JP2006346312A - Handrail apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handrail apparatus which can be provided in a desired place even if there is no raised structure such as a wall therearound without the need of constructions requiring time and labor, can be brought into a compact state when it is housed, is reduced in weight and can be very easily assembled in an installation place. <P>SOLUTION: Half parts 4 of left and right side frames 3 are arranged on both left and right sides of a toilet bowl B, the attaching pipe 27 of a front side connection pipe 7 is put onto a shaft 11 on the front side from the upper part, and the shaft 11 on the front side is inserted into to the attaching pipe 27. Then, the attaching pipe 27 of a rear side connection pipe 9 is put onto a shaft 11 on the rear side from the upper part. The shaft 11 projecting from the attaching pipe 27 of the half part 3 is inserted into the round hole 13 of the half part 6 of the left side frame 3, the shaft 11 projecting from the attaching pipe 27 of the half part 3 is inserted into the round hole 13 of the half part 6 of the right side frame 3, and the assembly of the handrail apparatus 1 is completed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a handrail device, and more particularly to a handrail device that can be provided regardless of the installation location.

As described in Patent Document 1, a handrail for a toilet is attached to a standing structure such as a wall.
However, when a handrail for a toilet is attached after building a building, it is necessary to perform a relatively time-consuming work. Further, depending on the structure of the wall or the like, it may not be possible to attach the handrail for reasons such as insufficient strength. Such a situation is not limited to handrails for toilets, but the same applies to handrails for pedestrians provided near stairs and slopes.
In particular, when a handrail for a toilet is retrofitted on a wall or the like, the distance from the toilet to the handrail may be too long, and it may be extremely difficult to use.

In recent years, temporary toilets to be installed in an emergency such as an earthquake have been developed, but most of them have no handrail around the toilets of the temporary toilets. In particular, it is difficult for an elderly person or a disabled person to use such a temporary toilet.
On the other hand, handrails for temporary toilets are stored in warehouses other than in an emergency, so they are required to be compact and take up little space, and are not bulky for easy transportation. It must also be lightweight. It is also required that it can be assembled very easily at the installation location.
JP 2002-102119 A

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above-mentioned conventional problems, does not require labor-intensive work, and can be provided in a desired place even if there is no structure such as a wall standing around it. It is another object of the present invention to provide a handrail device that can be compact and lightweight when housed and can be assembled very easily at an installation location.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the invention of claim 1 is directed to a standing frame installed on a floor, a self-standing means for making the standing frame self-supporting, and a connection for connecting the standing frames to each other. In the handrail device having a member, the standing frame can be divided, a fitting portion is fixed to one side of the divided standing frame, and a fitted portion to which the fitting portion is fitted is fitted to the other side. It is a handrail device that is provided and assembles a divided standing frame by fitting the fitting portion to the fitted portion.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the handrail device according to the first aspect, a fitting portion is provided at an end portion of the connecting member, and the fitting portion is inserted into the fitting portion and fitted. The handrail device is characterized in that the portion is fitted to the fitted portion, and the connecting member is connected to the standing frame.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the handrail device according to the first or second aspect, the handrail device is for a toilet provided in the vicinity of the toilet bowl, and a pair of standing frames are provided and arranged on both left and right sides of the toilet bowl, respectively. A handrail device comprising a connecting member that connects the front end portions of the left and right standing frames and a connecting member that connects the rear end portions of the left and right standing frames. .

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the handrail device according to the third aspect, at least one of the connecting members is partly curved downward and installed on the floor. It is.

  A fifth aspect of the present invention is the handrail device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, further comprising a height adjusting means for adjusting a height dimension of the standing frame. .

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the handrail device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the standing frame frame is detachably provided with a seating portion on which a person can sit. It is a handrail device.

  A seventh aspect of the present invention is the handrail device according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, wherein the handrail device is detachably provided with traveling means that allows the vehicle to travel when pressed by a person.

