JP2005118140A

JP2005118140A - Walking stick stand

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Publication number: JP2005118140A
Application number: JP2003354123A
Authority: JP
Inventors: Toshiaki Morita; 敏昭森田
Original assignee: SAPPORO CITY
Current assignee: SAPPORO CITY
Priority date: 2003-10-14
Filing date: 2003-10-14
Publication date: 2005-05-12

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to easily insert the distal end of a walking stick in the walking stick erecting hole of a walking stick stand without paying a careful attention. <P>SOLUTION: The upper surface 5a and the bottom surface 5b of a walking stick stand main body 5 are formed into a flat surface. The walking stick erecting hole 7 is provided on the upper surface 5a which is formed on the flat surface. The walking stick erecting hole 7 is formed of an introducing-guiding surface 9 being formed into a funnel shape which introduces the walking stick erecting hole 7 to the central axis, and a walking stick holding surface 11 of a specified depth which holds the walking stick 3 from the introducing-guiding surface 9 under a vertical state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

本発明は垂直状態で杖を保持する杖スタンドに関する。 The present invention relates to a cane stand that holds a cane in a vertical state.

従来、杖を保持する杖スタンドに関しては多数の手段が提案されており、その１つに杖転倒防止キャップがある。 Conventionally, many means have been proposed for a cane stand for holding a cane, and one of them is a cane fall prevention cap.

杖転倒防止キャップは、持ち運び可能となっていて、頂部を平坦面に切除した略四角錐の上面に、上下に長い杖挿入孔を設けた形状となっている。杖挿入孔は、杖の径より若干径大に作られていて、使用する時は、所定の場所に置いた杖転倒防止キャップの杖挿入孔に対して、上方から杖の先端を挿入することで保持されるようになる。 The cane fall prevention cap is portable and has a shape in which a long cane insertion hole is provided vertically on the upper surface of a substantially quadrangular pyramid whose top portion is cut off to a flat surface. The cane insertion hole is made slightly larger than the diameter of the cane, and when used, the tip of the cane should be inserted from above into the cane insertion hole of the cane fall prevention cap placed in place. Will be held in.

この場合、杖の先端と杖挿入孔とは対応する位置に真上から正しく位置決めされて始めて挿入可能となるが、一般に杖の使用はお年寄りや、身体の不自由な人が多く、杖挿入孔に対して真上から杖の先端を位置決めするのは大変面倒であり神経を使うため、使い勝手の面で望ましくない。
登録実用新案公報第３００２８９５号 In this case, the cane can be inserted only after the tip of the cane and the cane insertion hole are correctly positioned from directly above, but in general, the cane is used by many elderly people and people with disabilities. Positioning the tip of the cane from directly above is very cumbersome and uses nerves, which is undesirable in terms of usability.
Registered Utility Model Publication No. 3002895

杖は、上方の把手部をもって使用するところから、その上方の把手部をもって上下に長い杖の先端部を杖挿入孔に位置決めするには神経を使う。特に、その位置決めは真上から行なわないと挿入が困難となる等の問題があった。 Since the cane is used with the upper handle portion, the nerve is used to position the tip of the long cane up and down with the upper handle portion in the cane insertion hole. In particular, there is a problem that insertion is difficult unless the positioning is performed from directly above.

そこで、本発明は前記問題点の解消を図るために、杖立て本体の上面及び底面を平坦面に形成し、その平坦面に形成された前記上面に杖立て穴を設け、その杖立て穴を、中央軸心へ向けて誘導する漏斗状に形成された誘導案内面と、その誘導案内面からの杖を垂直状態で保持する所定深さの杖保持面とで形成することを特徴とする。 Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention forms a top surface and a bottom surface of a cane stand body on a flat surface, and provides a cane stand hole on the top surface formed on the flat surface. The guide guide surface is formed in a funnel shape to be guided toward the central axis, and the cane holding surface having a predetermined depth for holding the cane from the guide guide surface in a vertical state.

