JP2004223019A - Wheelchair transferring apparatus for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wheelchair transferring apparatus for an automobile in which a wheelchair user of normal standards (width size of 70 cm) can ride on a driver seat together with the wheelchair from a sidewalk side to the automobile with a right-hand steering wheel, parked on a road with a simple constitution and a wheelchair seat can be used as a driver seat as it is. <P>SOLUTION: The wheelchair automobile transferring apparatus includes the wheelchair 10 and the automobile 20. The wheelchair 10 has a body, a seat and an elevation mechanism. The body is supported by a plurality of wheels. The body and the seat are relatively vertically movable via the elevation mechanism. The automobile 20 has a wheelchair transferring mechanism 27 for transferring the wheelchair into the automobile 20 and setting the wheelchair together to the driver seat. The wheelchair transferring mechanism 27 has a truck 30 having a fork 28, a truck moving mechanism having rails 26 for moving the truck 30 in the automobile, and a fork elevating mechanism 29 for vertically moving the fork 28 with respect to the truck. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wheelchair / vehicle transfer device that enables a wheelchair user to move to a vehicle together with the wheelchair, set the wheelchair on a driver's seat, and use a seat of the wheelchair as a driver's seat.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when a wheelchair user drives a car, the driver opens the door on the side of the driver's seat, transfers from the wheelchair to the driver's seat, and then the person or caregiver folds the wheelchair and mounts it on the vehicle. ing. When a wheelchair user tries to drive a car in this way, it is necessary to transfer from the wheelchair to the seat of the driver's seat of the car. In many cases, the difference is large, and this transfer work is troublesome, and improvement in usability has been desired.
[0003]
A vehicle wheelchair device disclosed in Patent Literature 1 is an attempt to improve labor and usability in the above-mentioned transfer work. The vehicle wheelchair device is provided with a lift device having a platform at a rear end portion of a vehicle body of an automobile, a driver seat provided with a reclining mechanism capable of tilting a seat back rearward until the seat back becomes substantially horizontal, and further driving. A space is provided at the rear of the seat so that the wheelchair can move freely.
[0004]
When the wheelchair user gets into the car together with the wheelchair, open the rear door, extend the platform of the lifting device to a position where the wheelchair can be transferred, that is, a position where the wheelchair is in contact with the ground outside the vehicle, and the wheelchair is placed on the platform. While on the platform, the platform is raised together with the wheelchair and pulled into the vehicle. In this state, the seat back of the driver's seat is tilted backward until it is substantially horizontal, so that the seat back is positioned below the seat of the wheelchair. Thereafter, the seat back is positioned below the seat cushion of the wheelchair so as to straddle the seat back, the wheelchair is moved to the seat cushion of the driver's seat, the wheelchair is set, and the seat on the seat is moved to the driver's seat. It is used as a sheet.
[0005]
In the vehicle wheelchair device of Patent Document 1, the wheelchair can only get on from the rear end of the vehicle, and it may be dangerous to get the vehicle parked on the road into the wheelchair from the rear end. Many. Also, in this device, in order to move the wheelchair without the wheels on both sides of the wheelchair coming into contact with the seat back or the seat cushion of the driver's seat, the mounting interval between the wheels must be larger than the width of the seat back or the seat cushion. There is a problem that a wheelchair having a standard wheel spacing cannot be used. In addition, it is necessary to provide a lift device at the rear end of the vehicle or to make the door at the rear end of the vehicle a structure that does not hinder the entry of a wheelchair.
[0006]
Further, as shown in Patent Document 2, a notch is formed from the side of the floor of the car at the driver's seat position of the floor of the car having the front and rear wheels, and the wheelchair can be detachably fixed to the position of the notch. A wheelchair in which a car for the physically handicapped, a traveling car used for the car for the physically handicapped, and a seat with a pedestal, the traveling car and the seat with the pedestal interposed with an elevating device, and the seat is rotatable. is there.
[0007]
The car for the physically handicapped shown in the above-mentioned Patent Document 2 requires a significant modification of the existing car, such as forming a cutout from the side of the car floor at the driver's seat position on the car floor, and also requires a wheelchair. There is a problem that a dedicated one must be used. Also, when the driver's seat is a left seat, that is, a left-hand drive, a car parked on the road can be boarded from the sidewalk, but in the case of a car with a left-hand drive and many right-hand drives as in Japan, There is also a problem that it is not possible to get into a car parked on the road from the sidewalk side, which involves danger.
