JP2006043352A - Reclining bed device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reclining bed device capable of having the storage function as well as the reclining function. <P>SOLUTION: The bed device comprises a bed frame 1 with a head board 3 at one end in the longitudinal direction, a floor board unit 7 disposed at one end on the head board side of the bed frame, and a storage unit 8 disposed at the other end on the opposite side of the head board of the bed frame. The floor board unit consists of a unit frame 11 detachably engaged/held in the bed frame, a movable floor board 31 whose proximal end is rotatably attached to one end located on the opposite side from the head board of the unit frame, and a driving mechanism 24 disposed in the unit frame for driving/raising the movable floor board. The storage unit consists of a box-shaped body 35 and a storage case 48 stored in the box-shaped body in such a way as can be taken in/out. One side face of the box-shaped body 35 is open, and the upper face of the box-shaped body is almost as high as the upper face of the movable floor board when the movable floor board is laid down. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a reclining bed apparatus that can raise the upper body of a user.

  In general, a reclining bed apparatus has a rectangular frame-shaped bed frame, and a floor plate on which a mattress is placed is provided on the bed frame. The floor board is divided into a plurality of parts, and at least a part of the floor board corresponding to the upper half of the user can be driven up and down by the drive mechanism. As a result, the user who is supine on the mattress can wake up and maintain the posture easily.

  By the way, a consumer who has purchased a normal bed apparatus that is not a reclining type may want to change the bed apparatus to a reclining type. However, conventionally, in such a case, there is a disadvantage that the entire bed apparatus has to be replaced.

  Therefore, recently, the floor board is divided into a plurality of floor board units, and one of the floor board units has a reclining function. And if the consumer wants to change the normal bed device to the reclining type, he / she purchases a floorboard unit with a reclining function, replaces it with a part of the floorboard, and places it on the bed frame. It can be changed to a type bed device.

  If a floor board is made into a plurality of floor board units, since a consumer can change a usual bed apparatus into a reclining type bed apparatus as needed, it is very convenient. However, the conventional reclining bed apparatus uses the bed frame only for placing the floorboard unit. Therefore, recently, it has been demanded to increase the added value of the reclining bed apparatus.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a reclining bed device that has a storage function for storing clothing and the like in addition to the reclining function, thereby improving added value.

This invention comprises a bed frame provided with a headboard at one end in the longitudinal direction;
A floorboard unit provided at one end of the bed frame on the headboard side;
A storage unit provided at the other end of the bed frame opposite to the headboard;
The floor board unit includes a unit frame that is detachably engaged with and held by the bed frame, and a movable floor board having a base end rotatably provided at one end portion of the unit frame that is located on the opposite side of the head board. A drive mechanism provided on the unit frame for driving the movable floor plate up and down,
The storage unit has a box-shaped body having an upper surface that is substantially the same height as the upper surface of the movable floor plate in a state where the one side surface is open and the movable floor plate is lying down. The reclining type bed apparatus is characterized in that the reclining bed apparatus comprises

  The storage unit is provided so that a transport body can be taken in and out of the box-shaped body, and a plurality of the storage cases are placed side by side in the transport body in a direction intersecting with the transport direction of the transport body. preferable.

The bed frame has a pair of side plates that are spaced apart from each other in parallel at a predetermined interval. Receiving portions are provided on the inner surfaces of the side plates, and the unit frames of the floor plate unit engage with the receiving portions at both ends in the width direction. Having a joint member,
It is preferable that the engaging member engaged with the receiving portion is prevented from floating from the receiving portion by a holder.

  According to this invention, since it has a reclining function by the floorboard unit and a storage function by the storage unit, the added value of the reclining bed device is increased, and a sales promotion effect can be expected.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 to 7 show a first embodiment of the present invention, and the reclining bed apparatus of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b) includes a bed frame 1. FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the bed frame 1 has a pair of side plates 2 spaced in parallel at predetermined intervals, and one end in the longitudinal direction of these side plates 2 is connected to the inner surface of both end portions in the width direction of the headboard 3. .

  On the inner surfaces of the pair of side plates 2, receiving bars 6 that form receiving portions are respectively provided with approximately half the length of one end located on the headboard 3 side in the longitudinal direction. A floor plate unit 7 is detachably engaged with the pair of receiving bars 6. A storage unit 8 is connected to the side plate 2 at the other end of the side plate 2 opposite to the headboard 3.

