JP2009000418A - Braking device for wheelchair - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a braking device for a wheelchair, etc., allowing a weak person to easily operate an operation lever to thereby lock/unlock a brake. <P>SOLUTION: The braking device for the wheelchair comprises: bearings 7 each of which is composed of a cylindrical member provided in a fixed bearing board 6 while projecting the right and left end of the member from the board 6; shafts 8 turnably journaled by the bearing 7; arms 9 fixed to the shafts 8 downward and turned integrally with the shafts 8; bar-shaped brake bodies 11 which are fixed to the arms 9 and lock wheels 3 by pressure abutment onto the tires 10 of the wheels 3; operation levers 12 which are each formed of long bar-shaped members, are connected to the shafts 8, turn the shafts 8 to move the arms 9, then, cause the brake bodies 11 to perform forward/backward movement operation for pressurization against and separation from the tires 10; shaft connection parts 13 provided in the lower part of the operation levers 12 and turnably connected to the shafts 8 so as to be horizontally turnable; operation lever jounaling parts 15 provided in the shafts 8 and allowing the shaft connection parts 13 to be jounaled by bearing bolts 14 and pins, etc., so as to be horizontally turnable; and operation lever support guide parts 16 for supporting and guiding the operation levers 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a wheelchair brake device.

In a conventional wheelchair brake device, a shaft is fixed in the middle of a long rod-shaped operation lever, this shaft is pivotally supported by a bearing fixed to the vehicle body, and presses against a tire below the operation lever An operating lever movement guide part provided with a body-brake body in the form of a horizontal bar, through which the operation lever fixed to the vehicle body above the bearing is passed to guide forward and backward movement of the operation lever, and this operation lever movement guide part A brake release state holding portion comprising a recessed portion into which the operation lever enters to fix the state where the brake body provided on one side of the wheel is separated from the tire of the wheel, and the other of the operation lever movement guide portion In order to fix the state where the brake body provided on the inner side of the wheel is pressed against and locked to the tire of the wheel, the brake effect state maintenance comprising a recessed portion into which the operation lever enters is fixed. Operation lever supporting guide portion made of a site has a configuration provided (for example, Patent Document 1).
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  In the above-described prior art, the operation lever is operated by pushing the operation lever outward or pulling the operation lever inward. The shaft is completely fixed to the operation lever and the shaft is supported by the bearing. Since it is a structure, the operation must be bent or bent by pushing or pulling the operating lever made of a steel bar, and therefore requires a force to push or bend or pull the operating lever, and The control lever at the control lever movement guide part is in a strong repulsion state that warps itself, so it is in a strong frictional resistance state strongly pressed against the edge of the control lever movement guide part, and this strong lever is used to move the control lever back and forth A force that resists frictional resistance is required, and therefore, a weak person such as a disabled person has a drawback that it is difficult or impossible to operate.

The present invention was made in view of the drawbacks of the above conventional art, to provide a braking device of wheelchairs which can be easily operated to brake the operation lever by hand powerless person It is aimed.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become more fully apparent when the following description is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
However, the drawings are for explanation only and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following configuration.
<Invention of Claim 1>
A braking device for locking the wheels in wheelchairs, and a bearing provided in the vehicle body, rotates integrally with the shaft which is rotatably supported in the bearing, together with the shaft is fixed to the shaft An arm that rotates, a brake body that operates in a brake effective state and a brake released state by a rotation operation of the arm, and the shaft and the arm that are connected to the shaft and rotate, thereby the brake effect of the brake main body An operation lever for moving the state and the brake release state back and forth , an axis connecting portion for connecting the operation lever to the shaft provided at a lower portion of the operation lever so as to be pivotable to the left and right, and the shaft. Further, an operation lever shaft supporting portion that pivotally supports the shaft connecting portion so as to be pivotable to the left and right, and the operation lever that is fixed to the vehicle body above the bearing is passed through the operation lever. An operation lever movement guide part to be operated, and a recessed part in which the operation lever is inserted and maintained in the inset state in order to maintain the brake release state provided inside or outside one side of the operation lever movement guide part A brake comprising a brake release state holding part and a recessed part in which the operation lever is inserted and the inset state is maintained in order to maintain the brake effect state provided inside or outside the other side of the operation lever movement guide part operation lever supporting guide portion made of a state retention site effectiveness and constitutes a brake device for vehicles chair member at.
<Invention of Claim 2>
A braking device for locking the wheels of wheelchairs, the bearing provided on the vehicle body, a shaft which is rotatably supported in the bearing, shaft with integrally fixed downward to the shaft An arm that rotates, a brake body that operates in a braking effect state and a brake release state that presses against the tire of the wheel to lock the wheel by the rotation operation of the arm fixed to the arm, and the shaft An operation lever that is connected to and rotates the shaft and the arm to move the brake effect state and the brake release state of the brake body back and forth, and the shaft provided below the operation lever. A shaft connecting portion for rotatably connecting the operating lever to the left and right, an operating lever shaft supporting portion for pivotally supporting the shaft connecting portion provided on the shaft to the left and right, and the bearing An operation lever movement guide part that is fixed to the other vehicle body and that guides the forward and backward movement of the operation lever through the operation lever, and is provided inside or outside one side of the operation lever movement guide part. In order to maintain the brake release state, the brake is provided on the other side of the brake release state holding part, and the brake provided on the other side of the operation lever movement guide part. In order to maintain the effective state, a brake device for a wheelchair is configured by an operation lever support guide portion including a brake effect state holding portion including a recessed portion in which the operation lever is inserted and the input state is maintained.
<Invention of Claim 3>
In the configuration of the invention according to any one of claims 1 and 2, the first brake device is provided on the left side of the vehicle body, and the second brake device is provided on the right side of the vehicle body, which is the shaft of the first brake device. The first connecting member is pivotally supported on one side of the first projecting shaft portion, which is a portion projecting inward of the first shaft, so as to rotate integrally with the first shaft and to be rotatable up and down. The second connecting member rotates integrally with the second shaft and moves up and down in a second projecting shaft portion that is a portion projecting inside the second shaft that is the shaft of the second brake device. The other side of the first connecting member and the other side of the second connecting member are connected to each other so as to be rotatable up and down. The first brake device of the first brake device is rotated by integral rotation of the first shaft and the second shaft. The brake main body and the second brake main body of the second brake device are integrally operated, and the wheelchair can be folded by the folding form of the first connecting member and the second connecting member. , the operating lever constitute the braking device of the first brake device and the second car chair child made provided on one are or either provided in the brake system.