[0008]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2002-120611
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-1-291864
[0009]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and eliminates the above-mentioned problems. With a simple structure, a sidewalk can be added to a right-hand drive vehicle that is normally parked on the road by a wheelchair user of a standard (width dimension: 70 cm). It is an object of the present invention to provide a wheelchair vehicle transfer device that allows a driver to enter a driver's seat together with a wheelchair from the side and to use the wheelchair seat as it is as a driver's seat.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problem, the invention according to claim 1 comprises a wheelchair and an automobile for transferring the wheelchair, and the wheelchair includes a body, a seat including a back seat and a seat, and a lifting mechanism. The vehicle body is supported by a plurality of wheels, and the vehicle body and the seat are relatively movable up and down via the lifting mechanism. A wheelchair transfer mechanism to be set, the wheelchair transfer mechanism including a bogie having a wheelchair mounting member, and a bogie moving mechanism for moving the bogie in the vehicle, and a wheelchair at a predetermined position near the side of the automobile. The seat lower surface of the seat is placed on a wheelchair mounting member of a trolley, and the trolley is moved in the vehicle by a moving mechanism to set the wheelchair together with the wheelchair in a driver's seat. On the loading device.
[0011]
Since the wheelchair car transfer device is composed of the wheelchair and the car having the above configuration, the wheelchair is equipped with an elevating mechanism on a normal standard wheelchair without any major modification, and the car is a wheelchair transfer mechanism on the body, that is, A trolley having a wheelchair mounting member and a wheelchair transfer mechanism equipped with a trolley moving mechanism for moving the trolley in the vehicle can be mounted on the side of the vehicle without requiring significant modification of the vehicle body. The lower surface of the seat of the wheelchair is placed on the wheelchair mounting member of the trolley at a predetermined position outside the nearby vehicle, the trolley is moved inside the vehicle by the trolley moving mechanism, and the wheelchair is set in the driver's seat together with the seat after setting. The height of the vehicle can be adjusted, and the wheelchair seat can be used as a driver seat.
[0012]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the wheelchair / automobile transfer device according to the first aspect, the wheelchair is placed on a wheelchair placing member of the trolley, and the lower surface of the seat is placed via the lifting mechanism. It has a function of raising the vehicle body to a position where the wheels do not hinder the movement of the wheelchair into the vehicle.
[0013]
As described above, the wheelchair is in a position where the wheels do not hinder the movement of the wheelchair into the vehicle via the elevating mechanism in a state where the lower surface of the seat surface is mounted on the wheelchair mounting member of the bogie. Since the function of raising the vehicle body is provided, the vehicle body can be raised while the user is sitting on the seat of the wheelchair, and the wheelchair can be transferred (mounted) together with the user in the vehicle. As a result, the seat of the wheelchair is transferred into the vehicle without any vertical movement, so that the wheelchair user sitting on the seat does not feel uneasy due to the vertical movement.
[0014]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the wheelchair / vehicle transfer device according to the first or second aspect, the bogie moving mechanism is configured to move the bogie on a rail disposed on the floor inside the car. It is characterized by having.
[0015]
As described above, the bogie moving mechanism is configured to move on the rails arranged on the floor inside the car, so by installing the rails in accordance with the state of the floor of the car, the outer side of the car can be used. With a simple configuration, the wheelchair can be mounted on the wheelchair mounting member of the trolley, moved into the vehicle, and set on the driver's seat.
[0016]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the wheelchair / vehicle transfer device according to any one of the first to third aspects, the automobile is a right-hand drive automobile having a driver's seat on the right side, and the bogie is a passenger side. The seat lower surface of the wheelchair is placed on the wheelchair placing member at a predetermined position near the part.