  The floor board unit 7 has a unit frame 11. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the unit frame 11 has a pair of engaging members 12 formed of angle members forming an engaging portion, and a longitudinally midway portion thereof is connected by a connecting member 13 formed of a square pipe. The distance between the pair of engaging members 12 is set to be approximately the same as the distance between the pair of receiving bars 6. Further, the engaging member 12 is connected by the connecting member 13 with the side bent in an L shape being the outside.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4A, a short tube 14 having a circular cross section is fixed to the upper surface of one end in the longitudinal direction of the pair of engaging members 12. As shown in FIG. 4A, a first bearing member 16 having a first bearing hole 15 is press-fitted and held in the short pipe 14.

  A rotating shaft 17 is rotatably supported by the pair of bearing members 16. The rotary shaft 17 has a cylindrical shape, and a second bearing member 19 having a second bearing hole 18 formed at both ends is press-fitted and fixed. The second bearing hole 18 is open only to one end surface of the second bearing member 19 and is press-fitted into the rotary shaft 17 with the open end facing outward in the axial direction.

The first bearing member 16 and the second bearing member 19 are made of, for example, a synthetic resin having lubricity.
A support shaft 21 with a head 21a is inserted into the first bearing hole 15 and the second bearing hole 18 with the head 21a facing the first bearing member 16 side. Thereby, the rotating shaft 17 is rotatably supported by the support shaft 21.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, a first bracket 22 is fixed to the middle part of the connecting member 13. A second bracket 23 is fixed to the middle portion of the rotating shaft 17. A drive source 25 constituting a drive mechanism 24 is pivotally attached to the first bracket 22. A fixed cylinder 26 is connected to the drive source 25.

  Although not shown in detail in the drive source 25, a motor and a speed reducer are integrated, and the fixed cylinder 26 is provided with a movable shaft 27 that is driven forward and backward in the axial direction by the rotational output of the speed reducer. Yes. The tip of the movable shaft 27 is pivotally attached to the second bracket 23 provided on the rotating shaft 17. Accordingly, when the drive mechanism 24 is operated and the movable shaft 27 is driven to advance and retract in the axial direction, the rotary shaft 17 is rotationally driven in the normal rotation direction or the reverse rotation direction.

As shown in FIG. 3, the base ends of the pair of holding members 28 are fixed to both ends of the rotating shaft 17 in the axial direction. The holding member 28 has a U-shaped cross section with one side surface opened over its entire length, and the base ends are fixed to both ends of the rotating shaft 17 with the opened side surfaces facing each other. A movable floor plate 31 is held by the pair of holding members 28 so that both end portions in the width direction are slidably engaged.
As shown in FIG. 1, the lower surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the pair of holding members 28 are connected by a band plate-like connecting member 32.

  The floor plate unit 7 having the above configuration is detachably held on the bed frame 1 by engaging the pair of engaging members 12 with the receiving bar 6. As shown in FIG. 4, a screw hole 33 is formed in the middle of the engaging member 12 in the longitudinal direction. The screw hole 33 is screwed with a steady screw 34 as a holder that engages with the lower surface of the receiving bar 6.

  Thereby, when the movable floor plate 31 is raised, even if the load applied to the movable floor plate 31 is offset with respect to the width direction, the floor plate unit 7 is lifted from the receiving bar 6 at one end in the width direction. Is prevented.

  The floor unit 7 includes a third bracket 37 provided on the connecting member 13 and one of a pair of holding members 28 that hold the movable floor plate 31, as indicated by a chain line in FIG. A gas spring 38 may be provided between them. As a result, the urging force of the gas spring 38 is applied when the movable floor plate 31 is driven in the raising direction by the drive mechanism 24, so that the raising can be performed smoothly. It becomes possible to slowly fall down by the repulsive force.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the storage unit 8 has a box-like body 35 having the same height as the side plate 2 of the bed frame 1. The box-shaped body 35 is formed in a box shape in which an inlet / outlet port 35f is formed on one side surface by a bottom plate 35a, an upper surface plate 35b, and three side plates 35c to 35e.

  A pair of side plates 35c, 35d located at both ends in the width direction of the loading / unloading port 35f are formed shorter than the length of the bottom plate 35a and the top plate 35b, and one end of the side plates 35c, 35d and the remaining side plate 35e A gap 36 (only one is shown) is formed between them.