本発明の杖スタンドによれば、開口径が広くなる漏斗状に形成された誘導案内面によって杖の先端を真上からは無論として斜め上方からであっても容易に杖立て穴へ挿入することができる。同時に、挿入された杖の先端は円滑に誘導案内された後、杖保持面によってほぼ垂直状態で保持することができる。この結果、杖の倒れモーメント発生しないため、杖スタンドを重量のある大きい形状にしなくても安定した杖の保持状態が得られると共に、杖を持つことで安全に立上がることが可能となる。 According to the cane stand of the present invention, the leading end of the cane can be easily inserted into the cane standing hole even from an oblique upper side, as a matter of course, from the top by the guide guide surface formed in a funnel shape with a wide opening diameter. Can do. At the same time, the tip of the inserted cane can be guided and guided smoothly and then held in a substantially vertical state by the cane holding surface. As a result, the cane falls moment does not occur, so that a stable holding state of the cane can be obtained without making the cane stand large and heavy, and it is possible to stand up safely by holding the cane.

前記誘導案内面を、前記上面の外周縁から内側中心へ向かって下降傾斜する円弧面とその円弧面から前記杖保持面へ続くテーパ面の組合せとすることで、杖先端の挿入開口を大きくすると共に、杖立て穴の形成にあたって削り取る量を少なくしウエイトとなる杖立て本体の重量を確保する。 The guide guide surface is a combination of an arc surface that is inclined downward from the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface toward the inner center and a tapered surface that continues from the arc surface to the cane holding surface, thereby increasing the insertion opening at the tip of the cane. At the same time, the weight of the cane stand main body as a weight is secured by reducing the amount of scraping when forming the cane stand hole.

以下、図１乃至図３の図面を参照しながら本発明の実施形態について具体的に説明する。 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

図１は本発明にかかる杖スタンド１を示している。杖スタンド１の材質は基本的には杖３の材質と対応させることが望ましく、この実施形態では木が使用されているが、ゴム、合成樹脂等の材質であってもよい。 FIG. 1 shows a cane stand 1 according to the present invention. It is desirable that the material of the cane stand 1 basically corresponds to the material of the cane 3, and wood is used in this embodiment, but a material such as rubber or synthetic resin may be used.

杖スタンド１は、杖立て本体５の上面５ａ及び底面５ｂが平坦面に形成された円錐台に作られている。この場合、杖立て本体５は三角錐台、四角錐台の形状であっても可能である。 The cane stand 1 is made of a truncated cone in which the upper surface 5a and the bottom surface 5b of the cane stand body 5 are formed as flat surfaces. In this case, the cane stand main body 5 may have a triangular frustum shape or a quadrangular frustum shape.

平坦面に形成された前記上面５ａには、上下に長い杖立て穴７が設けられている。杖立て穴７は、中央軸心へ向けて誘導する漏斗状に形成された誘導案内面９とその誘導案内面９からの杖３を垂直状態で保持する所定深さの杖保持面１１とで形成されている。 On the upper surface 5a formed on a flat surface, a long cane standing hole 7 is provided vertically. The cane standing hole 7 is formed by a guide guide surface 9 formed in a funnel shape that guides toward the central axis and a cane holding surface 11 having a predetermined depth for holding the cane 3 from the guide guide surface 9 in a vertical state. Is formed.

杖保持面１１は、杖３の先端部の径より若干径大に形成され、深さは杖３の先端部が挿入された時に、垂直状態に保持されることで倒れモーメントが発生しない長さに設定されている。 The cane holding surface 11 is formed to have a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the tip of the cane 3, and the depth is such that when the tip of the cane 3 is inserted, it is held in a vertical state so that no tilting moment is generated. Is set to

誘導案内面９は、前記上面５ａの外周縁から内側中心へ向かう円弧面９ａとその円弧面９ａから中央の杖保持面１１へ続くテーパ面９ｂの組合せからなっている。誘導案内面９の円周壁面は、円滑に誘導できるよう例えば、テフロン（登録商標）等の手段によって摩擦係数の小さい表面処理加工することが望ましい。 The guide guide surface 9 is composed of a combination of an arcuate surface 9a extending from the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface 5a toward the inner center and a tapered surface 9b extending from the arcuate surface 9a to the central cane holding surface 11. The circumferential wall surface of the guide guide surface 9 is preferably surface-treated with a small friction coefficient by means of Teflon (registered trademark) or the like so that it can be guided smoothly.

