the station from home to a train station, it is easy to prepare by knowing the location and there is no mistake. When getting on the train, even if the wheelchair is stuck in the blind spot of the conductor, the situation can be easily recognized by the position. It is also effective in dealing with incidents and accidents. Fifth, when a pulse sensor for a wheelchair user is provided in addition to the first feature, it is necessary to monitor the physical condition of the wheelchair user so that the toilet can be automatically used depending on the physical condition. it can.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. It is an example of a wheelchair provided with a communication function with a toilet. This wheelchair is a dedicated wheelchair used for traveling by train.
Persons with disabilities rent this wheelchair at the departure station, board the train, and return it to the destination station. This is an example of a wheelchair used for one-way wheelchair rental. In FIG. 1, a wheelchair 1 includes a wireless device 2. This wireless device can communicate with trains and toilets in station yards.

An example of actual use will be described. When a disabled person using a wheelchair plans to travel and buys a reserved seat ticket from a railway company, he / she wants to use a wheelchair, and the railway company prepares one wheelchair at the ticket gate of the departure station. At the same time, make changes to the trains on board so that one wheelchair can be mounted. As an example of the change, one or more normal seats are removed. By removing the seat, a space for fixing the wheelchair can be secured. A fitting is provided for securing the wheelchair so that it does not tip over or slip. On the day of the ride, the wheelchair user comes to the ticket gate in his own wheelchair. Then, the driver presents the reservation card, receives the wheelchair, and switches over. The wheelchair may be kept at the ticket gate of the station as it is, or may be carried as luggage on a train to be boarded. A disabled person who has entered the station premises can press the button of the wireless device to reserve a wheelchair toilet in the station premises at that time and receive guidance. More specifically, when the button is pressed, first, a lightning sign to be used is displayed on the wheelchair toilet closest to the wheelchair, and the door is locked. Then, a route from the position of the wheelchair to the wheelchair toilet is displayed on the floor or the ceiling. The display may be displayed by drawing a road with a red LED, or may be displayed by a map. If all the toilets for wheelchairs are in use, information such as "estimated waiting time for all toilets being used 5 minutes" is displayed to the wheelchair user. The waiting time is estimated by a method in which the toilet remembers the time at which the person using the toilet started using the toilet at the present time and displays the average usage time or the remaining time until the maximum usage time in the past. The function of estimating the toilet use time is similarly performed in a toilet in a train described later. This estimation function is also used for safety management of toilet users. If there is a person who has been using the toilet for an extremely long time than the maximum use time in the past, there is a possibility that an accident or state change has occurred, so an alarm is reported to the station staff or conductor.

[0008] When a wheelchair user gets on a reserved train, the route to a predetermined entrance in the platform on the station premises is displayed on the floor. When getting on the train, communication is made between the train toilet and the wireless device of the wheelchair, and the train itself automatically recognizes that the reserved person gets on the train. If the reservation person has not boarded the reserved train, the station staff will automatically search for the location of the wheelchair user and rush. In this way, the use of wireless devices on the wheelchair protects the safety and on-time behavior of the wheelchair user.

