JP2003278343A - Handrail - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handrail capable of being used in an appropriate position from a wall surface by making it possible to adjust its depth up to the wall surface. <P>SOLUTION: The handrail 1 comprises a handrail body 2 and fixtures 3 for attaching the handrail body 2 to the wall surface 10. The handrail body 2 is attached to the fixtures 3 in such a manner as to be slidable in a direction transverse to the wall surface and can be fixed in the appropriate position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a handrail attached to a wall surface, and in particular, even if the person having a physical handicap has a different height or physical ability due to aging, illness, or the like, the handrail is suitable. The present invention relates to a handrail that can be used at a depth position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, those described in JP-A-2000-352171 and JP-A-2001-214590 are known.

The above-mentioned Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-352171 is a handrail receiver, which is provided on a wall mounting plate, a support arm projecting from the wall mounting plate, and a tip of the support arm. And a handrail support plate attachable to the handrail. The root portion of the support arm can be detached from the wall mounting plate so that the work for widening the passage width for carrying in and carrying out luggage can be easily performed.

The one described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-214590 is a handrail provided with a handrail member and a pair of mounting members for mounting the handrail member on a mounting surface. The handrail member is rotatably attached to the attachment member. Further, the handrail member is composed of a grip member and an auxiliary member, and an end portion of the grip member is loosely fitted in the auxiliary member. As a result, it is possible to adjust the mounting width of the mounting member to a predetermined width while not disturbing when not in use.

[0005]

However, the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-352171 can be prevented from interfering when not in use.
When using the handrail, the depth dimension to the wall surface of the handrail is fixed. For this reason, when using it when standing up and sitting in a toilet room etc., the appropriate depth dimension will differ depending on the height and physical ability of the user, so it can not be used at an appropriate position and it is appropriate for that person. There is a problem that we have to make handrails with various depths. Further, in a private room in a nursing facility, there is a problem that the handrail must be replaced every time the resident changes.

Further, in the one disclosed in JP 2001-214590 A, although the mounting width of the handrail can be changed, the depth dimension to the wall surface of the handrail is fixed in the same manner as above, so that There is a similar problem with.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to enable adjustment of the depth dimension to the wall surface.
An object of the present invention is to provide a handrail that can be used at an appropriate position from a wall surface even if the person with physical handicap has a different height or physical ability due to aging, illness, or the like.

[0008]

The invention according to claim 1 is
In a handrail consisting of a handrail main body and a fitting for attaching the handrail main body to a wall surface, the handrail main body is slidable in a direction intersecting with the wall surface, is attached to the fitting, and is fixed at an appropriate position. It is characterized by being made possible.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the handrail according to the first aspect, the handrail main body includes a bar-shaped grip portion and a projection portion projecting from the grip portion toward a wall surface. Is detachably attached to the grip portion.

(Operation) According to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the protruding portion of the handrail main body is slidable in the direction orthogonal to the wall surface, and is attached to the fixture.
Since it can be fixed at an appropriate position, even if the person with physical handicap has a different height or physical ability due to aging or illness, it can be used at an appropriate position suitable for that person. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the handrail main body further includes a bar-shaped grip portion and a protrusion protruding from the grip portion toward a wall surface, and the protrusion is removable from the grip portion. The handrail length can be easily changed by replacing only the grip portion.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a handrail, and FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view showing an enlarged portion A of FIG. . 2 is a plan view of the toilet room to which the handrail of FIG. 1 is attached, and FIG. 3 is an elevation view of the toilet room.

As shown in FIG. 1, the handrail 1 of this embodiment comprises a handrail main body 2 and four attachments 3 for attaching the handrail main body 2 to the wall surface 10.

The handrail main body 2 has a rod-shaped grip portion 21 and projecting portions 22 which project from both ends of the grip portion 21 toward the wall surface 10. Further, at two places near both ends of the grip portion 21, two leg portions 23 hanging downward are provided.
And a projecting portion 24 projecting from the lower end portion of the leg portion 23 toward the wall surface 10.

The grip portion 21 and the protruding portion 22 are integrally formed of metal, synthetic resin or the like. The grip 21
Is a straight long cylindrical body, but the protrusion 22 is formed by bending both ends of the grip portion 21, or a cylindrical bending joint such as an elbow joint is joined to the end portion of the grip portion 21. You may form it.