[0017]
As described above, the vehicle is a right-hand drive vehicle having a driver's seat on the right side, and the bogie is configured such that the lower surface of the seat of the wheelchair is placed on the wheelchair placing member at a predetermined position near the side of the passenger seat. Therefore, the lower surface of the seat surface of the wheelchair is placed on the wheelchair placing member of the bogie on the sidewalk near the side of the passenger seat of the car parked on the roadway, and the bogie is moved inside the car by the bogie moving mechanism. To set the wheelchair together with the wheelchair, and adjust the height of the wheelchair seat after the setting so that the wheelchair seat can be used as the driver seat.
[0018]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the wheelchair / vehicle transfer apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the wheelchair supports the vehicle body with a large-diameter drive wheel and a small-diameter driven wheel driven by human power. It is characterized by a wheelchair of an ordinary standard.
[0019]
As described above, a wheelchair is a normal wheelchair in which a vehicle body is supported by a large-diameter driving wheel and a small-diameter driven wheel that are driven by human power. The user can get into the seat and drive the car using the wheelchair seat as the driver seat.
[0020]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. A wheelchair vehicle transfer device according to the present invention includes a wheelchair having a configuration as shown in FIG. 1 and an automobile having a configuration as shown in FIG.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 1, the wheelchair 10 includes a vehicle body 11, a seat 12 including a rear seat 12a and a seat 12b, and an elevating mechanism 13. The vehicle body 11 is mounted on both sides and driven by human power. The wheel 14 is supported by a small-diameter driven wheel (caster) 15 attached to both sides of the front end, and a small-diameter driven wheel 16 attached to both sides of the rear end. The seat 12 is supported by the vehicle body 11 via a lifting mechanism 13. The vehicle body 11 and the seat 12 can be relatively moved up and down via a lifting mechanism 13. The specific configuration and operation of the lifting mechanism 13 will be described later in detail.
[0022]
As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle 20 has a driver's seat on the front right side in the vehicle, that is, a vehicle provided with a right handle 23, and the doors 21 and 22 arranged on the passenger's seat side can be opened (double-opened). With the doors 21 and 22 opened, the wheelchair 10 is mounted near the passenger seat outside the vehicle by a wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 that moves on a rail 26 installed on the vehicle body floor 24 as described later in detail. It can be moved inside the car and set in the driver's seat. After the wheelchair 10 is set in the driver's seat and fixed, the user 17 seated on the seat 12 of the wheelchair 10 operates a fork elevating mechanism described below to adjust the height of the seat 12 to a desired state (safe and driving). Condition).
[0023]
FIG. 3 to FIG. 8 are views showing the flow of the operation of moving a wheelchair into a vehicle and setting the wheelchair in a driver's seat by a wheelchair / vehicle transfer device. As shown in FIG. 3, a rail 26 having a configuration described in detail later is disposed on a floor 24 inside the automobile 20 so as to extend to a passenger seat side in a direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. The wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 can be arbitrarily moved on the remote controller 26 by a remote control device (not shown). As shown in FIG. 3, the automobile 20 is parked close to the sidewalk 51 of the roadway 52 and has the wheelchair 10 on the sidewalk 51. When a person in the wheelchair 10, that is, a wheelchair user (not shown) wants to get into the driver's seat in the vehicle together with the wheelchair 10, first, the doors 21 and 22 on the passenger seat side are opened by the remote control device.
[0024]
In this state, the wheelchair 10 is moved backward toward the passenger seat side of the automobile 20 as shown in FIG. When the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 is moved to the passenger seat side in this state, the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 moves toward the wheelchair 10, as shown in FIG. As shown, the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 includes a fork 28, a fork elevating mechanism 29 for moving the fork 28 up and down, and a bogie 30 on which the fork 28 and the fork elevating mechanism 29 are mounted. As described above, the carriage is moved by the carriage moving mechanism having the rail 26. At this time, the height of the seat 12 is adjusted by the lifting mechanism 13 so that the lower surface of the seat 12b is positioned on the upper surface of the fork 28, or the fork 28 is adjusted by the fork lifting mechanism 29. Adjust the height of.
[0025]
4, the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 is advanced toward the wheelchair 10, and the fork 28 is inserted into the lower surface of the seat 12b of the wheelchair 10, as shown in FIG. In this state, since the wheels 14, the driven wheels 15, and the driven wheels 16 of the wheelchair 10 are lower than the floor surface 24 (see FIG. 9), the wheelchair 10 cannot be carried into the automobile 20. Then, the vehicle body 11 of the wheelchair 10 is raised with respect to the seat 12 by the lifting mechanism 13, and the seat 12 b is placed on the fork as shown in FIG. 10, and the wheels 14, the driven wheels 15, and the driven wheels 16 The lower end is located above the floor surface 24.
