JP2008061827A - Ottoman chair - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ottoman chair by which a user can do footbath. <P>SOLUTION: The chair 1 is equipped with a seat body 10 and the ottoman 50 for placing the feet of the user seated on the seat body 10. The ottoman 50 has an opening in the upper part, has a bathtub body 60 for storing hot water for footbath and a footrest pad for placing the feet of the seated person, and is provided with an upper lid 70 arranged so as to seal the upper opening of the bathtub body 60. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a chair provided with an ottoman for placing a foot, and more particularly to a chair with an ottoman that allows a user to take a foot bath.

  The chair with an ottoman is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-299570 (Patent Document 1) and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-265568 (Patent Document 2). A user sitting in a chair can relax by stretching his legs forward and placing his feet on the ottoman.

  Many types of foot bath devices are available on the market as a means of reducing fatigue and enhancing the relaxation effect. The foot bath device includes a bathtub portion for receiving a foot. In many foot bath devices, when supplying hot water or water to the bathtub section or draining hot water or water from the bathtub section, the heavy and bulky bathtub section must be transported to the water supply or drainage area. Don't be. Such work is a significant burden especially for the elderly.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-52471 (Patent Document 3) is configured so that a water tank and a pump unit are separately provided so that the water tank can be easily carried when supplying or draining cleaning water. An automatic cleaning device is disclosed in which only the water tank can be moved independently. Even in the apparatus disclosed in this publication, the bulky water tank must be moved to a water supply place or a drainage place, which is also inconvenient for the elderly.
JP-A-11-299570 JP 2003-265568 A JP-A-10-52471

  Both the chair with the ottoman and the foot bath device provide the user with a relaxed state and comfort. From the user's point of view, it is desirable to develop a device that can exhibit a relaxing effect by an ottoman and a fatigue reducing effect by a foot bath.

  The objective of this invention is providing the chair provided with the ottoman which has a foot bath function.

  Another object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily supply water into and drain from the bathtub for foot bathing.

  A chair according to the present invention includes a seat body and an ottoman for placing a user's foot seated on the seat body. The seat body includes a seat portion, a leg portion that maintains the seat portion at a predetermined height, and a backrest portion that rises upward from the rear end of the seat portion and extends. The ottoman has a bathtub main body for storing hot water for foot bath, and an upper lid with a footrest pad for placing a foot of a seated person. The bathtub body has an opening in the upper part, and the upper lid is disposed so as to close the upper opening of the bathtub body.

  According to the chair with an ottoman configured as described above, both a relaxing effect by the ottoman and a fatigue reducing effect by the foot bath can be expected. That is, in one form of use, the user can take an easy posture and obtain a relaxed state by extending the legs forward and placing the feet on the ottoman footrest pad. In order to be able to take a more comfortable posture, it is desirable that the backrest portion can be reclined.

  In another usage pattern, the fatigue reduction effect by foot bathing can be expected by removing the upper lid of the ottoman and immersing the user's foot in the hot water of the bathtub body.

  In a preferred embodiment, the height of the ottoman is less than the height of the seat back. With such an ottoman size, since the ottoman can be stored in the space under the seat when the ottoman is not used, the presence of the ottoman does not get in the way.

  In a further preferred embodiment, the bathtub body has a drain outlet at its bottom. Moreover, an ottoman is arrange | positioned under the bathtub main body, and is provided with the tank which has a water supply / drain port for water supply / drainage. According to this embodiment, at the time of water supply / drainage with respect to the bathtub main body, it is only necessary to move the tank without moving the bathtub main body, so the water supply / drainage work can be performed easily. Moreover, since the tank is disposed so as to be able to be taken out under the bathtub main body, the overall bulkiness does not increase so much due to the presence of the tank.

  In a further preferred embodiment, the ottoman includes a leg portion formed at one end in the front-rear direction of the bottom of the bathtub body and a wheel rotatably attached to the other end in the front-rear direction of the bottom of the bathtub body. If it is such a wheeled bathtub main body, movement operation will become easy.

