JP2007054181A - Wheelchair - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wheelchair which prevents a slanting sitting posture of a user on the wheelchair (a care vehicle) safely and appropriately in accordance with the condition of the user and holds the posture easily. <P>SOLUTION: The wheelchair comprises: a seat section 11 containing a sitting surface section 20 on which a user sits and a backrest section including a backrest unit 30; and a frame section 50 for supporting the seat section and wheels. The sitting surface section 20 has an inclining angle setting means for inclining the upper surface of the sitting surface section at a predetermined angle in the transverse direction by moving at least one of right and left ends, with regard to the travel direction, of the sitting surface section 20 in the vertical direction, and holding means 22 and 23 for holding the inclining condition of the sitting surface section. With such a configuration, the inclining angle can be set while the user sits of the wheelchair. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement in a wheelchair (assistance vehicle) that can be run or transported while a user is seated on a seat.

Many wheelchairs that have been used in the past use what is called a large JIS standard. In the case of such a wheelchair, the seat width × depth is 400 × 400 mm or more, which is too large for a user including many elderly people, causing the collapse of the sitting posture and promoting the posture such as oblique sitting. Sometimes.
In the case of sitting at an angle, if the scoliosis of the spinal column eventually develops or the contact pressure distribution on the body in the sitting position becomes inappropriate, the contact pressure concentrates on a specific location for a long time, causing pressure ulcers, etc. .

When such a state deteriorates, it is often countered by interposing a pad with a predetermined thickness in response to the deviation of the posture of the body, or a suppression band that is uncomfortable for the user is often used. However, it is clear that such a response is insufficient.
Therefore, the techniques shown in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 have also been devised.

JP 2005-66250 A JP-A-2-232050

The thing of patent document 1 is the seat surface part or seat surface member which inclined, and will arrange | position on the seat surface part of a wheelchair suitably etc., and will assist a user's seating posture by the inclination of the seat surface member under a buttocks. In Patent Document 2, the bolster that supports the lateral direction is detachably formed on the cushion of the backrest of the wheelchair.
However, the seat surface portion (member) of Patent Document 1 is configured separately from the seat surface portion of a wheelchair and the like even though it has a simple configuration and is suitable for easy use. The surface part (member) may be misaligned with the seat surface part of the wheelchair, which may cause the seating posture to be unstable and cannot be adjusted to an appropriate position while the user is sitting. The seat surface (member) itself may be lost, which is not always practical.
In addition, the adjustment mechanism for the inclination of the seat surface portion disclosed in any of the embodiments is not very practical and has a poor realization. For example, the configuration shown in FIGS. There is also a danger of pinching parts, and it cannot be evaluated that serious consideration was given to actual use.
Similarly, the bolster made into the pad shape of Patent Document 2 is not configured to be adjusted according to the user's condition, and is configured to absorb with the cushioning property of the pad, and a conventional pad having a predetermined thickness is used. There is no substantial difference from the method to do, and it is not preferable for the user.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and on a wheelchair (assisting vehicle), according to the state of the user, it is possible to safely and appropriately prevent a sitting posture of an oblique sitting without discomfort. An object of the present invention is to provide a wheelchair that can be easily held.

  In the first invention, the object is provided with a seat portion having a seat surface portion on which a user is seated, a backrest portion including a backrest body, and a frame portion that supports the seat portion and the wheel. The seat surface portion is configured to tilt at least one of the left and right end portions in the traveling direction up and down to incline the upper surface of the seat surface portion along the left and right direction by a predetermined angle; and the seat surface portion. This can be achieved by a wheelchair comprising a holding means for holding the tilted state and configured to be able to set the tilt angle in a state where a user is seated.

