JP2006131060A - Seat lift - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seat lift which has high convenience even for a person confined to a wheelchair. <P>SOLUTION: A sliding part 47 is slidably provided to a lift 23 moved up and down by a hoisting and lowering mechanism 14 with flexible sliding, and a slide drive part for driving the slide part is provided on the back of the lift 23. Then an engagement flange 62 extended downward is provided to the bending part 61 at the front end of the sliding part 47, and a hook of a seat cushion is allowed to be engaged with the engagement flange 62 at the time of the attachment of the seat cushion to the sliding part 47. Then a front locking nail 73 and a rear locking nail 91 are provided to the sliding part 47. The front locking nail 73 retains a front pipe comprising a frame of a wheel chair, and the rear locking nail 91 retains the rear pipe comprising the frame of the wheelchair. Then a fixing mechanism is formed which fixes the wheelchair 75 arranged on the lift 23 with flexible removability. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a seat elevating device including an elevating part that is displaced between a vehicle interior position and a vehicle exterior position.

  Conventionally, a seat lifting device is known as a device that assists in getting on and off a vehicle (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

This seat elevating device is configured such that a seat provided in the elevating part can be displaced by an elevating mechanism between a vehicle interior position and a vehicle exterior position, and a seated person seated on a seat disposed outside the vehicle interior Can be moved to the passenger compartment while seated.
JP 2001-001812 A

  However, in such a seat raising / lowering device, when a wheelchair user gets on, the wheelchair needs to be stored in the passenger compartment when moving from the wheelchair to the seat.

  For this reason, it has been necessary to provide a vehicle with a device for borrowing another person's hand or storing a wheelchair.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a seat lifting apparatus that is highly convenient for wheelchair users.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the seat lifting / lowering apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention, the lifting / lowering portion is positioned between the vehicle interior position disposed inside the vehicle interior and the vehicle interior exterior position disposed outside the vehicle interior by the elevating mechanism. In the seat elevating device displaced in the above-described manner, a seat cushion that forms a seating surface is detachably provided in the elevating part, and a fixing mechanism that detachably fixes the wheelchair arranged on the elevating part when the cushion is detached. Provided.

  That is, when using the elevating part as a seat, a seat cushion forming a seating surface is fixed to the elevating part. Thereby, the said raising / lowering part provided with the seat cushion is displaced between a vehicle interior position and a vehicle exterior position. For this reason, the seated person seated on the seat cushion can be seated while being seated by moving the lifting part into the passenger compartment while seated on the seat cushion of the lifting part disposed outside the passenger compartment.

  On the other hand, when a wheelchair user gets on the vehicle, the seat cushion is removed from the lifting unit, and the wheelchair is disposed on the lifting unit in a cushion detached state. And the wheelchair on a raising / lowering part is fixed by a fixing mechanism, and it moves to a vehicle interior position by an raising / lowering mechanism. Thereby, the wheelchair user is transferred to the passenger compartment while sitting on the wheelchair.

  According to another aspect of the seat lifting apparatus of the present invention, a seat back that extends along the backrest of the wheelchair when the wheelchair is fixed is provided in the lifting section.

  That is, when the wheelchair is fixed with the wheelchair fixed to the lift, the lift is provided with a seat back that extends along the backrest of the wheelchair.

  For this reason, the vehicle strength requirement as a vehicle seat can be satisfied in the vehicle interior without providing a highly rigid backrest in the wheelchair.

  Furthermore, in the seat lifting apparatus according to claim 3, the armrest is provided to be tiltable on the lifting part, and a recess for receiving the upper part of the wheel of the wheelchair fixed by the fixing mechanism is provided on the lower surface of the armrest. .

  That is, when the wheelchair fixed to the lifting / lowering part is moved into the passenger compartment and used as a vehicle seat, the armrest provided in the lifting / lowering part is tilted. At this time, the lower part of this armrest is provided with a concave part for accommodating the upper part of the wheel of the wheelchair fixed by the fixing mechanism, and the upper part of the wheel is accommodated in the concave part.

  As described above, the seat lifting device according to the first aspect of the present invention can be used as a normal seat lifting device in a state where the seat cushion is fixed to the lifting portion. Thereby, it is possible to get on and off while sitting on the seat, and to assist getting on and off of the elderly and the like.

  On the other hand, when the seat cushion is removed from the elevating part, it can be used as a wheelchair entry / exit device for getting on a vehicle a wheelchair seated by a wheelchair user.