The leg portion 23 and the protruding portion 24 at the lower end thereof are
Similar to the grip portion 21 and the protruding portion 22, it is integrally formed of a cylindrical body made of metal or synthetic resin, and the leg portion 23 and the grip portion 21 are joined by welding or the like.

The fixture 3 is made of metal or synthetic resin and comprises a tubular portion 31 provided on one side and a flange 32 provided on the other side. The inner diameter of the cylindrical portion 31 is the same as the inner diameter of the protruding portions 22 and 24 which are cylindrical bodies. The flange 32 is attached to the wall surface 10 using a screw or the like.

The protrusion 22 (or the leg 2) of the handrail main body 2
3) and the cylindrical portion 31 of the fixture 3 slide in the direction orthogonal to the wall surface 10 via the sleeve 4 so that the depth dimension L to the wall surface 10 of the handrail main body 2 can be adjusted. Freely joined. That is, the sleeve 4 is a cylindrical body having an outer diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameters of the projecting portion 22 (or the projecting portion 24) and the tubular body 31, and one end portion of the sleeve 4 becomes the projecting portion 22 (or the projecting portion 24). The sleeve 4 is inserted, and the other end of the sleeve 4 is inserted into the tubular body 31.

The protruding portion 22 of the handrail main body 2 (or the protruding portion 24 of the leg portion 23) and the tubular portion 31 of the fixture 3 are
It can be fixed at a position with an appropriate depth dimension from the wall surface 10. That is, the sleeve 4 has a plurality of screw holes 41, 41, ... Formed at intervals in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, the tip of the screw 5 attached to the projecting portion 22 (or the projecting portion 24) is screwed into an appropriate screw hole 41 of the sleeve 4, and the tip of the screw 5 attached to the tubular portion 31 is inserted into the other sleeve 4. By being screwed into the screw hole 41, it can be fixed at a position of an appropriate depth dimension.

(Operation of the present embodiment) The operation of the handrail 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above,
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. In FIG.
Wall surface 10 on the side of the toilet 101 installed in the toilet room 100
The handrail 1 was attached to.

According to the handrail 1 of the present embodiment, the protruding portions 22 and 24 of the handrail main body 2 and the tubular portion 31 of the fixture 3 are:
The handrail main body 2 is slidable in a direction orthogonal to the wall surface 10 so that the depth dimension L to the wall surface 10 can be adjusted, and can be fixed at a position of an appropriate depth dimension L.

Therefore, the height and physical ability of a person who is physically handicapped differ due to aging or illness,
For example, with the depth dimension L1 shown in FIG. 2, when the user sits down on the toilet bowl 101, it may be difficult to reach. In such a case, loosen the screw 5 and move the handrail body 2 to the toilet bowl 10.
The screw 5 is slid to the 1 side and brought close to the position of the depth dimension L2, and at this position, the screw 5 is screwed into the other screw hole 41 again and tightened and fixed. In this way, the hand is easily reachable, and the handrail 1 can be used at an appropriate position suitable for the person.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, when the head is pressed against the wall surface 10 to support the body, if the handrail 1 is adjusted to an appropriate depth dimension from the wall surface 10, the waist can be stabilized by the handrail 1. , The movement of the arm is smooth, and it is easy to attach and detach the underwear.

Further, in the handrail 1 of the present embodiment, the grip portion 21 and the protruding portion 22, the grip portion 21 and the leg portion 23, and the leg portion 23 and the protruding portion 24 are all integrated, and Since the fixtures 3 attached to the four protrusions 22 and 24 are connected via the sleeve 4, the specifications can be made common and the number of parts can be reduced.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a perspective view showing the handrail in an exploded manner, and (b) is a fixture attached to the protrusion at the center of the grip portion. It is a side view. In the following embodiments, the same components as those in the above-mentioned embodiment will be designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

The handrail 1A according to the present embodiment comprises a handrail main body 2A and a fixture 3 for attaching the handrail main body 2A to the wall surface 10. The handrail main body 2A has a rod-shaped grip portion 21A.
And three projecting portions 22A, 22A, 23A projecting from the grip portion 21A toward the wall surface 10 direction.
The protrusions 22A and 22A are provided at both ends of the grip 21A, and the protrusion 23A is provided at the center of the grip 21A.