According to the configuration of the first invention, when at least one of the left and right ends of the seat surface portion of the wheelchair is moved upward, for example, the seat surface portion becomes an inclined surface formed by inclination or bending.
That is, since the movable structure is incorporated in the seat surface portion of the wheelchair, the wheelchair and the seat surface portion are integrated, so that they are not lost as in the case of using a separate seat surface member or pad. This is preferable because no positional deviation occurs.
Further, the seat surface itself is configured to be movable. For example, a seat surface member provided with a tilt adjustment mechanism is not separately mounted on a wheelchair. It can be used safely without being pinched.
And in the wheelchair of this application, when the user's body seated on the seat surface part tilts to the right, the seat surface part is adjusted so that the right side becomes higher, and when tilted to the left, the left side becomes higher. When the inclination is just right, the inclination angle can be fixed by the holding means. In addition, in a state where the user is seated, the angle can be adjusted to an appropriate angle while looking at the sitting posture. Thereby, since the optimal inclination angle for the adjusted user can be reliably maintained, the “oblique sitting posture” of the user can be maintained in a state of assisting safely and reliably.
The wheelchair according to the present invention may be electrically powered, and includes means for a person requiring assistance such as “assistance vehicle”, “walking assist vehicle”, and “stroller” to move while sitting on the seat.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect, the seat surface portion rotates along the periphery of a virtual center line passing through the approximate center of the dimension in the left-right direction with respect to the traveling direction of the seat surface portion. The tilt angle is adjusted.
According to the configuration of the second aspect of the invention, not only the left and right half regions are bent with respect to the center of the seating surface portion, but also a tilt in the left-right direction is formed by rotating around the central axis. It is simpler and easier to form than the structure in which the left and right end portions can be moved separately, and the seating surface can be made flat so that it is easy to maintain a sitting state.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first or second aspect, a headrest is provided above the backrest body at a position capable of supporting a user's head, and the headrest includes the seat surface portion. Apart from the inclination angle, the angle with respect to the left-right direction is adjusted.
According to the structure of 3rd invention, it can prevent that the said headrest strikes a user's head diagonally because the said seat surface part inclined, and can make a headrest into an appropriate angle.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of any one of the first to third aspects, armrest portions are disposed on both side portions of the seat portion, and the armrest portions are relatively high with respect to the seat surface portion. It is characterized by being adjustable.
According to the structure of 4th invention, when the said seat surface part inclines, the said armrest part on the side which became the inclination top descend | falls relatively with respect to a seat surface part, or the side which became under the inclination The armrest can be adjusted to an appropriate height to support the body by raising the armrest relative to the seat surface. Moreover, the height of an armrest part can be lowered | hung at the time of getting on / off of a wheelchair, and it can carry out easily.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a seat portion having a seat surface portion on which a user is seated, a backrest portion including a backrest body and a headrest, and a frame that supports the seat portion and the wheels. And at least one of the left and right end portions of the backrest body and / or the headrest disposed above the backrest body with respect to the traveling direction thereof is inclined at a predetermined angle so as to bend forward. This is achieved by a wheelchair comprising a tilt angle setting means and a holding means for holding the tilted state of the backrest portion, wherein the tilt angle can be set while a user is seated.

According to the configuration of the fifth invention, when the body of the user sitting on the seat surface portion tilts to the left or right, the user does not assist the posture by inclining the seat surface portion, but with respect to the traveling direction. By supporting the back and head of the user by tilting the back and / or head of the user's body on the left and right sides, or both, to push forward In this way, the user is allowed to take a sitting posture close to vertical.
As a result, at least when the user sits diagonally or has a slight scoliosis of the spinal column, the user can assist in the posture of the user with less discomfort in the seating feeling than when the seating surface portion is inclined.

According to a sixth invention, in the configuration of the fifth invention, the backrest main body and / or the headrest includes a center portion and side portions disposed on both side edges of the center portion, and each of the side portions is a front side. This is achieved by a wheelchair configured to adjust the inclination angle by turning so as to be bent.
According to the configuration of the sixth invention, the weight of the entire back portion and the head is supported by the central region of the back portion, while the side portions arranged adjacent to the left and right of the central portion are rotated and the posture is inclined. Can be supported from the side of the user, and can be supported in a balanced manner from the back of the user.

