JP2006055526A - Arm pillow for chair - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new arm pillow for a chair which enables a person seated on a wheelchair, common chair, car seat or the like to rest with the arms put on it, and can also be used as a simple table. <P>SOLUTION: The arm pillow 1 is formed of a member having a cushioning property used by placing on thighs 6a, 6b of the person 6 seated on the chair 5. The lower face is formed to a tilted face suitable for the forward-bent posture of the thighs 6a, 6b of the seated person. The upper face side is held nearly horizontally with the pillow placed on the thighs 6a, 6b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention is an arm pillow for a chair that can be used as a simple table that can be rested by a seated person such as a wheelchair, a normal chair, or a car seat, and is particularly applicable to a wheelchair. Concerning useful arm pillows.

  Traditionally, seated persons in wheelchairs and regular chairs rest on their armrests with their left and right arms, but depending on the seated person, both armrest heights are too high or too low. Even if you put your arm on it, it was not stable. , Car seats, etc.

  Also, even if the armrest is at an appropriate height, depending on the seated person, the armrests are too wide on the left and right sides, so that both arms are always spread out and it is easy to get tired, or the tip of the wrist is not supported Sometimes I got tired.

  In addition, depending on the seated person, the posture may bend forward and the body may collapse forward, compressing the internal organs, or may be in a posture that collapses so that the pelvis may shift forward and warp. There was a risk of falling if the wheelchair was moved.

  Therefore, it is preferable to have an auxiliary member that can rest on the arm separately from the armrest and supports the body so that the body does not collapse forward, but such a member has not been proposed at present. Patent Document 1 proposes a nursing care vehicle to which a table that is rotatably supported near the rear end of a wheelchair and that is held horizontally when rotated forward is attached. If you place this table horizontally and put your arms on the table, you can rest both arms, but the height of the table is about the same as the armrest, so depending on the person it is too high In some cases, the user may get tired, and since the table base is made of a hard member, the arm may become painful when placed on the table for a long time. Furthermore, when getting on and off the care vehicle, it is necessary to rotate the table each time, which is annoying.

Patent Documents 2 and 3 propose tables in which left and right end portions can be placed and fixed between the left and right armrests of a wheelchair. The tables according to these proposals are also fixed at the height position of the armrests. Therefore, it may be too high or too low like the table in Patent Document 1, and the table plate is too hard and the arm hurts if left on for a long time. there were.
JP 2001-321401 A JP 2004-148077 A JP 2000-325398 A

  In the present invention, an arm pillow that can be rested by a seated person such as a wheelchair, a normal chair, or a car seat is not proposed at this time, and a conventional auxiliary table for a chair is a substitute. In view of the fact that this is not possible, it is an object of the present invention to provide an arm pillow that is particularly applicable to a wheelchair seated person.

  The configuration of the present invention made for the purpose of solving the above problems is an arm pillow formed by a cushioning member used by being placed on the thigh of a seated person of a chair, the lower surface side being It is formed on an inclined surface corresponding to the forward tilt posture of the thigh of the seated person, and the upper surface side is held substantially horizontally when placed on the thigh.

  In the above-described configuration, the present invention may form one or two curved portions covering the upper and lower thighs of the seated person on the inclined surface from the upper side. A clamping member formed of a cushioning member may be detachably attached between the two bent portions. Further, there is a configuration in which the rear part of the arm pillow is formed as a curved surface that comes into contact with the abdomen of the seated person. Further, it is preferable that the cushioning member is formed by forming a flexible sheet material such as a synthetic resin, a cloth, or a leather on the outside and filling the inside with a flexible member. Moreover, the upper surface side may be used as a top plate of a simple table.

  Since the arm pillow of the present invention is used by being placed on the thigh of a seated person such as a wheelchair, a normal chair, or a car seat, it is not limited by the type or structure of the chair or wheelchair, Since the upper surface side is held horizontally at a height just right for the seated person based on the seated person, there is no fatigue even if the arm is put on. Further, since the arm pillow of the present invention is formed of a cushioning member, not only the lower surface side but also the upper surface side has a soft contact, and even if the arm is put on for a long time, it does not get tired. In addition, the arm pillow of the present invention has an elbow on its upper surface and can prevent the body from collapsing forward or curling back, thus stabilizing the seated person even while moving a wheelchair or riding in a car The effect that it can be hold | maintained to the attitude | position which acquired is acquired.

  Furthermore, the arm pillow according to the present invention can be stably held on the thigh of the seated person when the left and right thighs of the seated person are provided with curved groove parts covering from above on the inclined surface on the lower surface side. In addition, the use of the horizontal surface on the upper surface side as the top plate of the simple table provides an effect of enabling simple work and light eating and drinking.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a plan view of an example of the arm pillow of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the arm pillow of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a right side view of the arm pillow of FIG. 1, and FIG. It is a perspective view shown.

