JP2007082661A - Standing-up aid - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a standing-up aid capable of being easily carried and set anywhere, and capable of assisting a user such as an aged or disabled person, or an injured person who can not easily stand up by himself/herself from a chair or bed, etc. temporarily, in standing up easily and safely by himself/herself without depending on others. <P>SOLUTION: A pair of support rods 3 are erected to face each other on a base plate 2 with a prescribed distance in-between, and a handrail rod 4 is laid across the facing support rods 3. The base plate 2 has such a shape that the outer peripheral edge 2a is dented inward at positions along the handrail 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a rising aid that serves as an accessory when an elderly person or a disabled person stands up from a chair, bed, floor, or the like.

  In general, when an elderly person with weak legs or a disabled person stands or sits down, there is a risk that one person will lose the balance of the body and fall, so an attendant should support the body when the elderly person stands up. Or holding hands to support them. However, in ordinary households, it is not always possible to always stay near the elderly and provide assistance each time.

  Therefore, various assistive devices have been developed for providing assistance on behalf of people. For example, the human support assisting device described in Patent Document 1 connects two canes, which are configured by a human gripping means, a cane body, and a grounding part of the cane, at an upper portion with a predetermined interval. However, it is of an overall inverted U shape.

  Moreover, what is described in Patent Document 2 is an auxiliary tool that is formed in a U-shape in plan view with handrails provided on both sides. It can be folded.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-97779 Utility Model Registration No. 3059342

  However, since the thing of the above-mentioned patent document 1 is two cane-like things connected with the upper part, if it stands up by grasping a grasping part etc. at the time of standing up, it will certainly be in the attendance at the time of rising up. However, because it is entirely like a cane, it is unstable like a crutch, and it is very doubtful that the first person can use it quickly and safely, and there is a concern that it will fall when it stands up.

 Moreover, since the thing of said patent document 2 is formed by combining the rod of each part on the frame of planar view U shape, when putting up force on a handrail and putting up force too much on one handrail If this happens, there is a concern that the balance will be lost and the aid will tip over. In addition, there is a concern of injury by pinching a finger at the folding hinge.

  Therefore, the object of the present invention is that it can be carried anywhere and can be installed anywhere, and elderly people, disabled people, injured people who are temporarily unable to stand up from chairs, beds, etc. It is an object of the present invention to provide a stand-up assisting device that can be easily and safely installed by one person without depending on a person.

  According to the present invention, a pair of support rods are erected on a base plate at a predetermined interval, a handrail is provided over the opposed support rods, and the base plate is provided. Is a rising aid characterized in that it is formed in a shape in which the outer peripheral edge portion of the portion along the handrail is recessed inward.

  The present invention according to claim 2 is the rising assisting tool according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of handrails are provided across the supporting rod opposed to each other at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction. .

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the support rod is composed of a lower support rod standing on the base plate and an upper support rod fixed to the lower support rod at a predetermined height position by a fixture. The start-up assisting device according to claim 1, wherein at least one handrail rod is provided over the upper support rod.

  According to the rising aid of the present invention, the base plate having a certain size can be lightened and easily carried by recessing the outer peripheral edge of the base plate inward, and can be carried out in a desired manner such as a toilet, entrance, living room, etc. It can be installed easily at any location. It can also be installed in places where ready-made handrails cannot be installed. In addition, if the handrails are placed facing the elderly in front of the elderly or disabled people sitting in a chair, the recessed part of the outer peripheral edge of the base plate will be located on the elderly side. And when an elderly person, a disabled person, etc. stand up, the tip of a foot can be put in the depressed part of the outer periphery part of the above-mentioned base board. Therefore, it is possible to stand up with the body closer to the handrail, and the pushing-down force through the handrail when standing up is transmitted to the support rod from a direction closer to the vertical and can easily stand up.

  Further, according to the start-up assisting tool of the present invention, if the handrail is held and the force is applied downward, the base plate is in surface contact with the installation surface and stably supports the body. . In addition, even when the rising aid of the present invention is placed beside the chair, the corner of the lower end of the chair leg can be put into the recessed portion inside the outer peripheral edge of the base plate. It can be closer to the side and can stand up safely by holding the handrail as described above.

  Furthermore, according to the rising aid of the present invention, a plurality of handrails are provided across the support rods that face each other at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction, so that the user can sit down on the tatami mat or the floor. When standing up from a standing state, it is possible to stand up safely and easily by one person, even when sitting on a tatami mat or the like, by standing up from the handrail that is easy to grip and standing up.

  Further, according to the rising aid of the present invention, the upper support rod provided with the handrail rod can be attached to the lower support rod by the fixing tool by adjusting the position of the handrail rod to a desired height. It is very convenient because it can be used at a height that suits the body of the user such as the elderly.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, the code | symbol in the figure of each example concerning this invention uses the same code | symbol for convenience.
FIG. 1 is a diagram relating to a rising assistance tool of a first example according to the present invention. The rising assistance tool 1 includes a base plate 2, a pair of support rods 3, a handrail rod 4, and 1 A pair of reinforcing rib members 5 and a plurality of sets of nuts and screws (not shown) are included. The base plate 2, the support rods 3, the handrail rods 4, and the rib members 5 are all wooden.