[0026]
From the state of FIG. 5, as shown in FIG. 6, the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 is retracted inside the vehicle while the wheelchair 10 is mounted, and further rotated by 90 ° at a position facing the driver's seat as shown in FIG. The front of the wheelchair 10 faces the driver's seat. Then, it is moved forward (toward the right handle 23) and stopped at a predetermined position as shown in FIG. This position is a suitable front and rear position where the wheelchair user 17 can safely and easily drive when the seat 12 of the wheelchair 10 is used as a driver's seat. After stopping at this position, the carriage 30 of the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 is fixed at that position by appropriate locking means, and the seat 12 of the wheelchair 10 is fixed to the fork 28. Thereafter, the height of the seat 12 of the wheelchair 10 is adjusted by the fork elevating mechanism 29 of the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27, and the height of the seat 12b is adjusted. The height of the seat is a suitable height that is safe and easy for a wheelchair user to drive.
[0027]
FIG. 11 is an external perspective view showing the configuration of the lifting mechanism 13 of the wheelchair 10. The elevating mechanism 13 is provided with a highly rigid outer rail 13-1 having a U-shaped cross section, and is disposed in a hollow portion of the outer rail 13-1 and rotatably attached to the outer rail 13-1 at both ends via bearings. The ball screw shaft 13-2 is provided with two inner blocks 13-3, 13-3 including a ball screw nut (not shown) screwed to the ball screw shaft 13-2.
[0028]
A motor 13-4 is provided at one end of the outer rail 13-1. A small-diameter toothed wheel 13-5 is fitted on the output shaft of the motor 13-4. A large-diameter toothed pulley 13-7 is connected to one end of the ball screw shaft 13-2 via a coupler or the like, and the toothed belts 13-5 and 13-7 are connected to the toothed belts 13-5 and 13-7. 13-6.
[0029]
On the inner side surface of the outer rail 13-1, ball rolling grooves 13-1a are formed over the entire length, for example, two at each side. The inner block 13-3 is provided with an infinite circulation path including load ball rolling grooves corresponding to the ball rolling grooves 13-1a, and a large number of balls 13-8 are arranged and accommodated in each of the infinite circulation paths. Have been.
[0030]
The upper surface of the inner block 13-3 of the lifting mechanism 13 configured as described above is fixed to a predetermined position on the back surface of the back sheet 12a of the wheelchair 10, and the outer rail 13-1 is fixed to a predetermined position of the vehicle body 11. . The operation of the motor 13-4 drives the ball screw shaft 13-2 to rotate, so that the inner blocks 13-3, 13-3 including the ball screw nuts screwed to the ball screw shaft move, and the inner block 13 -3 and 13-3 move, and as a result, the seat 12 of the wheelchair 10 and the vehicle body 11 relatively move up and down.
[0031]
FIGS. 12 and 13 are plan views of a rail 26 provided on the floor surface 24 of the automobile 20 and a wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 moving on the rail 26, that is, a cart 30 of the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 (see FIGS. 9 and 10). FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a carriage moving mechanism for moving the carriage. As shown, two parallel rails 26-1 arranged from the driver's seat side to the passenger's seat side in a direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction and adjacent to the rear side of the driver's seat in the front-rear direction, as shown in FIG. , Two parallel rails 26-3 arranged in the driver's seat in the front-rear direction, and an intersection of these rails 26-1, 26-2, 26-3 The orbit switching means 40 is disposed. A rail 26-4 for connecting the rail 26-1 and the rail 26-3 and a rail 26-5 for connecting the rail 26-2 and the rail 26-3 are also arranged on the upper surface of the track switching means 40. Have been.
[0032]
The track switching means 40 can reciprocate on two rails 41, 41 arranged in parallel. When the motor 43 rotates the ball screw shaft 42 forward and reverse, the track switching means 40 is turned by an arrow. 12A, the rail 26-1 and the rail 26-3 are connected via the rail 26-4 as shown in FIG. 12, or the rail 26-2 and the rail 26- are connected as shown in FIG. 3 is connected via a rail 26-5.