  In a more preferred embodiment, the seat body includes a vertical frame portion extending in the vertical direction so as to form a leg portion, and a horizontal frame portion extending in the front-rear direction along the seat portion. The seat portion includes a seat portion frame portion that is movable in the front-rear direction along the horizontal frame portion. The backrest portion includes a backrest frame portion whose lower end is rotatably connected to the rear end of the seat frame portion. In the case of the seat body having such a structure, if the horizontal frame portion is moved forward, the backrest portion performs a backward tilting operation in conjunction therewith, so that the configuration of the seat body can be easily changed. For example, the horizontal frame portion may be moved back and forth via a motor.

  1 and 2 show a chair 1 with an ottoman which is an embodiment of the present invention. The ottoman 50 functions as a foot bath device.

  The ottoman-equipped chair 1 includes a seat body 10 and an ottoman (foot bath device) 50. The seat body 10 includes a seat portion 11, leg portions (the front vertical frame portion 21 and the rear vertical frame portion 22) that maintain the seat portion 11 at a predetermined height, and a backrest that extends upward from the rear end of the seat portion 11. Part 12. In the state shown in FIG. 1, the chair 1 has a chair shape in which the backrest 12 is raised toward the front. On the other hand, in the state shown in FIG. 2, the chair 1 has a bed shape in which the backrest 12 is laid down toward the rear and the seat 11 is moved forward.

  The ottoman 50 that also functions as a foot bath device includes a bathtub body 60 having an opening in the upper portion and an upper lid 70 that is disposed so as to close the upper opening of the bathtub body 60. The upper lid 70 includes a footrest pad for placing a seated person's foot. In the chair-like form shown in FIG. 1, the ottoman 50 is stored in a space below the seat portion 11. On the other hand, in the bed-like form shown in FIG. 2, the ottoman 50 is drawn forward from the lower space of the seat portion 11. A seated person sitting on the seat body 10 can relax in an easy posture by extending his legs forward and placing his legs on the ottoman 50.

  In order to allow the ottoman 50 to be stored in the space below the seat portion 11, the height of the ottoman 50 is preferably smaller than the height of the back surface of the seat portion 11.

  A specific structure of the seat body 10 will be described. The seat body 10 includes a seat frame 20 made of a rigid member. The seat frame 20 includes, as fixed-side elements, a front vertical frame portion 21 and a rear vertical frame portion 22 that extend in the vertical direction so as to form legs, and an upper horizontal frame portion 23 that extends in the front-rear direction along the seat portion 11. And a lower horizontal frame portion 24 extending in the front-rear direction along the floor surface, and a handrail frame portion 25 bent upward from the rear end of the upper horizontal frame portion 23 and extending in the front-rear direction at an upper position. Furthermore, the seat frame part 20 can be moved in the front-rear direction along the upper horizontal frame part 23 as a moving side element, and its lower end can be rotated to the rear end of the seat part frame part 13. And a backrest frame portion 14 connected to the frame.

  The handrail frame portion 25, the upper horizontal frame portion 23, the front vertical frame portion 21 and the lower horizontal frame portion 24 extend continuously in a S shape on both side surfaces in the width direction. A motor holding portion 27 and a cylindrical member 26 that house a motor are fixedly attached to the upper horizontal frame portion 23. A fixed shaft 28 is attached between the pair of handrail frame portions 25 located on the left and right.

  The seat frame portion 13 as the moving side element includes an insertion rod portion 13 a slidably received in the cylindrical member 26. Furthermore, a plate member 16 that holds a plurality of rotatable rollers 15 is fixedly attached to the seat frame 13. The plurality of rollers 15 are arranged so as to sandwich the upper horizontal frame portion 23 vertically. The plate member 16 is controlled to move in the front-rear direction by a motor housed in the motor holding unit 27. In order to stabilize the movement of the seat frame 13 in the front-rear direction, a roller for supporting the seat frame 13 from below may be rotatably attached to the upper horizontal frame 23.