  The base plate 2 (see FIGS. 1 to 3) is a substantially gourd-shaped flat plate. That is, the base plate 2 is, for example, about 380 mm long, 500 mm wide, and about 18 mm thick, and the outer peripheral edge 2 a is recessed inward in the center to form a concave portion 6 that is a concave shape of the outer peripheral edge 2 a having a smooth curve. In addition, it is a flat plate having an elliptical portion 7 of the same size formed on both sides, and three counterbore holes 8 and 9 are formed on the bottom surface side of each elliptical portion 7 respectively. The base plate 2 should be small, but if it is too small, there is a concern that the stand-up aid 1 will tilt when the handrail 4 is gripped, so that the stand-up aid 1 will not tilt when the handrail 4 is held. It is necessary to keep it. In addition, as described above, the base plate 2 can be improved in design by making it substantially gourd-shaped.

  Each of the support rods 3 (see FIGS. 1 and 4) is an elongated wooden member having a height of 800 mm, a width of 60 mm, and a thickness of about 20 mm, and the upper end portion 10 is formed in a round shape and in the vicinity of the upper end portion 10. A hole 15 having a diameter of 32 mm and a depth of 15 mm is formed on the inner surface side of the steel plate, and a through hole 13 is formed in the center near the lower end portion 12, and a round nut 15 is provided from the lower end 14 to the vicinity of the through hole 13. The holes 16 to be embedded are formed in two places.

  The handrail rod 4 (see FIGS. 1 and 6) is a wooden round bar having a diameter of 30φ and a length of 400 mm. Further, the rib member 5 is a wooden member having a quarter circle shape with a radius of about 80 mm and a thickness of about 25 mm.

  When assembling the rising aid 1 with the above-described parts, first, the two counterbore holes 8 formed in the one elliptical portion 7 of the base plate 2 and the two holes 16 of the one support rod 3 are matched. The support rod 3 is placed on the base plate 2 with the center hole 11 side of the support rod 3 facing inward, and a screw (not shown) is screwed into each counterbore 8 from the back side of the base plate 2. Then, the support nut 3 is screwed to the round nut 15 in the hole 16, and one support rod 3 is fixed to the base plate 2. Further, a screw is screwed into the rib member 5 from the countersunk hole 9 on the bottom surface of the base plate 2, and a screw is screwed into the through hole 13 from the outside of the support rod 3 and screwed to the side portion of the rib member 5. In this way, the support rod 3 is firmly fixed to the base plate 2 via the rib member 5.

  Next, one end portion 4 a of the handrail rod 4 is inserted into the hole 11 in the center hole of the support rod 3 fixed to the base plate 2, and the other end of the handrail rod 4 is inserted into the hole 11 in the center hole of the other support rod 3. Insert the part 4b. The other support rod 3 is attached in the same manner as the attachment of the support rod 3 to the base plate 2 described above. Finally, the support rod 3 and the handrail rod 4 are fixed with screws.

In the rising aid 1 assembled in this way, the recess 6 of the base plate 2 is located at a location along the handrail rod 4 (a location below both sides in the longitudinal direction of the handrail rod 4).
The rising aid 1 of the first example according to the present invention is assembled and formed as described above.

  According to the rising aid 1 of the first example, the area of the base plate 2 is also wide and stable to some extent, and the recessed portions 6 are formed on both sides of the base plate 2, so the weight of the base plate 2 It is also light and can be carried and installed in a desired place with the handrail 4.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, by standing and grasping the handrail rod 4 of the stand-up assisting tool 1 that is placed by the side, it is possible to stand alone without any wobbling.

  As shown in Fig. 8, by standing next to an elderly person sitting on a chair 21 such as an elderly person, when standing up, hold the handrail 4 with one hand, and if you put force into this hand, you will strangle it strongly. Can stand up. Therefore, it can start up reliably and safely.

  Moreover, since the hollow part 6 is located along the handrail 4 in the base plate 2, the corner | angular part 23 of the leg part 22 of the chair 21 can be located in the said hollow part 6, and a handrail is carried out. It can be brought close to the heel 4, and the distance between the body and the handrail heel 4 is not so far away when standing up, and it becomes easy to apply force to the handrail heel 4, so that it can stand up safely.

  In addition, even after standing up as shown in FIG. 9, the foot 24 can be put into the indented portion 6, and the handrail can 4 can be held safely.