As is clear from the above description, the present invention has the following effects.
<Effect of the Invention of Claim 1>
The arm that operates the brake body and the operating lever are separated, and a bearing is fixed to the vehicle body. A shaft is provided on the bearing so that the arm can rotate. The arm is fixed to the shaft so that the arm can rotate integrally with the shaft. In addition, since the shaft connecting portion of the operating lever is connected to the operating lever shaft supporting portion of the shaft so as to be able to turn left and right, the shaft connecting portion rotates outward when the operating lever is pushed outward. Because the operating lever is released, the operating lever can be moved to the outside with almost no resistance, and even if it is in the operating lever movement guide part, it is not pressed against the edge, so the operating lever moves back and forth without any resistance. Is realized. Therefore, there is an effect that the operation lever and the brake body can be moved back and forth easily with less resistance even by a weak person.
Further, since the operation of the brake is performed by the rotation of the shaft supported by the bearing fixed to the vehicle body and the operation by the operation lever, the left brake device and the right brake device are provided to rotate the shaft integrally. The left brake device and the right brake device can be integrated with each other by operating one control lever by integrating them with a single shaft, and locking and unlocking the left and right brakes. Can be operated with one of the left and right control levers.
Moreover, the folding member which connects a right-and-left axis | shaft is made into the folding form which consists of a plurality of members, or is made into a slide form, It can use also with a folding wheelchair.
<Effects of Invention of Claim 2>
In the configuration of the invention described in claim 1, since the brake main body is fixed to the arm, the same effect as the effect of the invention described in claim 1 is achieved, and the structure is simple. Since there are few parts, there is an effect that a low-cost brake device can be achieved.
<Effect of the Invention of Claim 3>
In the configuration of the invention according to any one of claims 1 and 2, brake devices are provided on the left and right sides of the vehicle body, the shafts are connected by a first connecting member and a second connecting member, and the left and right brake devices are connected. Therefore, it is possible to operate the left and right brake bodies integrally by operating one of the operating levers. thereby enabling an effect that also allows folding wheelchairs.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the best mode for carrying out the invention shown in the drawings. However, the present invention intended to limit to these have greens.

In the first preferred embodiment for carrying out the present invention shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a brake device for locking the wheel 3 of the folding wheelchair 2. A bearing 7 made of a cylindrical member provided so as to protrude from the left and right on a bearing plate 6 fixed to the side body shaft 5 by welding, a shaft 8 pivotally supported by the bearing 7, the shaft 8 is fixed to the downward arm 9 for integrally movable together with the shaft 8, the brake body 11 of the rod-like form to lock the wheels 3 presses against the tire 10 of the wheel 3 comprising fixed to the arm 9 And a long bar-like member connected to the shaft 8 to rotate the shaft 8 to move the arm 9, thereby pressing the brake body 11 against the tire 10 and performing a back-and-forth movement operation away from the tire 10. Lever 12; A shaft connecting portion 13 connected to the shaft 8 provided at the lower portion of the control lever 12 so as to be able to turn left and right, and a shaft support bolt 14 so that the shaft connecting portion 13 provided on the shaft 8 can turn left and right. An operation lever shaft support portion 15 that is supported by a pin or the like and an operation lever support guide portion 16 that supports and guides the operation lever 12 are provided.