7th invention is achieved by the wheelchair in which the notch part is formed in the advancing direction surface of the side part in the said headrest, and the center part side in the structure of 6th invention.
According to the configuration of the seventh invention, when the head of the user whose posture is inclined is supported from the side by the side part of the headrest, the ear is extended by the notch corresponding to the user's ear. It can be used to support the entire temporal region without pressure.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The embodiments described below are preferable specific examples of the present invention, and thus various technically preferable limitations are given. However, the scope of the present invention particularly limits the present invention in the following description. As long as there is no description of the effect, it is not restricted to these aspects.

1 is a schematic perspective view showing an entire wheelchair according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the wheelchair of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a schematic rear view of the wheelchair of FIG. It is the schematic plan view which clarified the structure of the flame | frame part except the seat surface part of the wheelchair of FIG.
In FIG. 1, a wheelchair 10 includes a seat portion 11 having a seat surface portion 20 on which a user is seated, a backrest portion 12 including a backrest body 30 and a headrest 40, and a frame that supports the seat portion 11 and the wheels 60. Part 50 is provided.
The wheelchair 10 is an assistance vehicle in which a user is seated on the seating surface portion 20 and a person in charge of assistance can hold and push the handle 15, but the rear wheel portion of the wheel 60 is enlarged, You may comprise so that a user himself may operate a rear-wheel part.

Each structural member of the wheelchair 10 is supported by a frame made of metal or resin that is the frame portion 50. For example, a metal pipe that supports the weight of the user and is not heavier than necessary is used as the metal or the like constituting the frame unit 50.
The wheelchair 10 is, for example, a pair of small wheels, a front wheel coupled to the frame portion 50 so as to be able to turn, and a pair of large wheels, a rear wheel provided with a brake function (not shown). These wheels are supported by a basic frame 61. The basic frame 61 is a frame that is painted out in FIGS. 2 to 4, and is a basic frame that supports the user by forming a substantially rectangular or square shape in plan view.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a mechanical frame fixed on the basic frame 61 and supporting a seating surface support frame 63 and a backrest support frame 64 described later is shown by a right-down parallel oblique line. 62. The mechanical frame 62 connects the basic frame 61 and the seat part 11, and has several movable parts related to the movement of the seat part 11 in connection therewith. Further, the seat support frame 63 is shown by parallel diagonal lines rising to the right in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 4, on the basic frame 61, the mechanical frame 62 and the seating surface support frame 63 are substantially rectangular frames in plan view, and are arranged so as to overlap each other.

A substantially rectangular seat surface portion 20 is fixed on the seat surface portion support frame 63 along the outer shape of the frame. In this embodiment, the seat surface portion 20 is a mat portion containing a relatively soft elastic material so as to give a soft feel when the user is seated, and an elastic layer is formed on the molded seat plate. It is formed by arranging. In addition, the protrusion part which protruded upwards along the both-sides edge in the advancing direction front end side of the seat surface part 20 is formed, and it is set as the structure which assists supporting in the left-right direction also on a user's leg | foot side.
As shown in FIG. 1, armrest portions 65, 65 are arranged outside the both side portions of the seat surface portion 20. Each armrest portion 65, 65 has a long plate-like elbow rest extending in the front-rear direction, and has a rod portion 86 extending in the vertical direction from the vicinity of the center of the elbow rest. The rod portion 86 is fixed to the vicinity of the center in the front-rear direction of the mechanical frame 62 by the fixing means 85. Each armrest portion 65, 65 is adjusted in height by loosening the knob 87 of the fixing means 85 and lifting and lowering the rod portion 86 and then tightening the knob 87.
In the state where the height of each armrest portion 65 is lowered most, the armrest portion 65 is configured to be lowered to a height substantially equal to that of the seat surface portion 20.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, arms 56, 56 are attached to both sides in the width direction near the front end of the seating surface portion support frame 63 so as to extend downward via support shafts 58, respectively. Steps 55 and 55 are provided at the tip to be placed on the foot. The arm 56 is configured to rotate about a support shaft 58, and the step 55 is configured to rotate about a connecting portion connected to the arm 56.
The seat surface portion 20 has an inclination angle setting means for tilting the upper surface of the seat surface portion 20 along the left-right direction by a predetermined angle by moving at least one of the left and right end portions up and down with respect to the X direction in FIG. The holding means for holding the inclined state is provided.

