JP2003153744A - Table which can be used for walker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a walker for rehabilitation at a low price. SOLUTION: For a small table 1 corresponding to a sitting-on-chair posture is constituted only of a deck board 2, two height-adjustable plate legs 5 and 6, a stretcher 8 which connects the two plate legs 5 and 6 at the lower sections. By using such a small table 1, a pair of right and left laterally long through slots 11 and 11 are provided on this side of the deck board 2 to constitute hand grips for a user. Thus, an extremely inexpensive walker for which the table 1 is pushed by gripping the hand grips is constituted. In addition, a transparent plate 4 is fitted in a notch 3A at the central section of the desk board 2, and thus, the user can directly see around his feet. Therefore, a safe walk- training can be performed while keeping a small article-placing space wide for the deck board 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a table which can be used for a pedestrian, and more particularly to a table which is of a bed-mounted type (at least a deck and legs for supporting the table, and is a storage box under the deck. Those that do not have a) are related to.

[0002]

[Prior Art] Currently, the long-term care insurance system has been implemented, and
The Social Welfare Law has been enacted, and various types of care products and welfare products are provided.

Although the definition of these tools is not clear, a care product refers to a tool used by a caregiver rather than the person (also called a cared person or user), and a welfare product is defined by a part of the caregiver. Although it is used, it is said to mainly refer to tools used by the person himself.

By the way, the walker or walker that has been widely used for a long time spans care products and welfare products, and is useful for promoting independence of the elderly and people with physical disabilities and reducing the burden on caregivers. It plays an auxiliary function such as walking.

For the sake of convenience, the walker refers to an article in which the four legs are lifted by hand and used like a cane, and the walker is provided with casters (universal wheels) on all four to three legs. It is said that they mainly refer to tools that are pushed and walked outdoors, but this distinction is not always clear.

[0006] For example, even in the latter pedestrian, rehabilitation
A caster with a slightly larger diameter, which is called a caster walker (for example, see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-39007) used for commercial purposes, or is also called a silver car for practical purposes such as shopping. -With walking aid (eg,
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-253506).

Therefore, in the present specification, all of the casters having a caster are referred to as walking vehicles.

By the way, among such four-wheeled walking vehicles, there are mere elbow-supporting walking vehicles (for example, see Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-11933) and elbow-supporting walking vehicles that can be used for tables (for example, special walking vehicles). Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-75411 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-85
No. 285 gazette) is known, but these are the initial rehabilitation treatments when the person has difficulty walking due to deterioration of lower limb motor function and trunk support function due to, for example, long-term bed rest or injury. It is said that it is also used for the purpose of, and also for a small object placing table near the bed.

Therefore, a proposal (referred to as a first proposal) regarding a pedestrian usable in a table disclosed in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-85285 will be described.

That is, in a table beside a bed where a person can sit down on a bed instead of a chair and eat or read,
This bed-side table is a substantially U-shaped lower frame with casters on the rear side (the front and rear sides when viewed from the user who is the user, and the rear side on the left and right sides. The same applies hereinafter). One column with adjustable height is erected in the section, and the top of this column is provided with a substantially U-shaped upper frame whose rear side is open in plan view, and a top plate is provided on this upper frame. ing.

In order to convert this bed-side table into a walking vehicle, it is proposed to remove the top plate and attach a handrail-shaped handgrip in the left-right direction to the front side of the upper frame to form a walking aid. Is.

Further, a proposal (referred to as a second proposal) regarding a pedestrian usable in a table disclosed in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-75411 will be described.

That is, this walking trainer has a substantially U-shaped lower frame with casters which is open on the rear side, and has a front portion of the lower frame.
The height of the book can be adjusted upright, and at the top of this pillar,
In a plan view, a bow-shaped top plate bent rearward is provided in the left-right direction, and both elbows of the person are placed on the top plate to support the upper half of the body for walking. To use it as a bed table (meaning a table for eating over a bed), if you replace the top plate in the front-back direction with respect to the support, part of it will be on the bed. Therefore, it is a proposal that it will be a table for meals on the bed.

[0014]

However, the following problems are conceivable in the pedestrian vehicles which can be used for these tables.

1) In both the first and second proposals, when the table is used, the top plate is attached to and detached from the support column, so that the structure is complicated and the handling is troublesome for both the user and the caregiver. As a result, the cost of welfare products, which are generally regarded as highly expensive, will be further increased.