  Therefore, when a wheelchair user gets on the vehicle, the wheelchair can be stored more easily compared to the conventional case where the wheelchair user has to borrow another person's hand or use the wheelchair storage device to store the wheelchair in the passenger compartment. This is unnecessary and improves convenience.

  Further, in the seat lifting apparatus of claim 2, even when the wheelchair is used as a vehicle seat in the vehicle interior, the vehicle strength requirement is satisfied without increasing the rigidity of the backrest of the wheelchair more than necessary. Can do. For this reason, compared with the case where the backrest which satisfy | filled vehicle strength requirements is provided in a wheelchair, the weight reduction of a wheelchair can also be achieved, As a result, the convenience improves.

  Furthermore, in the seat lifting device according to claim 3, when the wheelchair is fixed and used as a vehicle seat, the armrest is tilted so that the upper portion of the wheel of the wheelchair in the fixed state is placed in the recess at the lower portion of the armrest. Can be accommodated.

  For this reason, compared with the case where the wheel upper part of a wheelchair is exposed to the side part of a sheet | seat, the stain | pollution | contamination by a wheel can be prevented.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a view showing a seat elevating device 1 according to the present embodiment. The seat elevating device 1 includes a vehicle interior position 3 in which a seat 2 constituting a rear seat is arranged in a rear compartment I of the vehicle (see FIG. 10), and is configured to be displaceable with respect to the vehicle exterior position 4 disposed outside the vehicle interior O.

  The seat elevating device 1 is fixed to a vehicle body via fixed rails 12 and 12 provided on a floor 11 in the vicinity of an entrance, and a slide mechanism that moves the seat 2 in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the seat 2 includes A slide rotation unit 13 including a rotation mechanism that rotates between a state facing the vehicle front F and a state facing the entrance / exit is provided. The slide rotation unit 13 is provided with an elevating mechanism 14 so that the seat 2 can be raised and lowered by the elevating mechanism 14.

  The elevating mechanism 14 includes a lower arm 21 and an upper arm 22 that extend forward in a tilted state, and the tips of both arms 21 and 22 are supported by support members 24 and 24 erected on the elevating part 23. . As a result, the arms 21 and 22 and the support member 24 form an elevating link 25. By operating the elevating link 25, the elevating unit 23 disposed on the slide rotating unit 13 is moved. The elevator 23 is configured to be able to descend from the surface of the floor 11 by moving to the outside O of the passenger compartment via the entrance / exit and rotating until the arms 21 and 22 are substantially horizontal. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the elevating part 23 includes side members 31, 31 facing each other, and a front cross member 32, a middle cross member 33, and a rear cross member 34 that connect the members 31, 31. The support members 24 and 24 are tiltably provided on the side members 31 and 31 via reclining devices 35 and 35, respectively. L-shaped L-shaped brackets 36 and 36 are fixed to the front cross member 32, and the L-shaped brackets 36 and 36 extend forward.

  Guide plates 42 provided with guide portions 41, 41 are fixed to both sides of the middle cross member 33, and a rear end portion of the guide plates 42 is fixed to the rear cross member 34. Between the front cross member 32 and the middle cross member 33, lower rails 43, 43 extending in the front-rear direction are fixed with bolts 44,. Are fixed to the slide part 47 by bolts 46...

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a slide drive unit 51 is provided on the back surface of the elevating unit 23, and the slide drive unit 51 applies the rotational force from the drive motor 52 to the ball screws 53 and 53. A pair of fixed blocks 54 and 54 for transmission and nut blocks 55 and 55 screwed into the respective ball screws 53 and 53 are constituted. The fixed blocks 54, 54 are fixed by nuts 58,... In a state where stud bolts 56, 56 erected are inserted through bolt holes 57,... Provided in the front cross member 32. The nut blocks 55, 55 are fixed to the slide portion 47 with bolts 58,. Accordingly, the slide portion 47 can be moved back and forth with respect to the lift portion 23 by driving the motor 52.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the slide portion 47 is formed in a rectangular plate shape, and a bent portion 61 that is bent obliquely downward is formed at the front end portion thereof. A locking flange 62 extending downward is formed at the end of the. The slide portion 47 is configured such that a seat cushion 63 as shown in FIG. 5 can be detachably attached, and the front end portion of the seat cushion 63 is attached to the slide portion 47 in the state of being locked. A hook 64 having an L-shaped cross section that is locked to the flange 62 is provided. As a result, the seat cushion 63 is detached from the slide portion 47 as shown in FIG. 1, and the seat cushion 63 is attached to the slide portion 47 to form the seat 2 as shown in FIG. It is comprised so that it can form.