  An example of such a structure will be described. The seat support frame 63 on which the seat plan 20 is placed and fixed is fixed on a mechanical frame 62 as shown in FIGS. The mechanical frame 62 appears in a flat angle shape with the upper part greatly open in FIG. 3, and is located at the center in the width direction (Y direction) at the pivot center 23 along the X direction. It is fixed so that it can rotate. The rotation center 23 corresponds to the approximate center of the width dimension of the seat surface portion 20. On both sides of the rotation center 23, a pair of rolling mechanical locks 22 and 22 arranged in a substantially “C” shape are arranged as the inclination angle setting means.

That is, the upper ends of the mechanical locks 22 and 22 are fixed to the mechanical frame 62, and the opened lower ends are fixed to the basic frame 61. The mechanical locks 22 and 22 are configured, for example, as shown in FIG.
FIG. 5A is a diagram showing a cross section of a part of the mechanical lock 22 in an enlarged manner, and FIG. 5B is a diagram showing the movement along the periphery of the shaft.
In the figure, the mechanical lock 22 is configured such that the cylinder 51 arranged around the rod 52 can move in the direction of the arrow L or prevent the movement thereof.
As shown in FIG. 5A, a plurality of short ring bodies 53 are arranged around the rod 52 accommodated in the cylinder body 51 with a slight gap. In the cylindrical body 51, end portions of coil springs 54, 54 are fixed between the ring bodies 53, 53, and the coil spring 54 is wound around the outer periphery of the rod 52. The cylinder 51 and the ring 53 are fixed so as not to move.
As shown in FIG. 5B, when the operation piece 51a integrated with the cylinder 51 (connected to the operation lever) 51a is rotated from the lock R state to the release K state, the operation piece shown in FIG. The cylindrical body 51 rotates around the rod 52, and the inner diameter of the coil spring 54 increases, so that the rod 52 can move in the arrow L direction relative to the cylindrical body 51.
Conversely, when the operation piece 51a integrated with the cylinder 51 is rotated from the release K state to the lock R state, the cylinder 51 of FIG. Since the inner diameter of the coil spring 54 is reduced and the rod 52 is tightened, the rod 52 is fixed to the cylindrical body 51.
In this way, the rods equipped with the mechanical lock 22 can be expanded and contracted in the length direction, respectively, and can be fixed at the expanded / contracted position. Therefore, the mechanical locks 22 and 22 also serve as holding means for holding the inclined state of the seat surface portion 20.
The mechanical locks 22 and 22 may be changed to various commonly known fixing structures such as a gas cylinder provided with fixing means or a fixing structure using screws, but a structure that does not easily move to hold the seating surface. It is necessary to adopt.
The mechanical locks 22 and 22 as the respective tilt driving means are operated by one of the levers 21 and 21 provided on the handle 15 in FIG. The lever 21 can operate the left and right mechanical locks 22 by one operation. Accordingly, since the inclination angle can be determined by the degree of lever operation, each lever 21 corresponds to the inclination adjustment means of the seat surface portion, and an assistant or the like holds the handle 15 while the user is sitting on the seat surface portion 20. It is possible to adjust the inclination of the seating surface portion 20.

