JP2003310386A - Folding chair for wall fixing - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a folding chair for wall fixing, which can be safely used by an aged person or a physically challenging person because a handle used in assembly also serves as a safety rail, is not beeming an obstruction because a seating member can be lifted up so as to be in a state of a flat plate along a wall surface and can be utilized as an advertising space according to a place where the chair is fixed because a flat plate portion can be produced when the chair is housed. <P>SOLUTION: In the folding chair that guide members are formed on both sides of a housing frame 1 fixed to a wall surface, or the like, and a seating member 2 is slid downward along the guide members as a guide therefor, two plates of the seating member 2 and a leg member 3, which are formed into a chair and joined to each other by a pivotable hinge, are engaged, a lower portion of the leg member 3 is pivotably fitted to the housing frame 1, and a stopper is provided in such a manner that sliding is stopped when a handle 4 provided on an upper portion of the seating member 2 is taken to slide the seating member downward along the guide members on both sides of the housing frame 1 until it runs parallel with a floor. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is a foldable device that can be attached to a wall of a hallway, a corridor, a bathroom, a kitchen, or a telephone installation place so that it can be stored or can be attached to a handrail of a veranda, etc. It's about chairs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique, a seat plate supporting rod and a leg which is rotatably pivotally connected to one end of the seat plate supporting rod in the longitudinal direction and which can be housed in the seat plate supporting rod when folded. Members,
A leg component member which is pivotally connected to the leg member and includes a horizontal rail member which rotates while maintaining parallel to the seat plate support rod; and a seat plate member whose surface side is supported by the seat plate support rod. ,
A storage frame body in which the seat plate support rod of the leg constituent member and the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal rail member are pivotally connected, and the seat plate member is pivoted on a vertical surface to be pulled out and stored. A cushioning member that is attached to the leg component member and that reduces the descending speed at least near the ground position of the leg member as the seat plate member rotates, and is attached to the pivotal connection portion between the seat plate support rod and the leg member. , A folding chair for wall mounting, comprising a seat plate support rod and a return spring biased so that the leg member is in a folded state (Patent Publication 2001-1).
78591).

[0003]

However, in the folding chair for wall installation in the above-mentioned prior art, a seat plate that can be stored in a storage portion incorporated in a wall surface or the like is used from a vertical state to a horizontal state. The seat plate support rod and the leg member that support the plate member gently come out, and the leg member slowly and quietly descends to prevent the seat plate member from suddenly popping out from the wall surface for safety and use. Although it is possible to make the feeling good, there is no clue to pull out the seat board from the wall surface to make it a chair state,
There is no handle, etc., and when the seat board is vertically stored in the storage part of the wall surface, it becomes a vertical flat plate shape, but this is a place where you can grab especially for elderly people and people with physical disabilities. There was no problem.

In view of such circumstances, the present invention is intended for the elderly and the physically handicapped, and can be installed on a wall or the like of a place for daily activities to provide a place where a person can take a rest, and the vertical wall. It is an object of the present invention to provide a folding chair for mounting, which is attached to a wall surface, a horizontal bar, or the like of which a handle has a function of a handrail when the chair is vertically stored in the storage portion.

[0005]

The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems, and employs the following technical means. In the invention according to claim 1, in the folding chair, guide members are formed on both sides of the storage frame body attached to the wall surface or the like, and the guide members are slid downward in the guide until they are parallel to the floor surface. A seat plate member connected by a rotatable hinge and two plate members of a leg member are engaged with each other, and the lower portion of the leg member is rotatably pivotally attached to a storage frame body and provided on the upper portion of the seat plate member. The technical means of forming a stopper that stops the slide when the handle is slid downward along the guide members on both sides of the storage frame until it becomes parallel to the floor surface.

In the invention described in claim 2, claim 1
In addition to the invention described in (1), a technical means is adopted in which suction cups are provided on the upper rear sides of the storage frame and support members for positioning the lower rear sides are provided.

According to the invention of claim 3, claim 1
In addition to the invention described in (1), a technical means of providing a hook member on the upper rear side of the storage frame is adopted.

In the invention described in claim 4, claim 1
In addition to the invention according to any one of claims 3 to 3, when the upper part of the guide groove formed on both sides of the storage frame is bent at a substantially right angle and the seat plate member is pulled up, the seat plate member is provided. When the fitting protrusion moves to the guide groove and the seat plate member and the leg member become flat, the engaging protrusion is engaged in the guide groove bent at a substantially right angle by the elastic force of the leaf spring, The technical means of maintaining the flat state of the seat plate member and the leg member is adopted.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. A first embodiment will be described based on FIGS. 1 and 4. The present invention can be prepared by hollowing a wall surface in advance so as to fix the chair body vertically to the wall and fixing the storage frame body 1, or simply attaching the storage frame body 1 to the wall surface, fixing screws, etc. It is fixedly installed by means of. This embodiment is an example in which four chairs are connected, but one or more chairs are provided according to the size of the wall surface.

Here, only one leg will be extracted and described.
Attach the rectangular storage frame 1 that supports the chair to the wall,
Two plates, that is, a seat plate member 2 and a leg member 3, which are rotatably connected to the storage frame body 1 by a connecting member such as a hinge, can be stored. As the seat plate member 2, various materials such as wood, plastic, and metal plate can be adopted, but cushions, seat cushions, etc. can also be provided.