2) In particular, in the walking vehicle that can be used in the table of the first proposal, it is necessary to prepare both the top plate and the handgrip, which further complicates the structure and the attaching / detaching work. The cost will increase.

3) Further, in the walking vehicle that can be used for the second proposed table, both elbows are placed on the table and the handgrip is used to hold the front edge of the table. This table is so small that it is not suitable for placing tableware for meals.

Therefore, the present invention is mainly configured to solve the above problems, and is configured as a combined article which does not obstruct the gait during walking training even if it is constructed in a wide table, and thus does not complicate a narrow room. This is the secondary purpose.

[0019]

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention has 1) casters (with stoppers) attached to legs and a deck made of a flat plate supported by the legs. In a normal small table, a through hole is opened in the top plate to form a handgrip, and at least the central portion of the top plate is formed of a transparent body so that the user can visually see the floor surface. There is a table that can be used in a pedestrian, characterized by using the table in a pedestrian, and 2).
The table is a bed-mounted table.
It is in a table that can be used for the walker described in
3) A table usable for a pedestrian according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the table is generally constituted only by a deck, height-adjustable plate legs, and a pier. Is the gist.

[0020]

The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a bed-side mounting table 1 that can be used in a walking vehicle according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of the second embodiment.

The bed-mounted table 1 or 1A which can be used for these walking vehicles is suitable for welfare products, but it is combined with an indoor portable toilet, for example, to attach and detach clothes worn by a caregiver. At times, it can be used as a care product that the person can hold, and by extension, it is a table that can be placed horizontally on a bed and has a normal size, i.e., a size that allows stable mounting of small items. The person whose lower limb motor function and trunk support function have deteriorated due to age or illness fulfills an auxiliary function for walking and the like.

The bed-mounted table 1 which can be used also for a pedestrian according to the first embodiment of the present invention is an extremely simple small-sized ordinary wood-like trapezoidal furniture, and particularly, a so-called "deck". And a plate leg penetrating structure (a structure in which a plate leg is supported inside the deck underneath to form a geta, and both teeth of the geta are reinforced with a penetrator). It is a table according to the standing posture (refers to the height up to the standing posture, excluding the sitting posture). In particular, in FIG. 1, the lower frame with casters (6, 7, 8, 9) and the upper frame with top plate (2, 3, 3)
It is a table that combines height adjustment with 4 and 5).

The lower frame is erected at a pair of left and right beam-shaped lower frame members 7 and 7 in the front-rear direction and the center of each upper surface of the beam-shaped lower frame members 7 and 7. Lower plate legs 6 and 6, casters 9 and 9 with stoppers provided on the lower surfaces of the front and rear end portions of the beam-shaped lower frame members 7 and 7, and the lower center of the lower plates 6 and 6 ( Or, it is composed of lower cross-bars (also referred to as plows or footrests) 8 that are connected to each other at the front.

The upper frame has a width of about 70 cm and a width of 6
A 0 cm horizontally long rectangular top plate (deck) 2 and a pair of upper and lower plate legs 5 and 5 which are integrally hung inside the left and right edges of the lower surface thereof and which extend in the front-rear direction. Board legs 5, 5
It is composed of an upper cross bar (bar) 12 which is connected to each other above the.

The upper inner surface of the lower plate leg 6 and a part of the lower outer surface of the upper plate leg 5 overlap each other and are screwed together 13
Then, the height of the top plate 2 is connected so as to be adjustable (adjustment of thigh or abdomen height of 70 to 80 cm) according to a sitting posture or a standing posture.

Therefore, according to this bed-mounted table 1, it is possible to stably put small items such as meals on the top plate 2 which is a simple flat plate adjusted to a predetermined height and used as a normal table. You can

In this case, the bed-side mounting type table 1 of the above-mentioned "deck and plate leg penetration structure" type is constructed as follows to provide a walking vehicle for auxiliary functions such as walking.

A curved portion 3 having a gentle rearward opening is formed at the rear edge of the top plate 2 so that a user's abdomen or the like can be brought into contact therewith.

Therefore, the user can perform the rehabilitation of walking by abutting a part of the body on the curved portion 3 and trying to move forward. Of course, at this time, both elbows are placed on the top plate 2, the body is placed on the top plate 2, and the inwardly concave half-moon-shaped through holes 10, 10 that are opened on the left and right sides of the body are used as a hand grip.