Thereby, the seat surface portion 20 of the present embodiment rotates around the virtual central axis C as shown in FIG. 1 around the fixed portion 23 by the support shaft, so that the horizontal position of the central axis C is While holding, it is tilted so that one of the left and right ends is up and the other end is down, and the tilt angle can be arbitrarily adjusted and held at the tilt angle. .
FIG. 6 shows a state in which the seat surface portion 20 is inclined so that the left side is the lower side. Similarly, it is possible to tilt the right side downward and hold it in that position. In this way, the seat surface portion 20 can be rolled around the rotation center 23.
Moreover, even when the user is seated on the seat surface portion 20, the assistant can adjust the inclination of the seat surface portion 20 by operating one of the levers 21 and 21.

In FIG. 2, a main frame 64-1 standing upright from the rear end of the seating surface support frame 63 and holding the backrest main body 30, and a waist part extending obliquely from the middle to the rear of the seating surface support frame 63. The backrest portion 12 including the backrest main body 30 and the headrest 41 in FIG. 1 is supported by the sub-frame 64-2 that holds the backrest 30a.
In FIG. 2, a support shaft 24 that is the rotation center of the main frame 64-1 and a support shaft 25 that is the rotation center of the sub-frame 64-2 are provided, and each support shaft extends in the Y direction. Yes. By using the action of the reclining gas cylinder 26, which is a reclining drive means, and simultaneously rotating around the respective support shafts 24, 25, these frames have a seat surface portion as shown in FIG. An angle θ1 with respect to 20 can be taken. The angle θ1 is variable, and can be held at a predetermined angle by providing a stopper on one of the support shafts 24 and 25, for example. Thereby, the wheelchair 10 has the reclining function which can adjust the angle of the backrest part 12.

  Further, as understood with reference to FIG. 9, the seat surface portion support frame 63 is pivotally fixed to the mechanical frame 62 by the support shaft 27 in the vicinity of the rear end, and the front end side is a free end. . A tilt function is provided by providing a gas cylinder 28 as a driving means between the free end and the mechanical frame 62 or the basic frame 61 side. As shown in FIG. 9, the tilt function adjusts the angle θ2 formed between the seating surface portion 20 and the mechanical frame 62 while maintaining the opening angle between the seating surface portion 20 and the backrest body 30 without changing. It is what adjusts the angle in the front-back direction of the seat surface part 20. FIG.

Next, the structure which implement | achieves the motion of each part contained in the backrest part 15 of FIG. 1 is demonstrated.
Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, a backrest frame 66 is fixed to the backrest support frame 64 via a support shaft 29. The backrest frame 66 extends upward with a predetermined width on the backrest support frame 64 and fixedly supports the backrest body 30.
Specifically, the backrest frame 66 has a central backrest 71 which is formed in a center with a predetermined width dimension and is long in the vertical direction, and is provided so as to protrude from the backrest frame 66 to both sides, and is arranged at two positions in the vertical direction. Side backrests 72, 72 secured by hinges 67, 67, 68, 68. The side backrests 72, 72 are, for example, deformed quadrilaterals with a wide upper portion as shown in the figure. As shown in FIG. 7, the side edges are rotated in a direction to close both sides forward by the rotation of the hinges 67, 67, 68, 68. The angle adjusted by operating the knobs 73 and 73 can be maintained. That is, by loosening the knobs 73 and 73 as holding means, the hinges 67 and 68 that pivotally support the side backrests 72 and 72 are released, and the forward angle of the side backrests 72 and 72 can be adjusted. It can fix so that it may hold | maintain at an appropriate angle by tightening the knobs 73 and 73 in the state made into the appropriate angle.
In addition, since these operations can be adjusted while the user is sitting on the seat surface portion 20, they can be adjusted to an appropriate angle according to the user's state.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the headrest base 81 is fixed by a support shaft 83 provided at a substantially central portion of the backrest frame 66. The headrest base 81 is a base plate having a predetermined area, and supports the support rods 82 and 82 movably in the vertical direction along the vertical direction at both side edges.

  A headrest 40 is fixed to the upper ends of the support rods 82 and 82. The headrest 40 includes a central headrest 41 and side headrests 42 and 42 disposed on both sides of the central headrest 41. Here, unlike the structure shown in the figure, the side headrests 42, 42 are connected by a hinge or the like, similarly to the side backrests 72, 72, and preferably in a direction in which both side edges close toward the front as in the backrest. Be made movable.