  As shown in FIG. 2, L-shaped tongue pieces 71, 71 extend forward from both sides of the tip of the slide portion 47. A shaft 72 is provided between the tongue pieces 71 and 71, and front lock claws 73 and 73 are provided at both ends of the shaft 72. An arc-shaped cutout 74 is formed at one free end of the front lock claw 73 so that the front pipe 77 constituting the frame 76 of the wheelchair 75 can be held as shown in FIG. It is configured.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a coil spring 82 is provided between the fixed plate 81 fixed to the tongue pieces 71 and 71 and the shaft 72, and the front portion is provided by the coil spring 82. As shown in FIG. 8, the lock claws 73, 73 have one free end provided with the notches 74, 74 extending forward and the other free end on the lower surface of the slide portion 47. It is biased in the abutting direction.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, rear lock claws 91, 91 are rotatably attached to the rear end portion of the slide portion 47 via L-shaped brackets 92, 92. Are formed with slits 93, 93 through which the rear lock claws 91, 91 enter and exit. Arc-shaped notches 94, 94 are also formed at one free end of the rear lock claws 91, 91 so that the rear pipe constituting the frame 76 of the wheelchair 75 can be held ( (Not shown). Coil springs 95, 95 are provided between the rear lock claws 91, 91 and the L-shaped brackets 92, 92. The coil springs 95, 95 cause the rear lock claws 91, 91 to It is urged to be positioned on the lower surface of the slide portion 47. Rollers 96 and 96 are rotatably provided at the other free end of the rear lock claws 91 and 91, respectively.

  Accordingly, when the slide portion 47 is slid rearward with respect to the lifting / lowering portion 23 by the slide drive portion 51, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 9, the other of the front lock claws 73 and 73 is used. The free end portion of the elevating portion 23 abuts on the L-shaped brackets 36, 36 provided on the front cross member 32 of the elevating portion 23, so that one free end portion provided with the cutout portions 74, 74 stands up and rearward. In this state, the wheelchair 75 can be fixed in a state where the front pipe 77 of the wheelchair 75 is held in the notches 74 and 74. In the rear lock claws 91, 91, the rollers 96, 96 provided at the other free end roll the guide portions 41, 41 of the guide plate 42 provided at the middle cross member 33. In the state where one free end portion provided with the notches 94, 94 stands up and tilts backward, the notch portions 94, 94 hold the rear pipe constituting the frame of the wheelchair 75, and the wheelchair 75 is configured to be fixed. Thereby, the raising / lowering part 23 is formed with a fixing mechanism 101 for detachably fixing the wheelchair 75 arranged on the raising / lowering part 23 when the cushion is detached.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the seat back 111 is fixed between the support members 24, 24 provided in the elevating part 23. The seat back 111 is formed to have a predetermined rigidity and is designed to satisfy vehicle strength requirements. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the seat back 111 has a back portion 113 made of cloth bridged to the left and right upright pipes 112, 112 of the wheelchair 75 in a state where the wheelchair 75 is fixed to the elevating portion 23. In FIG. 1, the first backrest 113 is provided at a position extending along the backrest 113.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, arm brackets 121 and 121 extending forward are fixed to the support members 24 and 24, and the arm brackets 121 and 121 include Armrests 122 and 122 on which a seated person places his arms are provided. The armrests 122, 122 are pivotally supported by the arm brackets 121, 121 at their base ends, and are in an upright state 123 standing along the seat back 111, as shown in FIG. The tilted state 124 tilted horizontally can be formed.

  A recess 131 is provided on the lower surface of the armrest 122. When the tilted state 124 is formed, the upper portions of the rear wheels 132 and 132 of the wheelchair 75 fixed by the fixing mechanism 101 are disposed in the recess 131. The armrests 122 and 122 cover the upper portions of the rear wheels 123 and 123.

  In the present embodiment according to the above-described configuration, when the elevating unit 23 is used as the seat 2, a seat cushion 63 that forms a seating surface is attached to the slide unit 47 of the elevating unit 23, and the seat cushion The hook 64 of 63 is locked and fixed to the locking flange 62 of the slide portion 47. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the seat 2 having the seat cushion 63 is formed in the elevating part 23, so that the elevating mechanism 14 that drives the elevating part 23 moves the seat 2 to the vehicle interior position 3. And the vehicle exterior position 4 can be displaced.