Operation lever supporting guide portion 16 made of stainless steel plate or iron plate, the upper side vehicle-body shaft 4 operating lever 12 which is fixed by welding to the body 4 of the bearing 7 is passed through guiding longitudinal movement of the operating lever 12 An operation lever movement guide portion 17 to be operated, and a recessed portion provided inside the operation lever movement guide portion 17 on the inner side of the operation lever movement guide portion 17 so that the operation lever 12 enters in order to keep the brake body 11 away from the tire 10. The brake release state holding part 18 and the recessed part where the operation lever 12 enters to hold the brake effect state in which the brake body 11 provided inside the front side of the operation lever movement guide part 17 is pressed against the tire 10 and locked. The operation lever support guide portion including the brake effect state holding portion 19 and the brake released state holding portion 18 are entered. Plate member for closing a substantially S-shaped plate form of restraining spring 20, the brake release state holding part 18 and the brake effectiveness state holding portion 19 for keeping the work lever 12 and held by the biasing force into the brake release state holding portion 18 It consists of a screw hole 21 for screwing 23 with a screw 22.

  When the operation lever 12 is pushed out from the brake release state holding portion 18 or the brake effect state holding portion 19 to the operation lever movement guide portion 17, the operation lever 12 is rotated at the shaft connecting portion 13, so that the operation lever 12 is almost resistant. It can be moved outward and moved back and forth without resistance, so that even a weak person can easily operate.

By attaching the plate member 23, the operation lever 12 moves only the operation lever movement guide portion 17. When the brake device 1 is connected to the left and the brake device 1A is connected to the right (the brake device having the same configuration as the brake device 1), the operation lever 12 is provided for each. Those who do not move will move in synchronism with those who operate.

  The restraining spring 20 is an S-shaped plate-like spring, the base side is fixed, the curved middle portion is located in the operation lever movement guide portion 17, and the operation lever 12 is pushed and biased to the brake release state holding portion 18. It is supposed to be.

The foldable wheelchair 2 is provided with a brake device 1 on the left side, a brake device 1A having the same structure as the brake device 1 and having a counter-arrangement configuration on the right side, and a part of the shaft 8 protruding inside the bearing 7. An in-shaft protruding shaft portion 27 is provided, connecting members 28a and 28b are connected to the protruding shaft portions 27 and 27 by a shaft 29, and the tips of the connecting members 28a and 28b are connected by a shaft 30 to be foldable. The wheelchair 2 can be folded, and when the shaft 8 of the brake device 1A is rotated, the shaft 8 of the brake device 1 is integrally rotated so that the left and right brakes can be integrally operated. ing.
Such as the structure so as to operate integrally by connecting the right and left brake device, the connecting member 28a, the Glue 28b Ete two slidable in such as by a slide shaft coupled to the rotation allowed There is.
[Different forms for carrying out the invention]

  Next, different modes for carrying out the present invention shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 will be described. In the description of the different modes for carrying out these inventions, the same components as those in the first embodiment for carrying out the present invention are designated by the same reference numerals and duplicated explanations are given. Omitted.

In the second embodiment for carrying out the present invention shown in FIG. 5, the main difference from the first embodiment is that the operation lever is an operation lever 34 formed by screwing a screw 33 in the lower part, The shaft connecting portion is a shaft connecting portion 35 separated from the operation lever 34, and a screw hole 36 for screwing the screw 33 is provided in the shaft connecting portion 35.
By doing so, only one operation lever is sufficient, and cost reduction is realized. Therefore, the plate member 23 is not necessary.

  The third embodiment for carrying out the present invention shown in FIG. 6 is mainly different from the first embodiment in that a fitting shaft 41 having a screw fitting recess 40 in the middle and a screw fitting recess 40 in the lower part is provided. The operation lever 42 is provided, the shaft connection portion is a shaft connection portion 43 separated from the operation lever 42, a fitting hole 44 into which the fitting shaft 41 is inserted and fitted is provided in the shaft coupling portion 43, and a screw fit is provided beside the fitting hole 44. A screw hole 46 into which a screw 45 fitted in the recessed portion 40 is screwed is provided, and a link form in which the arm 9 and the brake body 11 are separated, that is, an arm 47 in which the brake body 11 is fixed to the bearing plate 6 is pivotally supported. The arm 9 is connected to one side of the connecting arm 48 so as to be rotatable, and the arm 47 is connected to the other side of the connecting arm 48 so as to be rotatable.

  The present invention is used in the industry of manufacturing wheelchairs.