Each of the protrusions 22A, 22A, 23A has a wall surface 1 with a sleeve 4 interposed therebetween, as in the above-described embodiment.
It is slidable in a direction orthogonal to 0 and is attached to the fixture 3 so that it can be fixed from the wall surface 10 to an appropriate position with a screw 5.

In the handrail 1A, the protruding portion 22
A and 23A are detachably attached to the grip portion 21A.

The projecting portions 22A on both sides are composed of a cylindrical portion 221A to which the sleeve 4 is inserted and attached to the inner peripheral portion, and a spherical portion 222A. The cylindrical portion 22 of the spherical portion 222A
An insertion portion 223A is formed on the side orthogonal to 1A, and the grip portion 21A is attached by inserting the end portion thereof into the insertion portion 223A.

Further, the central protruding portion 23A is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, it comprises an elbow-shaped tubular portion 231A to which the sleeve 4 is inserted and attached to the inner peripheral portion, and a half ring-shaped receiving portion 232A. The gripping portion 21A is attached by inserting the lower half thereof into the receiving portion 232A.

According to the handrail 1A of the present embodiment configured as described above, since the projecting portions 22A and 23A are detachably attached to the grip portion 21A, only the grip portion 21A can be replaced. If this is the case, it is easy to change the length of the handrail.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a perspective view showing a part of the interior of the bathroom to which a handrail is attached, and (b) is a use state of the handrail. It is sectional drawing of the bathroom which shows.

As shown in FIG. 5, the handrail 1B of the present embodiment has a handrail main body 2B and a handrail main body 2B which is a wall surface 10.
It consists of four fixtures 3 attached to the.

The handrail main body 2B is provided with a rod-shaped grip portion 21B which is U-shaped when viewed from the front, and four projecting portions 22B which project from four positions of the grip portion 21B toward the wall surface 10. The four places of the grip portion 21B are two U-shaped corners and two tips extending from each corner. All of these four projecting portions 22B are slidable in a direction orthogonal to the wall surface 10 and attached to the fixture 3 in the same manner as in the above embodiment, and can be fixed from the wall surface 10 at appropriate positions. ing.

As shown in FIG. 5, the handrail 1B constructed as described above has the U-shaped opening facing upwards and the bathroom 30
It is attached to the wall surface 0 of 0 and used. Handrail 1B
A counter 301 and a water faucet device 302 are provided below, and a bathroom chair 303 is installed in front of the counter 301.

In the handrail 1B thus constructed, the four projecting portions 22B of the handrail main body 2B are slidably attached in the direction orthogonal to the wall surface 10 and attached to the fixture 3, and It can be fixed at an appropriate position. Therefore, when the handrail main body 2B cannot be reached when standing up from the chair 303, the handrail main body 2B may be slid forward and pulled out, and the handrail main body 2B may be fixed and used at an appropriate position suitable for the person.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and even if there is a design change within the scope not changing the gist of the present invention. Included in the present invention.

[0038]

In the handrail according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the handrail main body is slidable in the direction intersecting the wall surface and is attached to the fixture, it can be fixed at an appropriate position. Even if a person who is physically handicapped has a different height or physical ability due to aging or illness, it can be used at an appropriate position suitable for the person.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the handrail main body further includes a bar-shaped grip portion and a protrusion protruding from the grip portion toward a wall surface, and the protrusion is detachable from the grip portion. The handrail length can be easily changed by replacing only the grip portion.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a perspective view of a handrail, and (b) is a cross-sectional view showing an enlarged portion A of (a).

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a toilet room with the handrail of FIG. 1 attached.

FIG. 3 is an elevational view of a toilet room.

FIG. 4 is another embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a perspective view showing the handrail in a disassembled state, and (b) is a side view of a protrusion at the center of the grip and a fixture.

FIG. 5 is another embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a perspective view showing a part of the interior of the bathroom to which the handrail is attached, and (b) is a bathroom showing a use state of the handrail. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,1A, 1B handrail 2,2A, 2B handrail body 3 fixtures 21, 21A, 21B grip 22,22A, 22B Projection

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A handrail comprising a handrail main body and a fitting for attaching the handrail main body to a wall surface, the handrail main body being slidable in a direction intersecting the wall surface and attached to the fitting. A handrail characterized by being fixed at an appropriate position. 2. The handrail main body includes a bar-shaped grip portion and a projection portion that projects from the grip portion toward a wall surface, and the projection portion is detachably attached to the grip portion. The handrail according to claim 1.