For example, the backrest body 30 and the headrest 40 are made of a relatively soft and elastic material on the molded backrest plate so as to give a soft feel when the user's body touches, like the seat portion 20 or the like. The enclosed mat part is arranged.
Further, the headrest base 81 supporting the headrest 40 can be rotated on the support shaft 83 as shown by an arrow F with respect to the backrest frame 66.
That is, as shown in FIG. 6, as the seat surface portion 20 is inclined, the backrest body 30 is inclined in the same direction, but the headrest 40 can be rotated by the support shaft 83 and thus is directed in a substantially vertical direction. It is adjusted, and there is also an angle of the side headrests 42, 42, and it is configured to support the user's head. As described above, the headrest 42 is not affected by the inclination angle of the seating surface portion 20 and can independently adjust the angle with respect to the left-right direction.
More preferably, as shown in FIG. 1, the side headrest 42 of the headrest 40 is provided with a recess 42 a, which is a notch part having a concave shape, on the front side central headrest 41 side. A user's ear bulge can be received.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a forward bending mechanical lock 32 is disposed between the back support frame 64 and the back frame 66 as a driving means. Thereby, as shown by the arrow G in FIG. 2, the upper side from the support shaft 29 can be bent forward at a desired angle. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the angle in the front-rear direction of the backrest body 30 that is the upper region of the backrest portion 12 can be adjusted to an angle θ3 with respect to the backrest 30a.
Accordingly, when the back of the user seated on the seat surface portion 20 is in a so-called “round back” state, the backrest body 30 and the headrest 40 are tilted forward so that Even if the user can see the dorsal symptom of the entire backrest 12 in combination with the contact with the backrest 30a, the user can easily make appropriate contact with the back and the head of the user. The whole can be supported evenly.

  The wheelchair 10 of this embodiment is comprised as mentioned above, and the seat surface part 20 can be rotated in the arrow C direction as it is shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. For this reason, when the user has a tendency to take a sitting posture inclined to the right due to body deformation or the like, for example, as shown in FIG. This can be corrected and brought close to a vertical sitting position. In addition, the tilt angle can be arbitrarily adjusted while sitting, and can be held at the adjusted angle position, so that the user's “postural sitting posture” can be maintained in a state of being safely and reliably corrected according to the symptom.

  Further, when the seat surface portion 20 is rotated to form an inclined surface, the headrest base 81 is rotated with respect to the backrest frame 66 around the support shaft 83 as shown in FIG. 82 can be vertical. Thereby, since the seat surface part 20 inclines, the structure beyond the seat surface part support frame 63 inclines, and it can prevent that the headrest 40 strikes a user's head diagonally.

  In addition, the seat surface portion 20 does not rotate in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 1, or in addition to such rotation, the side portion backrests 72, 72 of the backrest body are schematic plan views in use. 7, when a person whose body is likely to tilt to the right gets on the wheelchair 10, the right side backrest 72 on the right side of the backrest body 30 is moved as shown by the arrow F in FIG. 7. The body posture can be stabilized by bending forward and holding the back and head.

On the other hand, in the case where the rotation of the seat surface portion 20 and the bending of the backrest body 30 are used in combination, when a person whose body is inclined to the right gets on the wheelchair 10, the seat surface portion 20 is rotated so that the right side is up. At the same time, regarding the backrest main body 30, the posture of the body can be further stabilized by bending the left side backrest 72 forward and holding the back and head as shown by the arrow E in FIG.
When the left and right side headrests 42 and 42 of the headrest 40 can be moved independently, they can be used similarly to the movement of the left and right side backrests 72 and 72 of the backrest body 30.

