JP2008119245A - Dish holding tool - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dish holding tool which is designed for physically handicapped persons, shows an excellent operability and is free from possibilities such as injuries to the user and the falling of the holding tool. <P>SOLUTION: A holding part 2 which is a strip-resin bent in the thickness direction into an arc shape is fixed to one end of a supporting post 1 which is bendable by forming into a bellows shape. Receiving grooves 3 are formed in positions which are closer to both ends of the arclike board and oppose on a line in parallel with the diameter of the basic circle of the arc. In the meantime, a container 5 having barlike handles 6 protruding on the peripheral surface of two points, at which one diameter intersects, at a position higher than a center of gravity in the height direction of a cylinder is prepared, and the container 5 is supported by fitting the handles 6 into the receiving grooves 3 of the holding part 2. A dish C with contents put in is accommodated in the container 5. An article with the specifications of a clothespin is used for attaching the supporting post 1 to a table. The height of the dish C is easily and delicately adjusted only by bending the supporting post 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a tableware holder that makes it easy to eat for people with physical disabilities, especially for people who are handicapped.

  Regarding the above, there is one disclosed in the following Patent Document 1 devised by the present inventors. As shown in FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1, this is a table (cup) storage body supported by a pair of opposed support arms, and a cup storage body (hereinafter simply referred to as a storage body). Is also a cylindrical container without a lid larger than the cup to accommodate the cup. On the outer surface of the container, a pair of support rods project along the diameter at two positions intersecting the diameter at a position higher than the center of gravity of the container.

  On the other hand, a plurality of pairs of recesses (grooves) for receiving the support rods of the storage body are formed in the pair of support arms in the height direction, at a position facing horizontally. A support bar of the storage body is fitted into the storage body to support the storage body horizontally.

  At that time, the storage body supported by the support arm is not only supported, but also can be rotated with a support rod protruding from the support body as a horizontal rotation axis. Put the mouth on the side wall of the cup stored in the body and rotate the cup toward you to pour the contents of the cup (mainly beverages) into the throat by natural fall and eat without using your hands be able to. When a desired amount of content is eaten, the container rotates by its own weight and returns to its original posture when the mouth is removed from the cup.

  If it is the thing of the above composition, if it replaces the cup in a container, it can respond to various kinds of cups, so the user can also use a cup with attachment, Appetite is also exciting. One of the characteristic effects of the one disclosed in Patent Document 1 is that the tableware can be replaced.

Furthermore, in what was disclosed by patent document 1, since the pair of groove | channels which support a storage body is provided with two or more sets in the height direction, the position of the height direction of a storage body is changed, and a user It can be adapted to the physique (mainly sitting height when seated) and the degree of disability. This is another characteristic effect of the idea disclosed in Patent Document 1.
Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-1761

  However, the tableware holder configured as described above has the following problems. In other words, since a plurality of sets of grooves are formed in the support arm that supports the cup housing, a user's clothes or the like are caught in empty grooves that are not used, and when eating, the cup If you bring your face closer, if your eyes hit the corner of the groove, you may be injured unexpectedly. Of course, the corners of the grooves are chamfered, but such a fear cannot be wiped out for people with physical disabilities such as disabled people who do not move smoothly.

  Moreover, when a user's clothes are caught, in the case of the holder disclosed in Patent Document 1, the support arm may fall over. In that case, if the container supported by the support arm also falls, the contents of the cup stored in it fall out, the surroundings become dirty, and the contents are hot food or drink May cause burns to the user.

  Furthermore, even if it is not such a serious concern, in the case of the above-mentioned form of the holder, in order to adjust the height of the storage body, the support rod of the storage body is fitted into the horizontally opposed groove of the support arm. Therefore, such an operation is difficult to use not only for the handicapped user but also for caregivers who perform the operation instead.

  Furthermore, since the amount of adjustment in the height direction of the storage body depends on the arrangement pitch of a plurality of pairs of grooves arranged in the height direction of the support column, there is a problem that fine height adjustment cannot be performed. .

  Therefore, the present invention has an object to make it possible to perform fine height adjustment with respect to tableware holders without the risk of injury or falling of the holders, and without being difficult to use as described above. To do.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention comprises a holding means for holding tableware at one end of a bendable support and an attaching means for attaching the support at the other end, and the holding means for holding the tableware is fixed to the support. And a container that is gripped by the gripper so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis.

