JP2009207643A - Bed having x-link type elevating mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that by a conventional bed having an X-link type elevating mechanism, the assembling work is performed while the heavy unit side including a driving section is placed on a base section and lifted, and therefore, the working posture becomes a forward bending one, while the workability is extremely poor, and burden on the body of a worker is large as well. <P>SOLUTION: This bed having the X-link type elevating mechanism is constituted in such a manner that a first link 3 an a second link 4 which constitute the X-link mechanism between a proximal section frame 1 and an elevating frame 2 are connected. In the bed, on a guide member 9 which is installed on the elevating frame, an introducing section G which can introduce a moving member to the lower side is formed on the outside of the moving stroke of the moving member 7 after the assembly. Thus, the bed is constituted in such a manner that the end section of the second link and the elevating frame are detachably connected. Thus, the assembly of other elements including the elevating frame and the directly operated actuator for the driving of the X-link mechanism is constituted as a separate unit to solve the problem. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bed such as a hospital bed or a home care bed having an X-link lifting mechanism.

  Many of the recent beds have a lifting mechanism that lifts and lowers the lifting frame relative to the base frame. As such a lifting mechanism, a parallel link type lifting mechanism using a parallel link mechanism or an X link mechanism is used. The present invention relates to a bed having the latter lifting mechanism.

  On the other hand, in hospital beds, home care beds, etc., instead of completing assembly by the manufacturer and transporting it to the place where the bed is installed, the bed is united in consideration of ease of transport and ease of assembly. In many cases, these units are transported to a bed installation place and assembled there.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, the bed is divided into a base part (cart unit), a driving part (panter unit), a head side unit, a foot side unit, a bottom unit, and a board unit. Here, the pedestal corresponds to the base frame of the present invention, and the drive unit corresponds to an assembly of the lifting frame, the X link mechanism of the present invention, and a linear actuator serving as the drive means.

The above units are transported from the manufacturer to the place where the bed is placed. In this state, the drive unit is lifted to reach the base unit with the base unit placed on the floor, and the first link on the base unit side of the X link mechanism. The second link is assembled by engaging a moving member such as a roller provided at an end of the second link with the guide member.
JP 2006-340964 A

In the conventional bed having the above-mentioned X-link type lifting mechanism, the drive unit is a combination of a lifting frame, an X-link mechanism, and a linear actuator that is a driving means thereof, and thus the weight is heavy. Such a heavy member Therefore, the work posture is bent forward, the workability is very poor, and the burden on the operator's body is large.
The present invention aims to solve such problems.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, in the present invention, the first link and the second link constituting the X link mechanism are connected between the base frame and the lifting frame, and the connecting portion is configured to be rotatable. One end of the first link and the second link is rotatably fixed to the base frame and the lifting frame, respectively, and a guide member for guiding a moving member provided at the other end of the first link and the second link is provided. In the bed having a structure in which a linear motion actuator for driving the X link mechanism is provided in each of the elevating frame and the base frame, the guide member provided in the elevating frame is a moving member of the first link after assembly. An introduction portion into which the moving member can be introduced is formed on the lower side outside the moving stroke, and the end portion of the second link and the lifting frame are detachably coupled to each other. Configuration and then proposes a bed having a lifting frame, the X-linked lift mechanism constitutes the assembly of other of said elements as a separate unit.

  In the present invention, the first link and the second link constituting the X link mechanism are connected between the base frame and the lifting frame, and the connecting portion is configured to be rotatable. One end is rotatably fixed to the base frame and the lift frame, respectively, and a guide member for guiding a moving member provided at the other end of the first link and the second link is provided between the lift frame and the base frame. In each bed provided with a linear actuator that drives the X link mechanism, the moving member of the first link is supported outside the guiding member provided on the lifting frame to guide the moving member. An introduction member that leads into the member is provided, the end of the second link and the lifting frame are detachably coupled, and the lifting frame and the assembly of the other elements are separated from another unit. To propose a bed having an X-linked lift mechanism configured Te.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above configuration, a driving member is rotatably provided on the other end side of the second link, and a push-up arm and a drive arm are provided thereon, and a moving member provided at the end of the push-up arm is provided. An X-link type lifting mechanism is provided in which a guide member for guiding is provided in the length direction on the other end side of the first link, and a linear actuator is provided between the other end side of the first link and the drive arm. Suggest a bed.