  The invention of claim 8 is the handrail device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the handrail device is for a pedestrian provided in a staircase or the like, and the connecting member is a handrail. It is a handrail device.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the handrail device according to the eighth aspect, the support frame is provided with an extension portion extending downward from the other portion, and the extension portion is provided at a lower step portion of a step portion such as a staircase. The handrail device is characterized in that the other part of the support frame is disposed on the upper part of the step part, and the support frame can be installed horizontally.

A tenth aspect of the present invention is the handrail device according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, further comprising a fixing means for fixing the standing frame to the floor.
It is.

According to the handrail device of the present invention, labor-intensive work is unnecessary, and even if there are no standing structures such as walls around, it can be provided in a desired place.
Further, it can be compact when stored and is lightweight and can be assembled very easily at the installation site.

A handrail device 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 will be described.
The handrail device 1 is for a toilet and is provided in the vicinity of a Western-style toilet B, and includes a pair of left and right side frames 3 as a pair of standing frames, a front connection pipe 7 as a connection member, and a rear connection pipe 9. Are the main components, and all of these are constituted by aluminum alloy pipes or the like.

The side frame 3 can be divided into two at substantially the center in the vertical direction, and can be divided into a lower half 4 and an upper half 6.
The half part 4 is formed in a “U” shape in which the horizontal pipe 4a and the vertical pipe 4b are connected to both ends of the horizontal pipe 4a. The half portion 6 is formed in a substantially “U” shape by a horizontal pipe 6a, a vertical pipe 6b continuous to the rear end of the horizontal pipe 6a, and an inclined pipe 6c and vertical pipe 6d continuous to the front end of the horizontal pipe 6a. Has been.
A shaft 11 as a fitting portion is attached to the tip of the vertical pipe 4b of the half portion 4. Moreover, the round hole 13 as a to-be-fitted part which the shaft 11 fits is formed in the front-end | tip part of the vertical pipe 6b of the half part 6. As shown in FIG. Pin insertion holes 15 and 17 are respectively formed in the middle portions of the vertical pipes 6b and 6d, and the pin insertion holes 15 and 17 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction.

The pin 19 is inserted into the pin insertion hole 15 or 17, and a female screw is formed at the tip, and a nut 21 is attached to the female screw. These pin insertion holes 15 and 17, the pin 19 and the nut 21 constitute a height adjusting means.
Two anti-slip installation parts 23 made of synthetic resin such as silicon rubber are attached to the central part of the horizontal pipe 4a of the half part 4. A grip portion 25 made of a synthetic resin such as urethane foam is attached to the central portion of the horizontal pipe 6a of the half portion 6. The grip portion 25 is coated with a fluorescent paint so that it can be easily seen even in the dark.

  Since the front connection pipe 7 and the rear connection pipe 9 have the same shape, the front connection pipe 7 will be described as a representative example. The front connection pipe 7 is configured by integrally forming left and right side portions extending in the horizontal direction, inclined portions continuing to both end portions, and a central portion continuing to the inclined portions. An attachment pipe 27 as a fitted portion is fixed to the left and right ends of the front connection pipe 7, and the attachment pipe 27 extends in the vertical direction. The mounting pipe 27 is formed in a short dimension, and the diameter is formed in the same dimension as the left and right side frames 3. An anti-slip installation portion 23 is attached to the center portion of the front connection pipe 7.

  When the handrail device 1 is stored or transported, the halves 4 and 6 of the left and right side frames 3, the front connection pipe 7 and the rear connection pipe 9 are separated and overlapped in the thickness direction. And put them together. In this way, the handrail device 1 can be made extremely compact and can be stored in a warehouse or the like without taking up space. Further, since it is made of an aluminum alloy, it is lightweight and easy to handle during transportation.