  Since it did in this way, adjustment of the height direction of the position of a tableware will be performed by pressing the part of the holding means of tableware and bending a support | pillar.

  The invention according to claim 2 employs a configuration in which the attaching means for the support is attached to be rotatable about the axis of the support in the invention according to claim 1.

  By doing so, it is possible to adjust the position of the tableware in the horizontal plane by rotating the column around the axis of the column with respect to the attachment means.

  The invention according to claim 3 adopts a configuration in which, in the invention according to claim 1 or 2, a notch for avoiding contact with the mouth of the user is provided on the side wall facing the user of the container. It was.

  By doing so, even when the mouth touches the tableware, the mouth does not touch the container, and it is hygienic.

  The invention according to claim 4 adopts a configuration in which, in the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, when the tableware is a mug, a relief groove is provided on the side wall of the container on the side wall of the container. It was.

  By doing so, a mug with a handle can be used as the tableware to be held, so the range of use of this holder is widened.

  The invention according to claim 5 employs a configuration in which the means for attaching the support column is of a laundry pin specification in the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

  By doing so, the holding fixture can be fixed easily with the clothespin specification, and can be easily performed by simply pinching the table top.

  Since the present invention employs the configuration as described above, to adjust the height of the tableware, as in the case of the conventional example, the storage body is removed from the groove of the column and transferred to a groove of another height. It is not necessary to perform a cumbersome operation such as, and it can be performed by a simple operation such as pressing the portion of the tableware holding means to bend the column. Such an operation cannot be operated if the user is severely disabled so that the user cannot use the hand at all. However, this is also the case in the conventional example. If you are a user who can use the hand moderately, considering the balance with the strength to support the tableware holding means, make the support column flexible as much as possible. It is possible.

  In addition, since the column can be bent freely, the position of the tableware in the height direction can be finely adjusted. Furthermore, this “flexible” includes the case where the column can be bent around its axis. In this case, since the horizontal position of the tableware can be adjusted, the position can be adjusted more finely as shown in the embodiments described later.

  Furthermore, in the above-described configuration and operation of the holder of the present invention, only one pair of grooves for holding the handle of the storage body is always used, and an object (such as a user's clothes) may be caught in the groove. There is no risk of injury or falling of the holder.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 (a) is a partially separated view, and FIG. 2 (b) is a partial cross-section of (a). The partial enlarged view containing is shown. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining a usage pattern.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the tableware holder 10 of the present embodiment is configured such that a support column 1 is made of a rod body of an existing bellows structure 20 used in a fluorescent lamp stand or the like, and can be bent. The holding means for the tableware C is provided at one end, and the attachment means 11 (to the table) (hereinafter, also simply referred to as the attachment means 11) is provided at the other end. The support 1 is provided with a vinyl cover 1a so that the appearance is good and there is no risk of injury.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the holding means for the tableware C includes a grip portion 2 that is directly fixed to one end of the column 1 and a cylindrical container 5 without a lid that is gripped by the grip portion 2. The container 5 stores the tableware C to be held and holds it.

  The holding part 2 is formed by bending a belt-shaped resin plate in the thickness direction thereof into an arc shape with a included angle of approximately 220 °. The dimension of the inner diameter of the basic circle of the arc is larger than the outer diameter of the cylindrical container 5. Near the both ends of the arc-shaped plate, receiving grooves 3 for receiving the handle of the container 5 described below are formed at positions facing each other on a line parallel to the diameter of the circle that is the basis of the arc. The grip portion 2 having such a shape is screwed (screw 4) to one end of the support column 1 in the middle of the circumferential direction of the arc, and is symmetrical about the screwing position.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), the container 5 has a cross-section on the outer peripheral surface at two points intersecting with one diameter at a position higher than the center of gravity of the container 5 in the height (depth) direction of the cylinder. A circular rod handle 6 protrudes. The handle 5 is supported by fitting the handle 6 into the receiving groove 3 of the grip portion 2.