In addition, in the top plate 2, near the inside of the curved portion 3, a pair of left and right hand grips, a triangular (or one laterally elongated slit) through hole 11, which is concave outward,
11, that is, one or two through holes are opened, and the user does not have any other grip portion. Therefore, the user can grasp these through holes 11 and 11 with both hands without hesitation and walk easily. By pushing the table 1 forward as a car, the rehabilitation of walking and the movement to the destination can be performed independently and safely.

In addition, a transparent plate (a synthetic resin transparent body, for example, an acrylic plate) 4 which is as wide as possible or is as wide as possible is fitted into the front U-shaped notch 3A. That is, since the transparent body is formed at least in the center of the top plate 2, it is possible to directly look at the floor surface in the forward direction and walk with peace of mind even though it is a normal wide deck, due to obstacles on the floor. The risk of falling can be avoided. In particular, this is convenient for walking training in which both elbows are placed on the top plate 2 and the body is placed on the top plate 2.

Further, the user can stand on the bed instead of the chair and perform the training or the operation of placing his / her foot on the lower cross bar 8, that is, the footrest, while visually checking through the transparent plate 4 to stand by himself. it can.

The half-moon shaped through-holes 10, 10 opened on both the left and right sides of the top plate 2 are used as walking vehicles to help a caregiver grasp and wander in order to maintain a proper traveling direction and appropriate speed. You can also

In summary, the table 1 of this embodiment is
Despite being a normal bed-mounted table 1, it can be trained in various ways as a walking vehicle, and can be used as a combined item for a small hospital room and can be simplified and beautified, that is, the room will not be complicated. it can.

Of course, the table 1 may be of a deck and plate leg construction type, or a deck and four leg construction type, but it is sufficient if it has a footrest as a penetration in the center or front.

Next, a bed-mounted table 1A which can be used in a walking vehicle according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The difference between this table 1A and the table 1 is that in this table 1A, a rear U-shaped notch 3A 'is formed in a top plate 2 and a transparent plate 4 is fitted therein. Therefore, the feet of the user can be seen directly, that is, the feet are bright, which is convenient for the aged person with a bent waist who walks while holding and pressing the through holes 11, 11 with both hands.

Of course, other configurations are the same as or equivalent to those of the table 1 and can be replenished as they are.

The transparency of the transparent plate 4 is not limited to the transparency of a glass that does not have a single fog, but also the transparency of a slightly expanding lens and the transparency that is visible (translucent).
May be

[0041]

According to the present invention, the following particular effects can be expected.

1) Since it is a normal small table, the predetermined small object can be placed in a stable state and can be diverted to a pedestrian, which does not complicate the room.

2) Since it is an ordinary small-sized table, it can be made extremely inexpensive, and it is possible to dispel the reputation that welfare products are expensive at all.

3) Since the through hole for the handgrip is simply opened in the top plate, it does not hinder the mounting table together with the transparent body, and the projections constituting the handgrip such as the handrail. There is no and is preferable as interior.

4) Since at least the central portion of the top plate is made of a transparent material, the feet can be seen directly and the so-called feet become bright, so that people with disabilities and the like who use them will not be anxious.
That is, together with the above 1) to 3), it is possible to provide a safe table for a walking vehicle that is easy to handle, inexpensive, and safe.

5) In a table with a footrest, the transparent body allows an elderly person or a physically handicapped person to sit on the bed and take a chair posture, and then independently stand on the foot.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1A ... Bed horizontal mounting table, 2 ... Top plate, 4 ... Transparent plate, 9 ... Casters with stopper, 10, 11 ... Through hole

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A small table which has casters below the legs and which has a flat plate surface supported by the legs and which is adapted to a chair sitting position or a standing position, and has a through hole in the deck. With the opening as a handgrip and by forming at least the central portion of the deck with a transparent body, even a wide deck capable of stably mounting small items allows the user such as the elderly to visually see the floor surface, A table that can be used in a pedestrian, characterized by using the table in a pedestrian with peace of mind. 2. A table usable for a pedestrian according to claim 1, wherein the table is a bed-mounted table. 3. The table according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the table is generally constituted only by a deck, height-adjustable plate legs and a pier.
A table that can be used for the pedestrians described in.