Next, an operation for assembling the handrail device 1 will be described.
First, the half parts 4 of the left and right side frames 3 are arranged on the left and right sides of the toilet bowl B, and the left and right mounting pipes 27 of the front connection pipe 7 are inserted into the front shaft 11 of the left and right half parts 4 from above, The shaft 11 is inserted into the mounting pipe 27. Thereby, the half part 4 and the front side connection pipe 7 will be in the state which becomes independent on a floor. Next, the attachment pipe 27 of the rear connection pipe 9 is inserted into the rear shaft 11 from above.
Since each of the left and right side frames 3 has a total of four shafts 11 projecting from the mounting pipe 27, the tip ends of the shafts 11 protrude from the mounting pipe 27. The holes 13 are inserted and fitted to complete the assembly of the handrail device 1. In this way, the handrail device 1 can be assembled very easily because basically only six parts are combined.
In this handrail device 1, the lower ends of the left and right side frames 3, the front connection pipe 7 and the rear connection pipe 9 are installed on the floor via the installation unit 23.

As shown in FIG. 3, if the shaft 11 is inserted into the round hole 13 without attaching the pin 19 to the half portion 6, the shaft enters the deepest position of the half portion 4, and the half portion 6 is held at the lowest position.
When adjusting the height of the left and right side frames 3, the pin 19 is inserted into the pin insertion hole 15 or 17 of the half 6, and the nut 21 is inserted into the tip of the pin 19 protruding from the pin insertion hole 15 or 17. Install. When the shaft 11 is inserted into the round hole 13 of the half portion 6 in this manner, the tip end surface of the shaft 11 abuts and is supported by the pin 19 penetrating the vertical pipe of the side frame 3, and the half portion 6 has a predetermined height. Held in.
If the shaft 11 is inserted into the round hole 13 with the pin 19 attached to the pin insertion hole 17 as shown in FIG. 4, the tip end surface of the shaft 11 abuts so that the half portion 6 has the lowest value described above. Held in a higher middle position.
If the shaft 11 is inserted into the round hole 13 with the pin 19 attached to the pin insertion hole 15, the half part 6 is held at the highest position. In this way, the height of the side frame 3 can be adjusted in three stages.

If the handrail device 1 is arranged in the vicinity of the toilet bowl B, when the person sits on the toilet seat and stands up from the toilet seat B1, the left and right side frames 3 are used as handrails, and the body is held with the grip portion 25. Can do. Therefore, even an elderly person or a physically handicapped person can sit and stand from the toilet seat B1 safely and easily. Since the grip portion 25 is made of a synthetic resin such as a urethane foam having an appropriate elasticity and anti-slip function, even a person with a weak grip force can surely grip it.
Moreover, since the installation part 23 for anti-slip | skid comprised with synthetic resins, such as a silicone rubber, is attached to the left and right side frames 3, the front side connection pipe 7, and the rear side connection pipe 9, what kind of material the floor surface is Even if it is comprised by, it is possible to prevent that the handrail apparatus 1 moves carelessly.

A handrail device 31 according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5 will be described.
Since the handrail device 31 has substantially the same configuration as the handrail device of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment are given to the same components, and the description thereof is omitted. Is omitted, and only different components will be described. This also applies to the description of the third to eighth embodiments.
Since a tank T is provided behind the toilet bowl Ba, a rear connection pipe 33 that is curved rearward so as to escape the tank T is used. An attachment pipe 27 is fixed to the rear connection pipe 33, and the attachment method to the side frame 3 is the same as that of the handrail device 1 of the first embodiment.

A handrail device 41 according to the third embodiment shown in FIG. 6 will be described.
Since the two water absorption pipes P are connected to the rear part of the toilet bowl Bb, a rear side connection pipe 43 that curves to escape the two water absorption pipes P is used. The rear connecting pipe 43 is formed with an upper curved portion 45 that curves upward at the center, and lower curved portions 47 and 49 that curve downward on the left and right sides across the upper curved portion 45. ing. And the water absorption pipe P is located in the upper side curved part 45, and the lower side curved halls 47 and 49 are installed in the floor.