  At this time, the groove width of the receiving groove 3 of the grip portion 2 is slightly larger than the minimum dimension for inserting the handle 6 having the circular cross section, and the opposing receiving groove 3 of the grip portion 2 is located within one horizontal plane. When the container 5 is supported by being placed on the container 5, the container 5 can rotate smoothly with its handle 6 as a horizontal rotation axis.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 (a), the attachment means 11 of the column has a washing pin specification, and the table top plate T for eating is sandwiched and fixed by the pinch shape. ing. And the support | pillar 1 is rotatably attached to the surroundings of an own shaft center in the junction part with the attachment means 11 enclosed with the dashed-dotted line of Fig.2 (a). Hereinafter, the pivotable mounting structure of the support column 1 with respect to the mounting means 11 will be described with reference to a partially enlarged view of FIG.

  As shown in (b), the member 21 at the lowermost end of the bellows structure 20 constituting the support column 1 has a stepped columnar shape, and the small diameter portion 21a is a through-hole provided in the plate 11a of the attachment means. It is inserted through the hole 11b and protrudes to the outside. The amount of protrusion is small. A screw hole 21b is formed in the end surface of the small diameter portion 21a toward the large diameter portion, and a retaining disc 22 and a washer provided with a through hole 22a at the center with respect to the screw hole 21b. A screw 24 is screwed with 23 therebetween.

  With such a configuration, the support column 1 can be rotated around its own axis without detaching from the attachment means 11 and due to the existence of the gap 25 between the retaining disc 22 and the attachment means plate 11a. Accordingly, the grip portion 2 is rotatable with respect to the attachment means 11. The above is the basic configuration of the tableware holder 10 of the present embodiment. Next, how to use it will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, the holding means 10 is fixed by sandwiching the top plate T of the table for eating with the pinching shape by the attachment means 11 of the washing pin specification just described. At this time and in the next position adjustment of the grip part 2, the container 5 is not yet attached to the grip part 2. This is because the container 5 can be easily attached to the grip portion 2 simply by fitting the handle 6 of the container 5 into the receiving groove 3.

  When the user M is seated on the table to which the holder 10 is attached, as shown in FIG. 3A, the user M himself / herself brings the grip portion 2 close to the mouth with his / her hand, Adjust the height to be easy to do. At this time, in the case of the user M who is not only handicapped but also difficult to walk and uses a wheelchair, it is difficult to move the body up and down, and the height of the mouth of the user M In such a case, the holder 10 that cannot be finely adjusted in height, as in the conventional example, is completely useless.

  However, the holder 10 of this embodiment can be used by a user M who uses a wheelchair because the support column 1 can be bent and the height of the holding means can be finely adjusted with a small force. It has become a thing.

  Further, in the holder 10 of the present embodiment, the support column 1 is freely bendable, and as shown in FIG. 2B, the support column 1 is arranged around its own axis with respect to the attachment means 11. Since it is rotatable and the horizontal position of the grip portion 2 can be adjusted, for example, the table to which the holder 10 is attached is not a table for meals, but a drawer or the like is provided on the front, In the case where the mounting allowance of the front top plate T is small and it can be attached only to the protruding portion of the top plate T on the table side edge, after attaching to the top plate T on the side edge, By rotating around the axis, the user M can have a meal while sitting on the front of the table.

  Further, apart from the configuration in which the support column 1 is rotatable about the axis with respect to the attachment means 11 shown in FIG. 2B, the “flexibility of the support column” of the present invention is essentially the support column 1. This also includes the bendability around its own axis, and the strut 1 of the bellows structure 20 according to the embodiment is also like that. Therefore, the horizontal position adjustment can be performed more finely by this action. Such a function is a function that could not be expected at all in the conventional holder 10.

  Thus, when the position adjustment of the grip portion 2 is finished, the tableware C into which the food and drink are put is finally stored in the container 5 and the preparation of the meal is completed. When eating, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the horizontally supported container 5 can be rotated around its handle 6 (around the horizontal axis), so that the user M can open his mouth. The tableware C can be tilted and the contents can be eaten. When a desired amount is consumed, as shown in FIG. 3C, when the mouth is separated from the container 5, the inclined container 5 returns to its original posture under its own weight.

  As described above, the holder 10 of the present invention has only one set of the receiving groove 3 for receiving the handle 6 of the holding means and is always used and closed. There is no empty receiving groove that is not used like a support, and when the user brings the mouth close to the holder, the face is brought into contact with the corner of the empty groove and injured, There is no fear of getting caught on clothes or things.