  A guide frame 17 that receives the fixed shaft 28 is fixed to the back frame 14. The backrest frame portion 14 is supported from the back side by the fixed shaft 28, so that the tilt angle is determined thereafter. The guide frame 17 acts so that the fixed shaft 28 always abuts against the backrest frame portion 14.

  When the plate member 16 is moved forward by the motor from the state shown in FIG. 1, the seat frame portion 13 and the insertion rod portion 13 a that support the seat portion 11 move forward, and the backrest frame portion 14 of the backrest frame portion 14 is interlocked therewith. The lower end also moves forward. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2, the backrest frame portion 14 is inclined more greatly to the rear. When the bed shape shown in FIG. 2 is changed to the chair shape shown in FIG. 1, the plate member 16 may be moved backward by rotating the motor in the reverse direction.

  Next, the ottoman 50 having a function as a foot bath device will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. Since the description will be made with particular attention to the function as a foot bath device, the term foot bath device 50 may be used in the following description instead of the term ottoman 50.

  The foot bath device 50 includes a bathtub body 60 and a tank 80 as separate bodies. The bathtub main body 60 includes a bathtub section that stores hot water for foot baths, and a drain port 67 (see FIG. 6) provided at the bottom of the bathtub section. In the use state of the foot bath device 50, as shown in FIG. 5, a footrest plate 65 having a water passage hole 66 is disposed in the bathtub portion.

  A pair of legs 61 is provided at the front end of the bottom of the bathtub body 60, and a pair of wheels 62 are rotatably attached to the rear end. Moreover, the bathtub main body 60 has a handle 63 on the front side outer wall surface on which the leg portion 61 is provided. In the use state of the foot bath device 50, the leg portion 61 is in contact with the floor surface, and therefore the movement of the bathtub body 60 is prohibited. When moving the bathtub body 60, if the handle 63 is held and the front end is lifted from the floor surface, the leg portion 61 will be separated from the floor surface and only the wheel 62 will be in contact. Can be done. An operation lever 64 positioned under the handle 63 is for opening and closing a valve for the drain port 67.

  Since the foot bath device 50 of the illustrated embodiment also has a function as an ottoman, the foot bath device 50 includes an upper lid 70 including a foot pad for placing a foot. The upper lid 70 is disposed so as to close the upper opening of the bathtub body 60.

  The tank 80 is disposed so as to be removable under the bathtub main body 60. The tank 80 has a water supply / drainage port for water supply / drainage and a cap 81 (see FIG. 7) for closing the water supply / drainage port.

  The form and dimensions of the tank 80 are selected so that the tank 80 can be stored under the bathtub body 60. Specifically, the tank 80 has a flat shape having a predetermined width dimension and a predetermined thickness dimension. The width dimension of the tank 80 is smaller than the distance between the pair of legs 61 of the bathtub body 60 and the distance between the pair of wheels 62, and the thickness dimension of the tank 80 is smaller than the height of the legs 61 of the bathtub body 60. With such a shape and size of the tank 80, the tank 80 can be well accommodated in the space under the bathtub body 60, so that the overall bulk of the foot bath device 50 can be reduced, and the appearance aesthetics can be reduced. Is not impaired. Preferably, the length dimension of the tank 80 is substantially the same as the length dimension of the bathtub body 60.

  When hot water or water is filled in the tank 80, the tank 80 becomes very heavy, and it is difficult to carry it for a powerless person such as an elderly person. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, in a preferred embodiment, the tank 80 has a handle 82 at one end and a pair of wheels 83 at the other end. If the handle 82 is lifted away from the floor surface, only the wheel 83 of the tank 80 comes into contact with the floor surface, so that the operation of moving the tank 80 can be performed easily.