A handrail 4 which also serves as a handle is provided on the upper portion of the seat plate member 2, and when the seat plate member 2 is pulled down and slid until it becomes parallel to the floor surface, a handle is provided. It also functions as a backrest when in a chair.

Also, by installing it on the wall of a place where people take daily activities, it is possible to provide a place for a temporary rest and to have a handrail function at a stepped portion such as a front door. When the seat plate member 2 is pulled up and is set flush with the wall surface or set vertically so as to be parallel to the two legs on the right side of FIG. 1, it serves as a handrail for the elderly and the physically handicapped. It has a function.

The two seat plate members 2 and the leg members 3 connected to each other are connected by a hinge or the like, engaging projections 6 such as shafts are provided at four corners, and the two corners of the leg member 3 on the floor side are rotatable. The seat frame member 2 is provided with an engaging projection 6 (see FIG. 4) at both upper ends thereof, and a guide groove 5 for guiding the engaging projection 6 and a rail are provided in the storage frame body 1. Therefore, when the handrail 4 which also serves as a handle is pulled down, the seat plate member 2 is gradually pulled down to a horizontal state, and a stopper adapted to stop when the horizontal state is provided is provided. A chair is formed like the two left-hand sides of FIG. And the leg member 3 is
The lower left and right side ends are rotatably engaged with the storage frame body 1 and serve as legs so as to support the seat plate member 2.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the guide groove 5 provided in the storage frame 1 is provided when the seat plate member 2 is pulled up to be vertical.
The seat plate member 2 can be locked so as not to slide down, and the upper portion of the guide groove 5 is bent at a substantially right angle so that the engaging protrusion 6 can be inserted into the bent portion of the guide groove 5 at a right angle. Each member is provided on the upper part of the storage frame body 1 so that it can be pushed in by the leaf spring 7 having a force to maintain the locked state.

Since this first embodiment is an example in which it is continuously and horizontally mounted on the wall in parallel, when guiding the adjacent seat plate members 1, the left and right guide grooves 5 and the guide rails can be shared. It is advantageous. It is also possible to use the folding chair for wall mounting by replacing it with a lower leg and a door such as a closet.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. This second embodiment is similar to the first embodiment in that
Although one leg is shown instead of one leg, one or more legs may be connected. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the wall surface is not directly hollowed but directly attached to the wall surface, and the support member is positioned below the storage frame 1 so as to contact the wall surface. 8 is provided, and the suction plate 9 is provided on the upper rear side. Since other configurations are the same, detailed description will be omitted.

A third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The third embodiment shown in FIG. 3 is not attached to a wall surface, but is an example in which it is used as a chair by being hooked on a handrail of a bathroom, a handrail of a veranda, or a handrail provided in a room, a hallway, or the like. The board member 2 is pulled down so that it can be used as a chair as shown in FIG.
In an embodiment in which the hook can be pulled up to be in a vertical state so as not to get in the way, a hook member 10 is provided in the upper rear portion of the storage frame body 1, and the hook member 10 is used as a bar member in a horizontal state such as a handrail. It is used by hooking. Since other configurations are the same, the description is omitted.

When the third embodiment is used as a handrail of a veranda, it can be used not only as a chair but also as a stand for gardening.

[0019]

As a result of adopting the above configuration, the present invention provides
The following effects can be obtained. (1) The chair body has a substantially flat panel shape and is easy to transport. (2) When assembling the chair body, since the handle used also serves as a handrail, it can be safely and safely used by elderly people and people with physical disabilities. Furthermore, by pulling up the seat plate member to form a flat plate along the wall surface, there is no hindrance. (3) Installation location (for example, hospital, hotel, department store, etc.)
Depending on the type of chair, it can be used as an advertising space because it has a flat plate when the chair is stored and installed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a wall-mounted folding chair according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a wall-mounting folding chair according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing a folding chair attached to a handrail such as a balcony according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged explanatory view showing an engagement relationship between a guide groove formed in the storage frame and a leaf spring and an engagement protrusion provided on the seat plate member in the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... storage frame 2 ... seat plate member 3 ... leg member 4 ... handrail 5 that also serves as a handle 5 guide groove 6 engagement protrusion 7 leaf spring 8 ... Support member 9 ... Suction plate 10 ... Hook member

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A folding chair in which guide members are formed on both sides of a storage frame attached to a wall surface and the guide members are slid downward in a downward direction and parallel to the floor surface. The seat plate member and the leg member, which are connected with each other's hinge, are engaged, the lower part of the leg member is rotatably pivotally attached to the storage frame, and the handle is provided on the upper part of the seat plate member for storage. A wall-mountable folding chair, characterized in that stoppers are formed so that the slide stops along the guide members on both sides of the frame body in a downward direction until it becomes parallel to the floor surface. 2. A suction plate is provided on both sides of the upper rear portion of the storage frame,
The wall-mounted folding chair according to claim 1, further comprising support members for positioning the lower rear portion on both sides. 3. The folding folding chair for engaging with a rod-shaped member according to claim 1, wherein a hook member is provided on the upper rear side of the storage frame. 4. When the upper part of the guide groove formed on both sides of the storage frame is bent at a substantially right angle and the seat plate member is pulled up, the engaging projection provided on the seat plate member moves to the guide groove to guide the seat. When the plate member and the leg member become flat, the engaging projection is engaged in the guide groove bent substantially at a right angle by the elastic force of the plate spring, so that the seat plate member and the leg member can maintain the flat plate state. The folding chair for mounting according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that.