A handrail device 51 according to the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 7 will be described.
The handrail device 51 includes four hook-and-loop fasteners 53 as fixing means. The female side 53a of the hook-and-loop fastener 53 is adhered to the floor, and the side frame 3 is placed thereon. The male side 53b of the hook-and-loop fastener 53 covers the horizontal pipe of the half part 4 from above and is connected to the female side 53a. Thereby, the handrail device 51 is fixed to the floor via the hook-and-loop fastener 53. Therefore, it is possible to more reliably prevent the handrail device 51 from inadvertently moving.

  In this handrail device 51, a grip portion 55 fixed by a hook-and-loop fastener 57 is attached to the horizontal pipe 6a. When the grip portion 55 is unfolded, it has a rectangular plate shape, and the female side 57a and the male side 57b of the hook-and-loop fastener 57 are fixed to the left and right ends of the grip portion 55, respectively. And the grip part 55 is wound around the horizontal pipe 6a, and it fixes by connecting the female side 57a and male side 57b of the hook_and_loop | surface fastener 57. FIG.

A handrail device 61 according to the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 8 will be described.
This handrail device 61 includes a seating portion 63 and also has a function as a chair. The seating portion 63 includes a plate-like portion 65 and four hook portions 67 having lower ends fixed to the left and right sides of the plate-like portion 65. The upper end portion of the hook portion 67 is formed in a shape that curves in the left-right direction, and the hook 67 is hung on the horizontal pipe 6 a of the side frame 3 to lock the plate-like portion 65. And if it sits on the plate-shaped part 65, it can be used as a chair.

  The handrail device 61 is disposed around a toilet Bc that can be carried for care. When the toilet is used, the seat portion 63 is removed and the side frame 3 is used as a handrail. When the toilet is not used, the seat 63 is attached to the side frame 3 as described above and used as a chair. In this way, not only can the chair function be added to the handrail device 61, but there is no sense of discomfort even if the toilet Bc is left in the hospital room or the like.

A handrail device 71 according to a sixth embodiment shown in FIG. 9 will be described.
The handrail device 71 includes a seating portion 63, a caster 73 as a traveling means, a step 75, and the like, and also has a function as a wheelchair.
The seating part 63 is the same as that provided in the handrail device 61 according to the fifth embodiment. The four casters 73 are attached to the four vertical pipes 4b of the half part 4 of the side frame 3, respectively.
The step 75 is locked to a support member 77 attached to the vertical pipe 4b of the side frame 3 so as to protrude forward.

  Two rear connection pipes 9 are provided, and the two rear connection pipes 9 are passed through the shaft 11 so as to overlap in the vertical direction. The rear connecting pipe 9 arranged on the upper side is arranged with the curved side up, and the rear connecting pipe 9 arranged on the lower side is arranged with the curved side down. Among these, the upper rear connecting pipe 9 functions as a backrest when the handrail device 71 is used as a wheelchair and also functions as a handle for pushing the handrail device 71. That is, when a person sits on the plate-like portion 65 of the seating portion 63 and holds and pushes the rear connection pipe 9 disposed on the upper side, the handrail device 61 can travel and can be used as a wheelchair.

A handrail device 81 according to a seventh embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 will be described.
This handrail device 81 is provided in the vicinity of a staircase or a slope.
In the handrail device 81, the side frame 3 is used, and the vertical pipe 4b of the half part 4 and the vertical pipe 6b of the half part 6 are arranged in a posture that becomes the lower side, that is, the side installed on the floor. Therefore, the half part 4 and the half part 6 are provided side by side in the horizontal direction.
Reference numeral 83 denotes a support frame, and the support frame 83 includes a front half 85 and a rear half 87. Since the half part 85 and the half part 87 have the same shape, the half part 85 will be described as a representative example. The half 85 includes an inclined pipe 89 and a horizontal lateral pipe 91 formed integrally with the inclined pipe 89. An attachment pipe 27 is provided at the end of the half portion 85 on the inclined pipe 89 side, and an attachment pipe 92 is provided at the end on the side pipe 91 side. The attachment pipes 27 and 92 are provided so as to be orthogonal to the inclined pipe 89 and the lateral pipe 91. The attachment pipe 92 is formed to have a longer dimension than the attachment pipe 27.