  In order to make the movement operation of the tank 80 easier, a slide handle 84 including a rod-like member provided so as to be slidable along the wall surface of the tank is attached to the back surface of the tank 80. ing. If the slide handle 84 is pulled out to the maximum, the tank 80 can be moved and operated without bending down.

  When hot water or water is supplied into the bathtub portion of the bathtub body 60, the cap 81 of the tank 80 may be removed and hot water or water may be poured from the upper opening of the bathtub body 60. When draining hot water or water in the bathtub, the cap 81 of the tank 80 is removed, the water supply / drainage port is positioned below the drainage port 67 of the bathtub body 60, and the operation lever 64 is operated to open the drainage port 67. .

  In addition, the bathtub main body 60 may be provided with a heater for heating or keeping warm the hot water or water in the bathtub portion. Moreover, since the tank 80 has a flat shape, it can also be used as a hot water bottle.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described with reference to drawings, this invention is not limited to the thing of embodiment shown in figure. Various modifications and variations can be made to the illustrated embodiment within the same range or equivalent range as the present invention.

  The present invention can be advantageously used as a chair with an ottoman that allows a user to take a foot bath.

It is a side view which shows the state which is using the chair with an ottoman in the form of a chair. It is a side view which shows the state which is using the chair with an ottoman in the form of a bed. It is a side view which shows an ottoman (foot bath apparatus). It is a side view which shows a bathtub main body. It is a top view of a bathtub main body. It is a top view of the bathtub main body after removing a footrest plate. It is a perspective view which shows a tank. It is a perspective view which shows the back side of a tank. It is a perspective view of the tank of the state which pulled out the slide handle.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Chair with ottoman, 10 seat main body, 11 seat part, 12 backrest part, 13 seat part frame part, 13a insertion rod part, 14 backrest frame part, 15 roller, 16 plate member, 17 guide frame, 20 seat frame, 21 front Vertical frame part, 22 Back vertical frame part, 23 Upper horizontal frame part, 24 Lower horizontal frame part, 25 Handrail frame part, 26 Cylindrical member, 27 Motor holding part, 28 Fixed shaft, 50 Ottoman (foot bath device), 60 Bathtub Main body, 61 leg, 62 wheel, 63 handle, 64 operation lever, 65 footrest plate, 66 water hole, 67 drainage port, 70 upper lid, 80 tank, 81 cap, 82 handle, 83 wheel, 84 slide handle.

Claims (5)

A seat body having a seat portion, a leg portion that maintains the seat portion at a predetermined height, and a backrest portion that rises upward from a rear end of the seat portion;
An ottoman for placing a user's foot seated on the seat body,
The ottoman has an opening at the top, a bathtub main body for storing hot water for foot bath, and a footrest pad for placing a foot of a seated person, and is arranged to close the upper opening of the bathtub main body. An ottoman chair with an upper lid. The height of the ottoman is smaller than the height of the back surface of the seat,
The chair with an ottoman according to claim 1, wherein the ottoman is stored in a space under the seat when the ottoman is not used. The bathtub body has a drain outlet at its bottom,
The said ottoman is a chair with an ottoman of Claim 1 or 2 provided with the tank which is arrange | positioned under the said bathtub main body and has a water supply / drain port for water supply / drainage. The said ottoman contains the leg part formed in the one end of the front-back direction of the said bathtub main body bottom part, and the wheel rotatably attached to the other end of the front-back direction of the bottom part of the said bathtub main body. The chair with an ottoman as described in any one of. The seat body includes a vertical frame portion extending in the vertical direction so as to form the leg portion, and a horizontal frame portion extending in the front-rear direction along the seat portion,
The seat includes a seat frame that is movable in the front-rear direction along the horizontal frame,
The chair with an ottoman according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the backrest portion includes a backrest frame portion whose lower end is rotatably connected to a rear end of the seat frame portion.

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