  In addition, since the said base board 2 forms the hollow part 6 in the outer-periphery edge part 2a of both sides, for example, when two elderly people face each other or sit in a chair side by side, between two persons If the standing assistance tool 1 is placed on the front, it can be shared even when the elderly, either front and rear or left and right, rise up.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram relating to the rising assisting tool 1 of the second example according to the present invention. In the rising assisting tool 1 of the second example, three handrails 4 are used. That is, two boring holes 17 (see FIG. 5) are formed in the same manner as the above-described holes 11 with an interval of 250 mm from the above-described holes 11 of the upper end portion 10 on the inner surface side of each support rod 3. . And the rising assistance tool 1 of this 2nd example is also assembled by the method similar to the case of assembling the above-mentioned rising assistance tool 1 of the 1st example. In this case, the handrails 4 are attached to the counterbore 17 facing each other with a predetermined interval in the vertical direction between the support rods 3 facing each other. Other configurations are the same as the configuration of the rising assisting tool 1 of the first example described above, and the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  The rising assist tool 1 of the second example is provided with a plurality of handrails 4 so that when standing up from a sitting state (see FIG. 11), it is possible to stand up by holding the handrails 4 that are easy to grasp. This is useful when you stand up from a standing state.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram relating to the rising assist tool 1 of the third example according to the present invention. In the rising assist tool 1 of the second example, the support rod 3 described above includes the lower support rod 3a, the upper support rod 3b, and the fixture. It consists of 18.

  That is, the lower support rod 3a and the upper support rod 3b are half or two-thirds as long as the support rods 3 of the first and second examples, respectively. Two through holes 19 are formed at regular intervals. Also, a plurality of (four in the illustrated example) through-holes 20 are formed in the upper support rod 3b with the same interval as the interval between the two through-holes 19 described above. The upper support rod 3b is disposed on the inner surface of each of the lower support rods 3a facing the base plate 2, and a desired penetration of the upper support rod 3b with respect to the two through holes 19 of the lower support rod 3a. The height positions are selected (adjusted) by matching the positions of the holes 20 step by step, and are connected and fixed by a fixture 18 such as a screw or nut.

  One handrail rod 4 is provided over the upper portion of the upper support rod 3b that is attached to each of the lower support rods 3a.

  The configuration of the lower end portion 12 of the lower support rod 3a for standing on the base plate 2, the configuration of the portion to which the handrail rod 4 of the upper support rod 3b is attached, and the configuration of the base plate 2 are the first example described above. The configuration of the support rod 3 and the base plate 2 in the second example is the same as that of the base plate 2, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In the rising aid 1 of the third example described above, the height position of the handrail rod 4 can be adjusted to some extent to the height desired by the user by changing the mounting position of the upper support rod 3b with respect to the lower support rod 3a. it can. Therefore, it can be a convenient accessory for various users with different physiques and physical abilities, which is very convenient. Other actions / effects can exhibit the same actions / effects as the rising assisting tool 1 of the first and second examples.

  In the rising assist tool 1 of the third example, a plurality of handrails may be provided in the vertical direction between the upper support rods 3b facing each other, and further, the base of the lower support rod 3a may be provided. A handrail 4 may be provided near the board 2.

  Moreover, in the stand-up assisting tool 1 of the present invention, the base plate may be formed by forming a recess in the outer peripheral edge on one side. In addition, the shape of the recess may be a smooth mountain-shaped recess as in the illustrated example, or a square recess. Of course, the shape of the base plate is not limited to the illustrated example, and may be a rectangle, square, polygon, or other shape having a curved outer peripheral edge. Moreover, the dimension of each member which comprises the starting assistance tool 1 of this invention is not limited to the dimension of an above-described example.

It is a perspective view of the rising assistance tool of the 1st example concerning the present invention. It is a surface view of the base board concerning this invention. It is a reverse view of the base board concerning this invention. It is an inner surface figure of the support rod concerning this invention. It is an inner surface figure of the support rod of the other example concerning this invention. It is a top view of the handrail 杆 concerning this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the stand-up assistance tool of the 1st example concerning this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other use condition of the stand-up assistance tool of the 1st example concerning this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows another use condition of the stand-up assistance tool of the 1st example concerning this invention. It is a perspective view of the rising assistance tool of the 2nd example concerning the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the rising assistance tool of the 2nd example concerning this invention. It is a perspective view of the rising assistance tool of the 3rd example concerning the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Standing assistance tool 2 Base board 2a Outer peripheral edge part 3 Support rod 3a Lower support rod 3b Upper support rod 4 Handrail rod

Claims (3)

  A pair of support rods are erected on the base plate at a predetermined interval, a handrail rod is provided over the opposed support rods, and the base plate is located along the handrail rod. A rising assist tool characterized in that it is formed in a shape in which the outer peripheral edge portion of the is recessed inward.   2. The rising support tool according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of handrails are provided across the supporting rods opposed to each other at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction.   The support rod is composed of a lower support rod standing on the base plate and an upper support rod fixed at a predetermined height position with a fixture relative to the lower support rod. At least one handrail is provided on the upper support rod facing the support plate. The start-up assisting device according to claim 1, wherein a booth is provided over the device.

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