  According to the present invention, in the above configuration, the drive member is rotatably provided on the other end side of the second link, and the push-up arm, the drive arm, and the interlocking arm are provided on the drive member, and at the end of the push-up arm. A guide member for guiding the moving member is provided in the length direction on the other end side of the first link, a linear actuator is provided between the other end side of the first link and the drive arm, and one end of the first link is provided. An interlocking member is rotatably provided on the side, and a push-up arm and an interlocking arm are provided on it, and a guide member for guiding a moving member provided at the tip of the push-up arm is provided on one end side of the second link, and the interlocking A bed having an X-link lifting mechanism in which an interlocking link is provided between the interlocking arm provided on a member and the interlocking arm provided on the driving member is proposed.

  In the present invention, the first link and the second link constituting the X link mechanism and the linear motion actuator that rotationally drives them are fixed in advance to the base frame side, assembled, and the assembly is configured as a unit. Units are placed on the floor where the bed is placed. In this state, the lifting frame is lifted and brought onto the base frame, the moving member of the first link is introduced into the guide member provided on the lifting frame, and the end of the second link is attached to a manually operated mounting bolt or the like. Thus, the main part of the bed can be assembled by being rotatably coupled to the lifting frame.

  In this case, according to the present invention, when the moving member of the first link is first introduced into the guide member provided in the lifting frame, the load of the lifting frame is set to the base when the upper wall surface of the introducing portion is made to correspond to the moving member. Since it can be supported by the frame, the operation is easy and the labor burden is small.

  In the present invention, after the assembly, for example, a unit having a back bottom side lifting mechanism and a unit having a knee bottom side lifting mechanism similar to the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 are mounted on the lifting frame, The bottom can be installed to complete the assembly.

  As described above, in the present invention, the elements constituting the bed X-link lifting mechanism are divided into a lifting frame and other components, and the other components are fixed to form an assembly as a unit. Therefore, the unit on the base frame side with the heaviest weight can be assembled by lifting the unit on the other side, that is, the light lifting frame, in a state where it is placed on the floor. The burden on the person's body is also small.

Next, an embodiment of a bed having an X-link lifting mechanism according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
1 to 9 show a first embodiment. Reference numeral 1 denotes a base frame, and 2 denotes a lifting frame. On this lifting frame 2, for example, a unit having a back bottom side lifting mechanism and a unit having a knee bottom side lifting mechanism similar to Patent Document 1 described above, or a headboard or footboard can be mounted. it can. Further, the elevating frame 2 itself can be divided into two in the length direction, and they can be combined at the time of assembly.

  The first link 3 and the second link 4 that constitute the X-link mechanism between the base frame 1 and the lifting frame 2 are connected to each other at a connecting portion 5 so as to be rotatable. In this case, the first link 3 and the second link 4 are each configured in a pair in the width direction and are integrally coupled by the connecting rod body 6.

  One end of each of the first link 3 and the second link 4 is fixed to the base frame 1 and the elevating frame 2 so as to be rotatable. The other end of each of the first link 3 and the second link 4 A moving member, in this case, rollers 7 and 8 are provided, and guide members 9 and 10 for guiding them are provided on the elevating frame 2 and the base frame 1 respectively. In this embodiment, the guide members 9 and 10 are configured such that the groove-shaped members are directed in the lateral direction.

  The guide member 9 is formed with an introduction portion G into which the moving member 7 can be introduced, in this case, a cutout portion, outside the moving stroke of the moving member 7 of the first link after assembly.

  On the other hand, the drive member 11 is rotatably provided on the other end side of the second link 4, and the push-up arm 12 and the drive arm 13 are provided thereon, and a moving member provided at the end of the push-up arm 12, in this case, a roller 14 is provided in the length direction on the other end side of the first link 3, and a linear actuator 16 is provided between the other end side of the first link 3 and the drive arm 13. Reference numeral 17 denotes a support arm provided on the connecting rod 6 on the other end side of the first link 3 to rotatably support the base side of the linear motion actuator 16.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the linear actuator 16 is configured between the first link 3 and the second link 4, but as long as it is configured as a unit on the base frame 1 side, for example, It can also be configured between the base frame 1 and the first link 3 or the second link 4.

  Next, in this embodiment, the guide member 15 provided on the other end side of the first link 3 and guiding the roller 14 at the end of the push-up arm 12 has a configuration in which the guide path is convex upward, With the configuration, as described later, the load performance at the low position of the elevating frame 2 can be improved.

  As can be seen from the above description corresponding to the drawings, in the present invention, the one end side or the other end side refers to an appropriate place from one end or the other end of the first link 3 or the second link 4 to the connecting portion 5. Is.