Reference numeral 93 denotes a handrail pipe as a connecting member. The handrail pipe 93 has a straight length and is provided with mounting pipes 27 at both ends thereof. The attachment pipe 27 is provided so as to be orthogonal to the handrail pipe 93.
The shaft 11 on the upper side of the half part 4 is passed through the attachment pipe 27 on the half part 85, the attachment pipe 27 on one end side of the handrail pipe 93 and the attachment pipe 27 on the half part 87, and the shaft on the lower side of the half part 4 11 is passed through the attachment pipe 92 of the half 85 and the attachment pipe 92 of the half 87. Then, the upper and lower shafts 11 of the half part 4 are inserted and fitted into the round holes 13 of the half part 6.

The support frame 83 is connected to the other end side of the handrail pipe 93 in the same manner as described above (see FIG. 10). Then, as shown in FIG. 12, support frames 83 are installed above and below the stairs K, and the support frames 83 are fixed to the floor Y by hook-and-loop fasteners 53. In this way, the handrail frame 93 functions as a handrail used when going up and down the stairs K.
According to the handrail device 81, it is possible to provide handrails on the stairs without performing construction at any place.
If the handrail pipe 94 having the rising portion 94a shown in FIG. 11 is used instead of the handrail pipe 93, the height position of the handrail can be increased by the size of the rising portion.

A handrail device 101 according to an eighth embodiment shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 will be described.
Since the handrail device 101 has the same configuration as that of the handrail device 81 according to the seventh embodiment, only the difference will be described, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the seventh embodiment. A description thereof will be omitted.
As shown in FIG. 13, when the width dimension in the front-rear direction of the step board Ka of the stairs K is small and the support frame 83 cannot be placed on the stepped surface Ka for one step, the support frame 103 is shown in FIG. The front half 105 and the rear half 87 are configured so as to be able to cope with this.

  The half 105 is an inclined pipe 107, a horizontal horizontal pipe 109 formed continuously at the lower end of the inclined pipe 107, an inclined pipe 111 formed continuously from the horizontal pipe 109 and extending obliquely upward, and further inclined. The pipe 111 is connected to the upper end of the pipe 111 and extends in the horizontal direction. An attachment pipe 92 is provided at the other end of the transfer pipe 113. The length of the half part 105 is longer than that of the half part 87 by the dimension below the transfer pipe 113, and the part below the transfer pipe 113 is an extension. The length dimension of the half portion 105 below the transfer pipe 113 is set to the same dimension as the height of the stepped K kick Kb.

  Therefore, in this handrail device 101, as shown in FIG. 13, the half part 87 of the support frame 103 is installed on one step board Ka of the upper stage part of the stairs K, and the half part 105 is placed on the lower stage part step board Ka one step below. Can be installed. Therefore, the present invention can be applied to a staircase having a small width dimension in the front-rear direction of the tread board Ka.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and the present invention can be changed even if there is a design change without departing from the gist of the present invention. included.
For example, in the above embodiment, the side frame, the support frame, and the connecting member are made of an aluminum alloy pipe. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the side frame, the support frame, and the connecting member may be made of metal other than aluminum alloy, plastic, or the like. Good.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although it was set as the structure which escapes the tank arrange | positioned on the back side of a toilet bowl by changing the shape of a rear side connection pipe variously, the structure which can change the height position of a rear side connection pipe It is good. For example, the rear connection pipe is formed in a U-shape, and a cylindrical body that can penetrate the rear connection pipe is provided in the left and right side frames, and the bending direction of the U-shaped rear connection pipe is set in the cylindrical body. It is good also as a structure which provides the fixing means which penetrates in the upper side and can fix a rear side connection pipe in arbitrary positions. For example, the fixing means is such that a radial hole is formed in the longitudinal pipe of the cylindrical body and the rear connecting pipe, a bolt is inserted into this hole, and a nut is attached to the female screw formed in the portion protruding from the hole. It may be configured.