In a train, a wheelchair user sits with the wheelchair fixed at a predetermined position. When the wheelchair user wants to use the toilet in the train, he pushes the button on the wireless device. Then, the toilet in the train displays “use reservation”, and the wheelchair is released from being fixed in the previous term. At the same time, the system informs the train driver that the wheelchair is unlocked. The driver makes an effort to make the swing even less than in daily driving. When the wheelchair user finishes excretion and returns to a predetermined position, the wheelchair is fixed again to the train, and the driver is notified of the fixation.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The train 100 is usually provided with a wheelchair fixing position 3 from which the seat 101 is removed. The wheelchair 1 is normally fixed in this fixed position. When a wheelchair user wants to go to the toilet, the user communicates with the toilet using the wireless device shown in FIG. 1 and reserves a wheelchair toilet. In the case of FIGS. 2 and 3, the toilet room 4 and the toilet seat 5 drawn at the lower left of the figures are the corresponding toilets. FIG. 2 illustrates a state in which the wheelchair user is moving from the fixed position toward the toilet. It comes just before the connecting part 6 between train cars. When approaching the connecting portion, the wheelchair door 6 of the toilet room 4 slowly rotates and opens. Usually, the door of the toilet room 4 is provided on the corridor adjacent to the surface where the wheelchair door is located. This wheelchair door works specifically for wheelchairs. This wheelchair door is provided facing the passage leading to the entrance 103 of the train. FIG. 3 shows that the wheelchair 1 is the door 103
And the door 6 for a wheelchair. The toilet room recognizes the position of the wheelchair and controls the open state of the door. When the wheelchair further enters the entrance door side, the wheelchair door slightly returns to the closed state. This makes the wheelchair fit perfectly in the space enclosed by the entry and exit doors, the wheelchair door and the toilet room. By incorporating the passageway to the doors into the toilet room, the toilet room can be widely used. Wheelchair users easily move to the toilet seat and excrete in the enlarged toilet room. The wheelchair is fixed in the toilet room so that it does not move unnecessarily while moving. For severely disabled people, caregivers enter the larger toilet room to assist with excretion. In this way, the passage to the entrance door can be used for the toilet room only when the train is running. Passengers get on and off at or immediately before stopping at the station, and occupying that part hinders getting on and off. Train toilets guide the wheelchair users by observing the operation status and taking care not to hinder getting on and off. For example, at the next stop, if it is known that the left door will be used, a wheelchair user is guided to the right toilet. For the passage from the wheelchair fixed position to the toilet room, and for the pedestrians and wagons of the wheelchair door, an alarm is displayed when the wheelchair user makes a reservation for the lavatory so as not to interfere with each other. Regarding consideration, when the destination station of the wheelchair user approaches, a signal urging the use of the toilet is communicated from the toilet to the wheelchair in advance so that the passenger can get off at the destination station with sufficient time, and the wheelchair notifies the wheelchair user and the train In some cases, reservations for toilets inside are made. When the destination station approaches, it may be possible to make a reservation for a wheelchair toilet at the destination station from within the train on the way.

A third embodiment of the present invention will be described without using the drawings. Nursing care taxi after wheelchair user leaves home,
Take a train or long-distance train, arrive at the destination station, move to the hotel from there by local nursing care taxi, perform a sightseeing tour from the hotel by a small bus with some seats removed, and the nearest after sightseeing This is an example of a wheelchair used throughout the entire travel itinerary to send it to a station, then change trains and return to the local station and travel from there to a home by nursing taxi. First, the wheelchair user makes a reservation for the above-mentioned itinerary to a travel agency by telephone or Internet. The travel agency should schedule and secure nursing care taxis at the required times, make sure that trains are available on wheelchair-accessible routes, reserve seats for long-distance trains (reserve fixed space for wheelchairs), After making a reservation for a hotel or sightseeing tour, the IC card storing the information and the GPS position detector equipped with the IC card are delivered to the wheelchair user in the previous term. Since the GPS position detector also serves as a ticket when passing the ticket gate, a wheelchair user can easily pass the ticket gate by fixing the GPS position detector to the wheelchair. Wheelchair users can get on long-distance trains using a train without any confusion because the route that can be passed by a wheelchair is input in advance. In some cases, the GPS position detector is brought to the driver of a nursing care taxi who asks for a trip. The entire travel itinerary can be arranged by a nursing taxi company or a long-distance train company, not by a travel agency. This IC card can additionally input wheelchair user's health information. This is a simple medical checkup that informs you of the time and type of medicine you take, the time of excretion, and the storage of normal values such as pulse and comparison with the values measured during travel to detect abnormalities May also do. In the event of an abnormality, call the conductor or related persons. The toilet reservation function is the same as described above.

[0012]

As described above, the use of the wheelchair of the present invention reduces the user's anxiety about excretion on the go, thereby increasing the number of people who can easily enjoy traveling. It is fun for wheelchair users themselves, and the increase in the number of travelers activates travel related companies.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a first state plan view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a second state of the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Sign]

1 is a wheelchair, 2 is a wireless device, 3 is a wheelchair fixed position, 4 is a toilet room, 5 is a toilet seat, 6 is a wheelchair door, 100
Is a train, 101 is a normal seat, 102 is a connecting portion, 103
Is an entrance door. It is.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A wheelchair having a communication function with a toilet. 2. The wheelchair according to claim 1, wherein said toilet is installed in a movable body. 3. The wheelchair according to claim 1, further comprising a function of storing personal information of a wheelchair user. 4. The wheelchair according to claim 1, further comprising a position recognition function. 5. The wheelchair according to claim 1, further comprising a pulse sensor for a wheelchair user.