  The pair of side plates 35 c and 35 d of the box-like body 35 is attached and fixed to the side plate 2 of the bed frame 1. That is, an L-shaped connector 37 is attached and fixed to the inner surfaces of the other end portions of the pair of side plates 2 by screws 38a. The other side of the connector 37 is inserted into the box-like body 35 through the gap 36.

  A screw 38 b is screwed into the other side of the connector 37 from a portion corresponding to the gap 36 of the upper surface plate 35 b of the box-shaped body 35. Thereby, one end of the box-shaped body 35 on both sides in the width direction and the side plate 2 are connected and fixed.

  The end portions of the side plates 35c, 35d of the box-like body 35 located on the side of the loading / unloading port 35d are fixed by screws 38c screwed into the side plate 2 of the bed frame 1 from the side surfaces of these side plates. Thereby, the box-like body 35 of the storage unit 8 is provided integrally with the bed frame 1.

  Inside the box-shaped body 35, the transport body 41 is accommodated through the loading / unloading opening 35f. The transport body 41 has an end plate 42 that is sized to cover one side surface of the box-shaped body 35 where the insertion / exit port 36f is formed. One end of the side member 43 is connected and fixed. The other end of the pair of side members 43 is connected by a lateral member 44, and the midway portion is connected by a reinforcing member 45.

  Guide grooves 46 are formed on the outer surfaces of the pair of side members 43 over the entire length. As shown in FIG. 7B, the guide groove 46 is formed in a bent portion 46a whose end on the end plate 42 side is slightly bent upward.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, a pair of rollers 47 that engage with the guide grooves 46 are provided on the inner surfaces of the pair of side plates 35 c and 35 d of the box-shaped body 35. Accordingly, the transport body 41 is provided so as to be able to be taken in and out of the box-shaped body 35.

  When the transport body 41 is accommodated in the box-shaped body 35 and the roller 47 is positioned at the bent portion 46a of the bent end portion of the guide groove 46, the frictional force between the roller 47 and the guide groove 46 increases. As a result, the transport body 41 accommodated in the box-shaped body 35 can be prevented from slipping out of the box-shaped body 35.

  A pair of box-shaped storage cases 48 whose upper surfaces are open are placed on the transport body 41 side by side in the loading / unloading direction of the transport body 41. Each storage case 48 stores small items such as clothing.

  As shown in FIGS. 7A and 2, a locking pin 49 is provided upright at one end in the width direction of the front end of the bottom plate 35 a of the box-like body 35. When the transport body 41 is pulled out of the box-shaped body 35 by a predetermined amount, the reinforcing member 45 provided on the transport body 41 engages with the locking pin 49. Thereby, the maximum pull-out amount of the transport body 41 is determined.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (b), when the movable floor plate 31 of the floor plate unit 7 falls down almost horizontally, the upper surface of the movable floor plate 31 becomes the same height as the upper surface plate 35 b of the box-shaped body 35. Then, on the upper surfaces of the movable floor plate 31 and the box-like body 35, a mattress 50 indicated by a chain line in FIG. The mattress 50 is configured to be able to bend according to the raising angle when the movable floor plate 31 is raised.

  According to the reclining type bed apparatus having such a configuration, the floor plate unit 7 is provided at one longitudinal end of the bed frame 1, and the movable floor plate 31 of the floor plate unit 7 can be driven up and down by the drive mechanism 24.

  Therefore, if the movable floor plate 31 is raised, the user who is supine on the mattress 50 can maintain the posture in which the upper body is raised. That is, since the floorboard unit 7 has a reclining function, the user can easily maintain the posture of raising the upper body when reading or watching TV.

  The pair of engaging members 12 of the floor board unit 7 is provided with a steady screw 34 that engages with the lower surface of the receiving bar 6 with which the engaging member 12 is engaged. Therefore, even if the user moves the body in the horizontal direction with the upper body raised, for example, a load may be applied only to one end in the width direction of the raised movable floor 31, the unit frame 11. The other end in the width direction is lifted off the bed frame 1 by the steady screw 34. Therefore, the floorboard unit 7 can be used in a stable state without rattling in the left-right direction when raising the back.

  On the other hand, a storage unit 8 is provided at the other longitudinal end of the bed frame 1. The storage unit 8 has a box-shaped body 35, and a transport body 41 on which a pair of storage cases 48 are placed is accommodated in the box-shaped body 35 so that it can be put in and out. Therefore, accessories such as clothes can be stored in the storage case 48.