[0033]
With the track switching means 40 switched as shown in FIG. 12, the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 is advanced by the rail 26-1, and the fork 28 supports the seat 12b of the wheelchair 10 with the fork 28 as shown in FIG. After raising the vehicle body 11 of the wheelchair 10 by a predetermined amount with respect to the seat 12 via the lifting mechanism 13, the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 is moved backward and moved to the position above the rail 26-3, and the track is switched. The means 40 is switched as shown in FIG. In this state, the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 is moved forward and stopped at a predetermined position in the driver's seat, and locked at that position. When the wheelchair 10 is taken out of the vehicle, the wheelchair can be carried out from the passenger seat side by the reverse operation.
[0034]
14 and 15 are diagrams showing details of the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27. FIG. 14 is a plan view, and FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. As shown in the figure, the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 has a fork lifting mechanism 29 composed of a hydraulic cylinder or the like mounted on a carriage 30. The fork 28 is supported by the upper end of the fork elevating mechanism 29 and can be moved up and down. The carriage 30 was assembled to the rails 26-1 and 26-1, and four sliders 30-1 were assembled to each of the two rails 26-1 and 26-1 arranged in parallel. Two fixed plates 30-2 and 30-2 for connecting the sliders 30-1 and 30-1, and the two fixed plates 30-2 and 30-2 are connected to the fixed plates 30-2 and 30-2 via the slewing bearings 30-3 and 30-3. The fork elevating mechanism 29 is mounted on the table 30-4 supported on the table 30-4.
[0035]
As described above, the sliders 30-1 and 30-1 located in the first and second rows in the traveling direction of the table 30-4 are connected by the fixed plates 30-2 and 30-2, respectively. The fixing plate 30-2 is directly fixed to the slider 30-1 by bolts 30-5. A bearing case 30-6 accommodating a swivel bearing 30-3 is fixed substantially at the center of each fixed plate 30-2 in the longitudinal direction, and a support shaft 30 erected on the lower surface side of the table 30-4. -7 is fitted to the inner ring of the slewing bearing 30-3. That is, the support shaft 30-7 of the table 30-4 is rotatable relative to the fixed plate 30-2 via the swing bearing 30-3.
[0036]
Various types of driving devices for applying the driving force for the carriage 30 to move along the rails 26-1 and 26-1 are conceivable. For example, as shown in FIG. The primary side 31-1 of the linear motor 31 is provided on the lower surface of the fixed plate 30-2, and the secondary side 31-2 of the linear motor 31 is arranged on the floor surface 24 in correspondence with the primary side 31-1. The driving force of the carriage 30 may be obtained by the motor 31.
[0037]
16 and 17 are views showing a configuration example of the slider 30-1, FIG. 16 is an external perspective view, and FIG. 17 is a front sectional view of the slider 30-1 as seen from the axial direction of the rail 26. The rail 26 (same as the rails 26-1 to 26-3) has a substantially rectangular cross section, and has a total of four ball rolling grooves 26a along which the ball 61 rolls along the longitudinal direction. The ball rolling grooves 26a are formed two on each side surface of the rail 26, and the ball rolling grooves 26a located on the upper surface on each side surface are formed upward by 45 ° from the left and right direction in FIG. The ball rolling groove 26a located on the lower side is formed downward by 45 ° from the left-right direction in the drawing. A bolt mounting hole 26b is formed in the rail 26 at an appropriate interval in the longitudinal direction thereof, and the rail 26 is directly fixed to the floor surface 24 by a fixing bolt (not shown) inserted into the bolt mounting hole 26b. Alternatively, it is fixed to a rail fixing base (not shown), and is fixed to the floor surface 24 via the rail fixing base.
[0038]
The slider 30-1 includes a moving block 60 having a mounting surface 62 of the fixed plate 30-2 and a tap hole 63 into which the bolt 30-5 of the fixed plate 30-2 is screwed. The lid 64 is fixed to the moving block 60 so that an infinite circulation path of the ball 61 is provided in the slider 30-1. Has become. Further, a seal portion 65 which is in sliding contact with the rail 26 is attached to the lid 64 so that dust or the like adhering to the rail 26 enters the slider 30-1 as the slider 30-1 moves. Has been prevented.