It is a perspective view of the handrail device concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the handrail apparatus of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the adjustment method of the height dimension of the handrail apparatus of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the adjustment method of the height dimension of the handrail apparatus of FIG. It is a perspective view of the handrail device concerning a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the handrail device concerning a 3rd embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the handrail device concerning a 4th embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the handrail device concerning a 5th embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the handrail device concerning a 6th embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the handrail device concerning a 7th embodiment of the present invention. It is a partially exploded perspective view of the handrail device of FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which installed the handrail apparatus of FIG. 10 on the stairs. It is a figure which shows the state which installed the handrail apparatus which concerns on the 8th Embodiment of this invention in the stairs. FIG. 14 is a partially exploded perspective view of the handrail device of FIG. 13.

Explanation of symbols

1, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 101 Handrail device 3 Side frame 4 Side frame half 6 Side frame half 4a Horizontal pipe 4b Vertical pipe 6a Horizontal pipe 6b Vertical pipe 6c Inclined pipe 6d Vertical Pipe 7 Front side connection pipe 9 Rear side connection pipe 11 Shaft 13 Round hole 15, 17 Pin insertion hole 19 Pin 21 Nut 23 Non-slip installation part 25 Grip part 27 Mounting pipe 53 Surface fastener 53a Female side 53b surface of surface fastener Fastener male side 57 Surface fastener 57a Female surface 57b surface fastener male side 63 Seating part 65 Plate-like part 67 Hook part 73 Caster 75 Step 77 Support member 83, 103 Support frame 85 Front half part 87 Rear side Half 89 Inclined pipe 91 Horizontal pipe 92 Mounting pipe 93 Handrail Type 105 front halves 107 inclined pipe 109 transverse pipe 111 inclined pipe B, Ba, Bb toilet B1 seat P water supply pipe

Claims (10)

  In the handrail device having a standing frame installed on the floor, a self-supporting means for allowing the standing frame to stand independently, and a connecting member for connecting the standing frames, the standing frame can be divided, and one of the divided standing frames A fitting portion is fixed on the side, and a fitted portion to which the fitting portion is fitted is provided on the other side, and the fitting portion is fitted to the fitted portion and divided standing A handrail device characterized by assembling a frame.   The handrail device according to claim 1, wherein a fitting portion is provided at an end portion of the connecting member, the fitting portion is inserted into the fitting portion, and the fitting portion is used as the fitting portion. A handrail device that is fitted and connects a connecting member to a standing frame.   The handrail device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the handrail device is for a toilet provided in the vicinity of a toilet bowl, and a pair of standing frames are provided on both left and right sides of the toilet bowl to be handrails. A handrail device comprising: a connecting member for connecting front end portions of the standing frame; and a connecting member for connecting rear end portions of the left and right standing frames.   The handrail device according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the connecting members is partly curved downward and installed on the floor.   The handrail device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising height adjusting means for adjusting a height dimension of the standing frame.   The handrail device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the standing frame frame is detachably provided with a seating portion on which a person can sit.   7. The handrail device according to claim 6, further comprising a detachable traveling means that allows the vehicle to travel when pressed by a person.   The handrail device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the handrail device is for a pedestrian provided on a staircase or the like, and the connecting member serves as a handrail.   9. The handrail device according to claim 8, wherein the support frame is provided with an extension portion extending downward from other portions, and the extension portion is provided at a lower step portion of a step portion such as a staircase and the other portion of the support frame. A handrail device characterized in that the portion is arranged on the upper step portion of the step portion and the support frame can be installed horizontally. The handrail device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising fixing means for fixing the standing frame to the floor.

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