  In other words, by providing the storage unit 8 in the bed frame 1, it is possible to provide a storage function for storing small items and the like, so that the added value can be increased as compared with a reclining bed apparatus having only a reclining function.

  8A and 8B are plan views of the bed frame 1 showing another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the direction of the box-shaped body 35 of the storage unit 8 provided in the bed frame 1 is different from that of the above-described embodiment. That is, the box-shaped body 35 is provided with an open / closed opening 35 f on one side face toward one side in the width direction of the bed frame 1.

  Of the pair of side plates 2 of the bed frame 1, one side plate 2 located on the side of the loading / unloading opening 35 f is formed to be shorter by the amount of the box-shaped body 35, and the end thereof is connected to one end of the side plate 35 d of the box-shaped body 35. They are connected by a bracket 55. The other end portion of the side plate 35d is connected to the middle portion of the other side plate 2 of the bed frame 1 by an L-shaped metal fitting 55. FIG. 8B shows an L-shaped metal fitting 55 that connects the box-shaped body 35 and the side plate 2 having a short length.

  Although not shown, the bed frame 1 is provided with a floor board unit as in the above-described embodiment.

  According to the reclining bed apparatus having such a configuration, the transport body 41 on which the storage case 48 (shown in FIG. 5) of the storage unit 8 is placed can be pulled out to the side of the bed frame 1. Therefore, depending on conditions such as the installation location, a space where the carrier 41 can be pulled out behind the bed frame 1 cannot be secured, and even when the space can be secured only on the side, the reclining function can be stored. It can be used as a reclining bed device having a function.

(A) is the side view which raised the movable floor board of the reclining type bed apparatus which shows one embodiment of this invention, (b) is the side view which laid down the movable floor board. The top view of a bed frame. The perspective view of a floor board unit. (A) is sectional drawing which shows the attachment structure of the rotating shaft of a floor board unit, (b) is sectional drawing which shows the engaging member of the floor board unit engaged with the receiving frame of the bed frame. The exploded perspective view of a storage unit. The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the box-shaped body of a storage unit, the conveyance body accommodated in this box-shaped body, and a storage case. (A) is a cross-sectional view of the box-shaped body from which the transport body is removed, (b) is a cross-sectional view of the box-shaped body in which the transport body is accommodated, (c) is a side view of the transport body from which the end plate is removed, (d) ) Is a front view showing a side member of the carrier. The other embodiment of this invention is shown, (a) is a top view of a bed frame, (b) is a top view of the connection part of a box-shaped body and a side plate.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Bed frame, 3 ... Head board, 6 ... Receptacle (receiving part), 7 ... Floor board unit, 8 ... Storage unit, 11 ... Unit frame, 17 ... Rotating shaft, 24 ... Drive mechanism, 31 ... Movable floor board, 34 ... Stabilizer screw (holding tool), 35 ... box-like body, 41 ... conveying body, 48 ... storage case, 34 ... holding tool.

Claims (3)

A bed frame provided with a headboard at one longitudinal end;
A floorboard unit provided at one end of the bed frame on the headboard side;
A storage unit provided at the other end of the bed frame opposite to the headboard;
The floor board unit includes a unit frame that is detachably engaged with and held by the bed frame, and a movable floor board having a base end rotatably provided at one end portion of the unit frame that is located on the opposite side of the head board. A drive mechanism provided on the unit frame for driving the movable floor plate up and down,
The storage unit has a box-shaped body having an upper surface that is substantially the same height as the upper surface of the movable floor plate in a state where the one side surface is open and the movable floor plate is lying down. The reclining type bed apparatus is characterized by comprising a storage case.   The storage unit is provided so that a transport body can be taken in and out of the box-shaped body, and a plurality of storage cases are placed on the transport body side by side in a direction that intersects with the transport direction of the transport body. The reclining bed apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The bed frame has a pair of side plates that are spaced apart from each other in parallel at a predetermined interval. Receiving portions are provided on the inner surfaces of the side plates, and the unit frames of the floor plate unit engage with the receiving portions at both ends in the width direction. Having a joint member,
The reclining bed apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the engaging member engaged with the receiving portion is prevented from floating from the receiving portion by a holder.

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