[0039]
The moving block 60 has a pair of skirt portions 60b, 60b hanging down from a horizontal portion 60a on which the mounting surface 62 is formed, and is formed in a substantially saddle-shaped cross section. On the inner surface side, four load rolling grooves 66 facing the ball rolling grooves 26a of the rail 26 are formed. A ball return hole 67 is formed in each of the horizontal portion 60a and each skirt portion 60b so as to correspond to each load rolling groove 66, and each of the ball return holes 67 is formed by a U-shaped turning path formed in the lid 64. The load rolling groove 66 and the corresponding ball return hole 67 are connected to form an infinite circulation path of the ball 61.
[0040]
As a result, the ball 61, which has applied a load between the ball rolling groove 26a of the rail 26 and the load rolling groove 66 of the moving block 60, is moved by the movement of the slider 30-1. Is released from the above-mentioned load and enters the direction change path of one of the lids 64, and the moving block 60 moves in the direction opposite to the rolling direction in the load rolling groove 66 without any load. Roll the ball return hole 67. Further, the ball 61 which has finished rolling in the ball return hole 67 enters again between the rail 26 and the moving block 60 through the direction change path of the other lid 64, and applies the load to the load rolling groove 66. To roll.
[0041]
Although the track switching means 40 shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 is not shown, a slider having the same configuration as that shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 assembled to the rails 41 is attached to the lower surface thereof. When the ball screw shaft 42 is rotated forward and backward by the motor 43, the orbit switching means 40 reciprocates as shown by the arrow A, and the rails 26-1 and 26-3 are moved between the rails 26-1 and 26-3 as shown in FIG. The connection is made via a rail 26-5, or the rail 26-2 and the rail 26-3 are connected via a rail 26-5 as shown in FIG.
[0042]
FIGS. 18 to 21 are views showing another plan configuration of the rail 26 disposed on the floor surface 24 of the automobile 20 and the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 moving on the rail 26, and a procedure for loading the wheelchair 10. As shown in the figure, a turntable 70 is provided on the floor 24 at a predetermined position behind the driver's seat. Two parallel rails 26-1 extending from the turntable 70 to the side of the passenger seat and two parallel rails 26-2 extending in the driver's seat direction are arranged on the floor surface. -1 or two parallel rails 26-3 for connection with the rail 26-2. Note that the configuration of the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 is substantially the same as the above-described wheelchair transfer mechanism 27, and a description thereof will be omitted.
[0043]
As shown in FIG. 9, the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 is advanced toward the wheelchair 10 waiting rearward near the side of the passenger seat in FIG. 18, and the fork 28 is inserted below the seat 12b. 10, the seat body 12b is placed on the fork 28, and the lower ends of the wheels 14, the driven wheels 15 and the driven wheels 16 are placed on the floor surface 24 as shown in FIG. Located above.
[0044]
As shown in FIG. 19, the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 is moved backward along the rail 26-1 from the above state and moved onto the rail 26-3 of the turntable 70. In this state, the turntable 70 is rotated by 90 ° as shown in FIG. 20 so that the wheelchair 10 faces the right handle 23. Next, as shown in FIG. 21, the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 is moved forward by a predetermined amount to move the seat 12 of the wheelchair 10 to a front and rear position that is safe and easy to use for driving as a driver seat of the automobile 20. The wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 is fixed by a lock mechanism (not shown). Next, the height position of the seat 12 is adjusted to a safe and easy-to-operate position by the fork elevating mechanism.
[0045]
In the above example, the turntable 70 is provided at a predetermined position at the rear of the driver's seat. However, the turntable 70 is provided on the floor 24 of the driver's seat, and retreats along the rail 26-1 as shown in FIG. The wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 is moved on the rail 26-3 of the turntable 70 as shown in FIG. 20, and the wheelchair 10 is turned forward by 90 degrees as shown in FIG. The position of the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 is adjusted on the rail 26-3 of 70, the front and rear position of the seat 12 of the wheelchair 10 is adjusted and locked, and then the height position of the seat 12 is adjusted by the fork elevating mechanism 29. It may be.