  In the present embodiment, a notch 7 for avoiding contact with the user's mouth is provided on the side wall of the container 5 facing the user M, as shown in FIG. Therefore, even if a user changes, it can be used hygienically.

  Further, in the present embodiment, considering the case where the tableware C to be used is a mug, as shown in FIG. 2, the escape groove 8 of the mug handle is provided on the side wall of the container 5. Therefore, the range of types of containers 5 that can be used by the user is widened.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the part of the tableware holding means. Since the bent structure (bellows structure 20) of the support column 1 and the attachment means 11 to the support column in FIG. 1 are the same as those in the first embodiment, they are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. To do. FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view showing only the tableware holding means extracted in the second embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 4, this holding means is similar to the case where the grip portion 12 of the container 15 is the first embodiment, and a band-shaped resin plate is bent in the thickness direction so that the included angle is approximately 220 °. It is formed in an arc shape. About attachment to the support | pillar 1, like the case of 1st embodiment, it is screwed (screw 4) to the end of the support | pillar 1 in the center position of the circumferential direction of the circular arc.

  The thing of this embodiment differs from the thing of the first embodiment that what is formed near the both ends of the arc-shaped gripping portion 12 is not a groove but a circle that is the basis of the arc on the inner peripheral surface. That is, the projection 13 has a circular cross section and is projected at an opposing position on a line parallel to the diameter of the projection.

  On the other hand, on the side of the container 15, a circular hole 16 having a size capable of inserting the protrusion 13 of the gripping portion 12 is penetrated in accordance with the shape of the gripping portion 12. The hole 16 is a hole 16 that is slightly larger than the minimum dimension into which the protrusion 13 can be inserted, and the protrusion 13 of the grip portion 12 is inserted into the hole 16 to support the container 15. The position of the hole 16 in the height direction is the same as that of the handle 6 of the first embodiment in the height direction of the container 5 and higher than the center of gravity of the container 5. In a higher position.

  In order to set the container 15 in the grip portion 12 in the second embodiment, the elasticity of the grip portion 12 formed of a resin plate is used to expand the arc as shown by a two-dot chain line. Is temporarily inserted into the hole 16 of the container 15. After the arc projection 13 is temporarily inserted, when the force that has spread the arc is gently released, the gripping portion 12 is deformed in a direction in which the arc is contracted due to its elasticity, and returns to the original arc shape.

  As a result, the protrusion 13 is completely inserted into the hole 16, and the container 15 is firmly gripped. Also in this case, the container 15 can smoothly rotate around the projection 13 of the grip portion 12 as a horizontal rotation axis. The method of using the second embodiment is the same as in the first embodiment. And the effect is the same as that of the case of 1st embodiment.

  Also in the container 15 of this second embodiment, a notch 17 for avoiding contact with the user's mouth is formed in a predetermined shape on the side wall facing the user from the upper edge of the side wall. Further, a relief groove 18 for the handle is also formed for the mug.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to tableware holders that make it easy to eat for people with physical disabilities, especially for those who are handicapped.

It is a perspective view of the holder simple substance of a first embodiment of the present invention. (A) shows an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment, and (b) shows a partially enlarged view of (a) including a partial cross-section. (A)-(c) shows the usage pattern of the first embodiment in a schematic diagram. It is the perspective view which showed a part of 2nd embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Support | pillar 2,12 Grasping part 3 Receiving groove 4 Screw 5, 15 Container 6 Handle 7, 17 Notch 8, 18 Relief groove 10 Holder 11 Attachment means 11a Plate of attachment means 13 Projection 16 Hole 20 Bellows structure 21 Bellows structure Bottom end member 22 Retaining disc 24 Screw C Tableware M User T Table top plate

Claims (5)

  A table holding means is provided at one end of the bendable column, and the column mounting means is provided at the other end. The table holding unit includes a gripping portion fixed to the column, and the gripping portion is arranged around a horizontal axis. A tableware holder comprising a container that is rotatably held by a container.   The tableware holder according to claim 1, wherein the support means for attaching the support column is rotatably attached around the axis of the support column.   The tableware holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a notch for avoiding contact with a user's mouth is provided on a side wall facing a user of the container.   The tableware holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the tableware is a mug, a relief groove is provided on a side wall of the container.   The tableware holding tool according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the support means of the support column has a washing pin specification.

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