1 is a partial perspective view showing the best first embodiment for carrying out the present invention. 1 is a front view showing a best first embodiment for carrying out the present invention. FIG. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The front view of the wheelchair which attached the brake device of the best 1st Embodiment for implementing this invention. FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 3. The front view which shows the best 2nd Embodiment for implementing this invention. FIG. 6 is an exploded side view showing a third preferred embodiment for carrying out the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

1, 1A: Brake device, 2: Folding wheelchair,
3: Wheel, 4: Body
5: Side body shaft, 6: Bearing plate,
7: bearing, 8: shaft,
9: Arm, 10: Tire,
11: Brake body, 12: Operation lever,
13: Shaft coupling part, 14: Shaft support bolt,
15: Operation lever shaft support part, 16: Operation lever support guide,
17: Operation lever movement guide part, 18: Brake release state holding part,
19: Brake effective state holding part, 20: Retaining spring,
21: Screw hole, 22: Screw,
23: plate member, 27: protruding shaft part,
28a, 28b: connecting member, 29: shaft,
30: shaft, 33: screw,
34: Operation lever, 35: Shaft coupling part,
36: screw hole, 37: fixing nut,
40: Screw fitting recess part 41: Insertion shaft,
42: Operation lever, 43: Shaft coupling part,
44: Insertion hole, 45: Screw,
46: Screw hole, 47: Arm,
48: connecting arm, 49: screw hole,
50: Screw hole 51: Nut
52: Operation lever shaft support part fitting part.

Claims (3)

A brake device that locks a wheel of a wheelchair or the like,
A bearing provided on the vehicle body;
A shaft pivotally supported on the bearing,
An arm fixed to the shaft and rotating integrally with the shaft;
A brake body that operates in a brake effective state and a brake released state by the turning operation of the arm, and
An operation lever connected to the shaft to rotate the shaft and the arm to operate the brake effective state and the brake release state of the brake body;
A shaft connecting portion for connecting the operation lever to the shaft provided at a lower portion of the operation lever so as to be turnable to the left and right;
An operation lever shaft supporting portion that pivotally supports the shaft connecting portion provided on the shaft so as to be turnable to the left and right;
An operation lever moving guide portion that is fixed to the vehicle body above the bearing and that guides the back and forth movement of the operation lever through the operation lever, provided inside or outside one side of the operation lever movement guide portion. In order to maintain the brake release state, the brake release state holding portion is formed of a recessed portion in which the operation lever is inserted and the engagement state is held, and is provided inside or outside the other side of the operation lever movement guide portion. An operation lever support guide portion including a brake effect state holding portion formed of a recessed portion in which the operation lever enters and is held in order to maintain the brake effect state;
A brake device for a wheelchair or the like, which is configured as described above. A brake device that locks a wheel of a wheelchair or the like,
A bearing provided on the vehicle body;
A shaft pivotally supported on the bearing,
An arm fixed downward on the shaft and integrally rotating with the shaft;
A brake main body that operates in a braking effect state and a brake release state in which the wheel is pressed against the tire of the wheel by the rotation operation of the arm fixed to the arm to lock the wheel;
An operation lever connected to the shaft to rotate the shaft and the arm to operate the brake effective state and the brake release state of the brake body;
A shaft connecting part for connecting the operating lever to the shaft provided at the lower part of the operating lever so as to be able to rotate left and right, and an operating lever for supporting the shaft connecting part provided on the shaft so as to be able to rotate left and right. A shaft support part;
An operation lever moving guide portion that is fixed to the vehicle body above the bearing and that guides the back and forth movement of the operation lever through the operation lever, provided inside or outside one side of the operation lever movement guide portion. In order to maintain the brake release state, the brake release state holding portion is formed of a recessed portion in which the operation lever is inserted and the engagement state is held, and is provided inside or outside the other side of the operation lever movement guide portion. An operation lever support guide portion including a brake effect state holding portion formed of a recessed portion in which the operation lever enters and is held in order to maintain the brake effect state;
The wheelchair brake device is configured as described above.   A first brake device is provided on the left side of the vehicle body, a second brake device is provided on the right side of the vehicle body, and a first portion which is a portion protruding inward of the first shaft which is the shaft of the first brake device. The first connecting member pivots integrally with the first shaft and is pivotally supported on one side so as to be pivotable up and down, and is a shaft of the second brake device. The second connecting member pivots integrally with the second projecting shaft portion, which is a projecting portion inside the shaft, and is pivotally supported on one side so as to be rotatable up and down. The other side of the first connecting member and the other side of the second connecting member are pivotably connected in the vertical direction, and the first shaft and the second shaft are integrated by operating one of the operating levers. The first brake body of the first brake device and the second brake device second The brake main body is configured to operate integrally, and the wheelchair can be folded by the folded form of the first connecting member and the second connecting member, and the operation lever is provided to the first brake device and the second connecting lever. The brake device for a wheelchair or the like according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the brake device is provided on one of the brake devices.

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