これにより、図１仮想線で示すように杖３の先端を挿入する挿入開口となる受け入れ口を大きくすることができると共に、杖３を斜め上方から挿入する時でも、何等支障なく中央の杖保持面１１へ向けて円滑な誘導が可能となる。と同時に、仮想線で示すようにテーパ面１３だけで誘導案内面９を構成するのに比べて、α領域分を削りとる削り取り量を少なくすることが可能となるため、その分、重量がアップし、安定性が向上するメリットが得られる。 As a result, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 1, the receiving port serving as an insertion opening for inserting the tip of the cane 3 can be enlarged, and the center cane can be held without any trouble even when the cane 3 is inserted obliquely from above. Smooth guidance toward the surface 11 is possible. At the same time, as shown by the phantom line, it is possible to reduce the amount of scraping of the α region compared to the case where the guide guide surface 9 is configured only by the tapered surface 13, so that the weight increases accordingly. In addition, the advantage of improved stability is obtained.

なお、円弧面９ａの形成にあたって、この実施形態では前記上面５ａの外周縁から直接内側中心へ向かう形状となっているが、外周縁から一旦水平に延長された後に内側中心へ向う平坦面を備える形状であってもよい。 In forming the arcuate surface 9a, in this embodiment, the shape is formed directly from the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface 5a toward the inner center, but is provided with a flat surface extending from the outer peripheral edge to the inner center after extending horizontally. It may be a shape.

このように構成された杖スタンド１によれば、所定の場所にセットすることで杖スタンドとしての使用が可能となる。 According to the cane stand 1 configured as described above, the cane stand 1 can be used as a cane stand by being set at a predetermined location.

一方、杖３の先端を杖立て穴７へ挿入することで、図３に示すように、杖３は杖スタンド１によって支持されるようになる。 On the other hand, by inserting the tip of the cane 3 into the cane stand hole 7, the cane 3 is supported by the cane stand 1 as shown in FIG.

この場合、杖３の先端を杖立て穴７へ挿入する際に、真上からは無論として図１仮想線で示すように杖３の先端が斜め上方から挿入された時でも中央の杖保持面１１へ向けて円滑に誘導挿入されるため、お年寄りや身体に障害をもった人でも神経を使うことなく容易に杖立て穴７へ挿入することが可能となる。 In this case, when the tip of the cane 3 is inserted into the cane stand hole 7, the center cane holding surface is inserted even when the tip of the cane 3 is inserted obliquely from above, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. Therefore, even an elderly person or a person with a disability can easily insert it into the cane hole 7 without using a nerve.

一方、杖立て穴７によって支持された杖３はほぼ垂直状態で保持されるため、倒れモーメントは起らず、杖スタンド１を重量のあるものにしなくても安定した支持状態が得られる。しかも、杖３を持つことで容易に立上がることができる。 On the other hand, since the cane 3 supported by the cane stand hole 7 is held in a substantially vertical state, a falling moment does not occur, and a stable support state can be obtained without making the cane stand 1 heavy. Moreover, it is possible to stand up easily by holding the cane 3.

この発明にかかる杖スタンドの概要切断面図。1 is a schematic cut-away view of a cane stand according to the present invention. 杖スタンドの概要平面図Outline top view of cane stand 杖スタンドによって杖が支持された状態の概要説明図。The outline explanatory view of the state where the cane was supported by the cane stand.

Explanation of symbols

１…杖スタンド
３…杖
５…杖立て本体
５ａ…上面
５ｂ…底面
７…杖立て穴
９…誘導案内面
９ａ…円弧面
９ｂ…テーパ面
１１…杖保持面 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cane stand 3 ... Cane 5 ... Cane stand main body 5a ... Upper surface 5b ... Bottom 7 ... Cane stand hole 9 ... Guidance guide surface 9a ... Arc surface 9b ... Tapered surface 11 ... Cane holding surface

Claims

The upper and bottom surfaces of the cane stand main body are formed into flat surfaces, and the upper surface formed on the flat surface is provided with a cane stand hole, and the cane stand hole is formed in a funnel shape that guides the cane stand hole toward the central axis. A cane stand comprising a guide guide surface and a cane holding surface having a predetermined depth for holding the cane from the guide guide surface in a vertical state.

2. The cane according to claim 1, wherein the guide guide surface is composed of a combination of an arc surface that is inclined downward from the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface toward the inner center and a tapered surface that continues from the arc surface to the cane holding surface. stand.