[0046]
Further, in the above example, the example in which the wheelchair 10 on the sidewalk is carried into the automobile 20 is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The height of the seat 12 is adjusted by the lifting mechanism 13 of the wheelchair 10, and the wheelchair is adjusted. By adjusting the height of the fork 28 by the fork elevating mechanism 29 of the transfer mechanism 27, for example, the wheelchair 10 on the same plane as the side where the automobile 20 is parked other than the sidewalk can also be carried into the automobile 20.
[0047]
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 adopts a configuration including the fork 28 as the wheelchair mounting member, but the member on which the wheelchair 10 is mounted is not limited to the fork. In addition, although the car 20 is shown as an example having the double doors 21 and 22, it is needless to say that the vehicle 20 need not be a double door.
[0048]
In the above embodiment, the passenger seat is not provided with the passenger seat. However, the presence of the passenger seat hinders the movement of the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27. By adopting a configuration in which the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 can be tilted rearward, when the wheelchair 10 is loaded and unloaded, the entire passenger seat is tilted rearward so that the movement of the wheelchair transfer mechanism 27 can be prevented.
[0049]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications may be made within the scope of the claims and the technical idea described in the specification and the drawings. Is possible. It should be noted that any shape, structure, or material that is not directly described in the specification and drawings is within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention as long as the effects and effects of the present invention are exhibited.
[0050]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the invention described in each claim, the following excellent effects can be obtained.
[0051]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the seat of the wheelchair is fixed at a predetermined position outside the vehicle near the side of the vehicle without significantly modifying the standard wheelchair and without significantly modifying the body of the vehicle. The lower surface of the seat is placed on the wheelchair mounting member of the trolley, the trolley is moved in the vehicle by the trolley moving mechanism, and the wheelchair is set in the driver's seat. After setting, the height of the seat surface seat of the wheelchair is adjusted. A wheelchair / vehicle transfer device which can use the above seat as a driver seat can be provided.
[0052]
According to the invention as set forth in claim 2, the wheelchair is used to move the wheelchair into the vehicle via the elevating mechanism in a state where the lower surface of the seat is mounted on the wheelchair mounting member of the bogie. Is equipped with a function to raise the vehicle body to a position where it does not hinder, so that the wheelchair that raises the vehicle body while the user is sitting on the seat of the wheelchair can be transferred (boarded) together with the user into the vehicle. A wheelchair vehicle transfer device can be provided. In addition, since the wheelchair seat is transferred inside the vehicle without any vertical movement, the wheelchair user sitting on the seat does not feel uneasy due to the vertical movement.
[0053]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the bogie moving mechanism is configured to move on a rail provided on the floor inside the vehicle, so that the rail is installed according to the state of the floor of the vehicle. In addition, a simple configuration can be realized in which the wheelchair is placed on the wheelchair placing member of the bogie on the outside of the vehicle, moved into the vehicle, and set in the driver's seat.
[0054]
According to the invention described in claim 4, the vehicle is a right-hand drive vehicle having a driver's seat on the right side, and the bogie has a wheelchair seat lower surface on a wheelchair mounting member at a predetermined position near a side of a passenger seat. The lower surface of the seat seat of the wheelchair is placed on the wheelchair placing member of the trolley on the sidewalk near the side of the passenger seat of the car parked on the road of the carriageway. Provided is a wheelchair vehicle transfer device that can move a carriage in a vehicle by a moving mechanism, set the wheelchair together with a driver seat, adjust the height of the wheelchair seat after setting, and use the wheelchair seat as a driver seat. it can.
[0055]
According to the invention described in claim 5, the wheelchair is a normal wheelchair that supports the vehicle body with a large-diameter drive wheel and a small-diameter driven wheel driven by human power, so that a user of the normal standard wheelchair can use the wheelchair. A wheelchair / vehicle transfer device can be provided in which a wheelchair can be driven into a driver's seat of a vehicle and the vehicle can be driven using the wheelchair seat as a driver's seat.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a wheelchair used in a wheelchair vehicle transfer device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an automobile used for the wheelchair automobile transfer device according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view for explaining the operation of the wheelchair / vehicle transfer device according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view for explaining the operation of the wheelchair / vehicle transfer device according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view for explaining the operation of the wheelchair / vehicle transfer device according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view for explaining the operation of the wheelchair / vehicle transfer device according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view for explaining the operation of the wheelchair / vehicle transfer device according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view for explaining the operation of the wheelchair / vehicle transfer device according to the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the wheelchair / vehicle transfer device according to the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the wheelchair / vehicle transfer device according to the present invention.