  For this reason, the seated person seated in the seat cushion 63 remains seated by moving the lifting and lowering part 23 to the vehicle interior I while sitting on the seat cushion 63 of the lifting and lowering part 23 arranged outside the passenger compartment O. You can get on.

  As described above, in a state in which the seat cushion 63 is fixed to the elevating part 23, it can be used as a normal seat elevating device 1. Thereby, it is possible to get on and off while sitting on the seat 2, and assist the elderly and the like to get on and off.

  On the other hand, when the wheelchair user gets on the vehicle, the seat cushion 63 is removed from the lift 23 and the wheelchair 75 is disposed on the slide portion 47 in the lift 23 in the cushion release state. And the wheelchair 75 on the raising / lowering part 23 is fixed by the fixing mechanism 101, and it moves to the vehicle interior position 3 by the raising / lowering mechanism 14. FIG. Thereby, the wheelchair user is transferred to the vehicle interior I in a state of being seated on the wheelchair 75.

  Thus, when the seat cushion 63 is removed from the elevating part 23, the wheelchair 75 on which the wheelchair user is seated can be used as a wheelchair getting-on / off device.

  Therefore, when a wheelchair user gets on the wheelchair 75, the wheelchair 75 has to be borrowed from another person or the wheelchair 75 must be stored in the vehicle interior I using a wheelchair storage device. Storage work is not necessary, and convenience is improved.

  In addition, when the wheelchair 75 is fixed to the lifting / lowering unit 23, the seatback 111 extending along the backrest 113 of the wheelchair 75 is provided in the lifting / lowering unit 23.

  Therefore, even when the wheelchair 75 is used as a vehicle seat in the vehicle interior I, the vehicle strength requirement can be satisfied without increasing the rigidity of the backrest 113 of the wheelchair 75 more than necessary. For this reason, compared with the case where the backrest 113 which satisfy | filled vehicle strength requirements is provided in the wheelchair 75, the weight reduction of the wheelchair 75 can be achieved.

  Furthermore, when the wheelchair 75 fixed to the lifting / lowering part 23 is moved to the vehicle interior I and used as a vehicle seat, the armrest 122 provided in the lifting / lowering part 23 is tilted. At this time, the lower part of the armrest 122 is provided with a recess 131 for accommodating the upper part of the rear wheel 132 of the wheelchair 75 fixed by the fixing mechanism 101, and the upper part of the rear wheel 132 is provided in the recess 131. Be contained.

  For this reason, the upper part of the rear wheel 132 of the wheelchair 75 is accommodated in the recess 131 at the lower part of the armrest 122, so that the upper part of the rear wheel 132 can be prevented from being exposed. Therefore, as compared with the case where the upper portion of the rear wheel 132 of the wheelchair 75 is exposed to the side portion of the seat 2, contamination by the rear wheel 132 can be prevented.

It is a perspective view which shows one embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the principal part of the embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state which looked at the raising / lowering part of the embodiment from the back surface. It is a perspective view which shows the raising / lowering part of the embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the seat cushion of the embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the seat cushion was attached to the raising / lowering part of the embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the wheelchair was attached to the raising / lowering part of the embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state before attaching a wheelchair to the raising / lowering part of the embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the slide part from the raising / lowering part of the embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state which has arrange | positioned the raising / lowering part of the embodiment in the vehicle interior position.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Seat raising / lowering device 2 Seat 3 Position in vehicle interior 4 Position outside vehicle compartment 14 Lifting mechanism 23 Lifting part 47 Slide part 62 Locking flange 63 Seat cushion 75 Wheelchair 101 Fixing mechanism 111 Seat back 113 Backrest 122 Armrest 131 Recessed part 132 Rear wheel

Claims (3)

In the seat elevating device in which the elevating part is displaced between a vehicle interior position arranged inside the vehicle interior and a vehicle exterior position arranged outside the vehicle interior by the elevating mechanism,
A seat cushion that forms a seating surface is detachably provided in the elevating part, and a seating mechanism is provided for fixing the wheelchair arranged on the elevating part so as to be detachable when the cushion is detached. apparatus.   The seat elevating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a seat back extending along a backrest of the wheelchair is provided in the elevating part when the wheelchair is fixed. The armrest is provided in the elevating part so as to be tiltable, and a recess for accommodating the upper part of the wheel of the wheelchair fixed by the fixing mechanism is provided in the lower surface of the armrest. Seat lifting device.

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