  Further, the headrest 40 can be moved in addition to the movement of the seat surface portion 20, or in addition to the above-described movement of the backrest body 30, and in addition to the movement of the seat surface portion 20 and the movement of the backrest body 30. In this case, the movement is movable as in the case of using both the movement of the seat surface portion 20 and the backrest main body 30 as described above.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments.
For example, the structure that adjusts the angle of the seat surface portion 20 may employ a structure in which the side portions 72 and 72 that are independently rotated as in the backrest body 30 may be employed. It is good also as a structure which the two plate-shaped members only of the parts 72 and 72 are pivotally supported by the center, and rotate.
In addition, instead of forming the rotation center 23 at the center of the seat surface portion 20, the rotation center 23 is arranged on one end side of the seat surface portion 20 as a dedicated product for users who tend to tilt in one direction. May be.
Further, as a structure for adjusting the angle of the backrest body 30, a structure in which the entire surface rotates around the rotation center 23 of the central portion as adopted in the seat surface portion 20 may be adopted.
Furthermore, the left and right armrest portions 65 and 65 may be foldable in a direction in which they are close to each other, and may be foldable in a direction in which the front wheel and the rear wheel of the wheel portion 60 are close to each other.
Each configuration in each of the above-described embodiments may be implemented under a combination of different configurations, if necessary, by omitting a part thereof or replacing other configurations.

The schematic perspective view of the wheelchair concerning the embodiment of the present invention. The schematic side view of the wheelchair of FIG. The schematic plan view of the wheelchair of FIG. The schematic plan view of the frame part of the wheelchair of FIG. The figure which shows an example of the mechanical lock used for the wheelchair of FIG. The schematic rear view which shows the state which inclined the seat surface part of the wheelchair of FIG. The schematic plan view which shows an example of the use condition of the wheelchair of FIG. The schematic side view which shows the state of the reclining of the wheelchair of FIG. The schematic side view which shows the state of the tilt of the wheelchair of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Wheelchair, 11 ... Seat part, 12 ... Backrest part, 20 ... Seat surface part, 30 ... Backrest main body, 40 ... Headrest, 50 ... Frame part, 60 ... ·Wheel

Claims (7)

A seat portion having a seat surface portion on which a user is seated and a backrest portion including a backrest body;
A frame portion that supports the seat portion and the wheel,
An inclination angle setting means for inclining the upper surface of the seat surface portion by a predetermined angle along the left-right direction by moving at least one of the left and right end portions up and down with respect to the traveling direction of the seat surface portion;
Holding means for holding the inclined state of the seat surface portion,
A wheelchair characterized in that the inclination angle can be set in a state where a user is seated.   The tilt angle is adjusted by rotating the seat surface portion along the periphery of a virtual center line passing through the approximate center of the lateral dimension with respect to the traveling direction of the seat surface portion. The wheelchair according to claim 1.   A headrest is provided above the backrest body at a position where the user's head can be supported, and the headrest is configured such that the posture of the headrest can be adjusted with respect to the left-right direction separately from the inclination angle of the seat surface portion. The wheelchair according to any one of claims 1 and 2.   The armrest part is arrange | positioned at the both sides of the said seat part, The height of this armrest part can be adjusted relatively with respect to the said seat surface part. The wheelchair described in Crab. A seat portion having a seat surface portion on which a user is seated, and a backrest portion including a backrest body and a headrest;
A frame portion that supports the seat portion and the wheel,
Inclination angle setting means in which at least one of the left and right end portions of the headrest disposed above the backrest body and / or the backrest body of the backrest portion is inclined at a predetermined angle so as to bend forward with respect to the traveling direction thereof; A wheelchair comprising: a holding means for holding the tilted state of the backrest portion, wherein the tilt angle can be set while a user is seated.   The backrest main body and / or the headrest includes a central portion and side portions disposed on both side edges of the central portion, and the tilt angle is adjusted by rotating each side portion to bend forward. The wheelchair according to claim 5, wherein the wheelchair is configured to be adjusted.   The wheelchair according to claim 6, wherein a cutout portion is formed on a side of the headrest in a traveling direction of the side portion and on a central portion side.

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