FIG. 11 is an external perspective view showing a configuration example of a wheelchair elevating mechanism used in the wheelchair vehicle transfer device according to the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a schematic plan view showing a configuration of a carriage moving mechanism of the wheelchair vehicle transfer device according to the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a schematic plan view showing a configuration of a carriage moving mechanism of the wheelchair vehicle transfer device according to the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a schematic plan view showing a configuration of a wheelchair transfer mechanism of the wheelchair vehicle transfer device according to the present invention.
15 is a schematic front sectional view (BB sectional view of FIG. 14) showing a configuration of a wheelchair transfer mechanism of the wheelchair vehicle transfer device according to the present invention.
FIG. 16 is an external perspective view showing a configuration of a slider of a wheelchair transfer mechanism of the wheelchair vehicle transfer device according to the present invention.
FIG. 17 is a front sectional view showing a configuration of a slider of a wheelchair transfer mechanism of the wheelchair vehicle transfer device according to the present invention.
FIG. 18 is a schematic plan view showing a configuration of a carriage moving mechanism of the wheelchair vehicle transfer device according to the present invention.
FIG. 19 is a schematic plan view showing a configuration of a carriage moving mechanism of the wheelchair vehicle transfer device according to the present invention.
FIG. 20 is a schematic plan view showing a configuration of a carriage moving mechanism of the wheelchair vehicle transfer device according to the present invention.
FIG. 21 is a schematic plan view showing a configuration of a carriage moving mechanism of the wheelchair vehicle transfer device according to the present invention.
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10 Wheelchair
11 Body
12 sheets
13 Lifting mechanism
14 wheels
15 Follower wheel
16 Follower wheel
20 cars
21 door
22 door
23 Right handle
24 floor
26 rails
27 Wheelchair transfer mechanism
28 fork
29 Fork elevating mechanism
30 carts
31 linear motor
40 Track switching means
41 rail
42 Ball screw shaft
43 Motor
51 Sidewalk
52 Roadway

Claims (5)

It consists of a wheelchair and a car for transferring the wheelchair,
The wheelchair includes a body, a seat including a back seat and a seat, and an elevating mechanism. The body is supported by a plurality of wheels, and the body and the seat are relatively elevated and lowered via the elevating mechanism. It is free,
The vehicle includes a wheelchair transfer mechanism that transfers the wheelchair into the vehicle, and sets the wheelchair in the driver's seat.
The wheelchair transfer mechanism includes a trolley having a wheelchair mounting member, and a trolley moving mechanism for moving the trolley inside the vehicle.
At a predetermined position near the side of the vehicle, the seat lower surface of the seat of the wheelchair is placed on the wheelchair placing member of the bogie, and the bogie is moved inside the vehicle by the moving mechanism to move the wheelchair to the driver's seat. A wheelchair / vehicle transfer device having a setting function. The wheelchair vehicle transfer device according to claim 1,
The wheelchair is located in a position where its wheels do not hinder the movement of the wheelchair into the vehicle via the elevating mechanism with the lower surface of the seat seat mounted on the wheelchair mounting member of the bogie. A wheelchair / vehicle transfer device, comprising a function of raising a vehicle. The wheelchair vehicle transfer device according to claim 1 or 2,
A wheelchair / vehicle transfer apparatus, wherein the carriage moving mechanism is configured to move the carriage on a rail disposed on a floor of a vehicle. The wheelchair vehicle transfer device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The car is a right-hand drive car having a driver's seat on the right side, and the bogie is configured such that a lower surface of a seat surface seat of the wheelchair is placed on a wheelchair placing member at a predetermined position near a side of a passenger seat. A wheelchair car transfer device characterized by the following. The wheelchair vehicle transfer device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The wheelchair transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the wheelchair is a normal wheelchair that supports a vehicle body with a large-diameter driving wheel and a small-diameter driven wheel driven by human power.

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