  In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an arm pillow, which is formed of a cushioning member. Here, the outside is formed of a flexible sheet material made of synthetic resin, and the inside is filled with an elastic member such as a sponge material. In addition to the synthetic resin, a flexible sheet material such as cloth or leather can be used as the outer sealing material. As the elastic member, a thermoplastic elastomer material, batting, air (air), a gel material, a spring, a foamed synthetic resin material, or the like, for example, a thermoplastic foamed polyurethane resin material or the like can be used. Further, the entire arm pillow may be formed of only a cushioning material without providing a sheet material on the outside. In addition, 1a is a fastener provided at the opening of the outer sheet when a sponge material or the like is put inside.

  The arm pillow 1 has a lower surface formed on an inclined surface corresponding to the forward tilting posture of the thigh of the seated person of the wheelchair. Reference numerals 2a and 2b denote left and right curved portions formed in front of the inclined surface on the lower surface side of the arm pillow 1, and are formed so as to cover the left and right thighs of a wheelchair seated person from above. Here, the two bent portions are formed on the left and right sides, but there are cases where one bent portion is formed without dividing the left and right sides.

  3 is a heel curved surface formed in the rear part of the arm pillow 1, and is formed in a size that can be fitted over the abdomen of the seated person. Reference numeral 4 denotes a clamping member which is detachably attached by a hook-and-loop fastener m between the left and right bent portions 2a and 2b on the lower surface side of the arm pillow 1, and is formed of a cushioning member. Depending on the seated person, there are cases where the knees of both legs remain in contact with each other and hurt, so that the sandwiching member 4 can hold both knees in an open state (a state where they are not in contact with each other). Because. Another reason is that the seated person can stably support the arm pillow 1 by sandwiching the clamping member 4 between the left and right thighs.

  Next, the use state of the arm pillow 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, 5 is a wheelchair, and 5 a is an armrest of the wheelchair 5. 6 is a seated occupant in this wheelchair 5, and the arm pillow 1 covers left and right curved parts 2a and 2b on the left and right thighs 6a and 6b of the seated person 6 inside the armrest 5a. It is placed in the state. In this state, both the arms 6c and 6d of the seated person can rest on the upper surface of the arm pillow 1, so that both arms 6c and 6d can rest.

  In addition, in the state shown in FIG. 4, since the upper surface side of the arm pillow 1 is held substantially horizontally, the upper surface of the arm pillow 1 can be used like a top plate of a simple table, a sandwich or the like is placed on the upper surface, You can have a simple meal. Moreover, when reading a book or reading a newspaper, they can be read by placing them on the upper surface of the arm pillow 1 and can be read with an elbow on the upper surface of the arm pillow 1.

  The arm pillow of the present invention is not mounted on a chair or a wheelchair, but is used by being placed on the thigh of the seated person and made of a light material, so when the seated person gets on and off the wheelchair It will not get in the way. In addition, because it is cushioning and soft as a whole, it is easy to hit, and even if you use it for a long time with your elbows to support your body, your arm will not hurt. Further, since it can be used not only in wheelchairs but also in ordinary chairs, sofas, automobile seats, etc., the range of use is wide.

The top view of an example of this invention arm pillow. The front view of the arm pillow of FIG. The right view of the arm pillow of FIG. The perspective view which shows the use condition of the arm pillow of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Arm pillow
2a, 2b Left and right curved parts 3 Curved surface 4 Holding member 5 Wheelchair 6 Seated person

Claims (6)

  An arm pillow formed of a cushioning member that is used by being placed on the thigh of a seated occupant of a chair, and the lower surface is formed on an inclined surface that matches the forward tilting posture of the thigh of the seated occupant An arm pillow for a chair, wherein the upper surface side is held substantially horizontally when placed on the thigh.   The arm pillow for a chair according to claim 1, wherein one or two bent portions are formed on the inclined surface so as to cover the left and right thighs of the seated person from above.   The arm pillow for a chair according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a pinching member formed of a cushioning member is detachably attached between the two bent portions on the middle or the left and right of the bent portion.   The arm pillow for a chair according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a rear portion of the arm pillow is formed as a saddle curved surface that contacts the abdomen of a seated person.   The chair member according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cushioning member is formed of a flexible sheet material such as a synthetic resin, a cloth, or a leather on the outside and is filled with a resilient member. Arm pillow. The arm pillow for a chair according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the upper surface side is used as a top plate of a simple table.

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