  In the above configuration, according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the end portion of the second link 4 and the lifting frame 2 are detachably coupled, and the X link mechanism as shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. The first link 3 and the second link 4 that constitute the frame and the linear motion actuator 16 that rotationally drives them are fixed in advance to the base frame 1 side, and the assembly is configured as a unit, and the lifting frame 2 is configured as a separate unit. is doing.

  To assemble the bed according to the present invention, first, as shown in FIGS. 2, 7, and 8, the heavy base frame 1 side unit is placed on the floor of the bed installation place, and in this state, as shown in FIG. As shown, the light elevating frame 2 is lifted and brought onto the base frame 1 side unit to introduce the moving member 7 of the first link 3 into the guide member 9 provided on the elevating frame 2 and the end of the second link The main part of the bed can be assembled by rotatably connecting to the lifting frame with a manually operated mounting bolt or the like.

  At this time, according to the present invention, when the moving member 7 of the first link is first introduced into the guide member 9 provided in the lifting frame 2, the moving is performed when the upper wall surface of the introduction portion G is made to correspond to the moving member 7. Since the load of the frame 2 can be temporarily supported by the base frame 1 via the moving member 7, workability is very good and the burden on the operator's body is small.

  In the present invention, after assembling, on the lifting frame 2, for example, a unit having a back bottom side lifting mechanism and a unit having a knee bottom side lifting mechanism similar to the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 are attached, and these The bottom can be installed on top or a headboard or footboard can be attached to complete the assembly.

Next, the raising / lowering operation | movement of the bed of the state assembled as mentioned above is demonstrated.
First, when the linear motion actuator 16 is shortened in a state where the elevating frame 2 is at a high position as shown in FIG. 6, the push-up arm 12 causes the moving member 14 to gradually move the guide member 15 of the first link 3 to the other end. While moving in the lateral direction, the load from the first link 3 is supported with respect to the second link 4. Thus, the first link 3 and the second link 4 constituting the X link mechanism lower the lifting frame 2. As shown in FIG. 5, the elevating frame 2 is brought to the lowest position.

  On the other hand, when the linear actuator 16 is extended from the lowest position of the lifting frame 2 shown in FIG. 5, the lifting frame 2 can be lifted and brought to the position shown in FIG. 6 by the reverse operation of the above-described operation. .

  In this embodiment, since the elevating frame 2 is configured to rise in the operation of the linear actuator 16 in the extending direction, the form of breakage of the linear actuator 16 is buckling deformation, and the elevating frame 2 falls due to the breakage. Can be prevented.

  Further, in this embodiment, as shown in the drawing, the elements for driving up and down composed of the drive member 11 provided with the push-up arm 12 and the drive arm 13 and the linear actuator 16 are both the first link 3 and the second link. 4, the elevating frame 2 is supported in a cantilevered support form. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the elevating frame 2 is used for elevating driving on one end side of the first link 3 and the second link 4. A space S that is not occupied by any element can be formed. Therefore, the degree of freedom of layout is high, such as disposing mechanism elements of other functions in the space S.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the guide member 15 provided on the other end side of the first link 3 has a configuration in which the guide path is convex upward, when the lift frame 2 is in the low position, the lift frame 2 The angle formed between the direction of the force applied to the push-up arm 12 via the moving member 14 via the first link 3 and the guide member 15 and the tangential direction of the wall surface of the guide member 15 with which it abuts does not have a convex shape. Since it can be increased as compared with the case where it is linear, the load applied to the push-up arm 12 and the linear motion actuator 16 can be averaged to prevent an excessive load from being applied.

  Further, in this embodiment, the push-up arm 12 and the drive arm 13 provided on the drive member 11 are arranged in a bell crank shape, so that the end portion of the push-up arm 12 provided on the drive member 11 and the drive are driven as shown in FIG. Since the linear motion actuator 16 can be positioned in a region formed by the end of the arm 13 and the rotation axis of the drive member 11, the elevating frame 2 can be positioned at a lower position. Therefore, it is possible to achieve both the lowering of the lifting frame 2 in the lowest position and the longer stroke, that is, the raising of the lifting frame 2 in the highest position as high as possible. it can.

  Next, FIGS. 10 to 13 show a second embodiment, which is a schematic side view showing an enlarged main portion by cutting out both ends in the longitudinal direction of the base frame 1 and the lifting frame 2. is there. In the second embodiment, in addition to the components of the first embodiment, the drive member 11 is provided with an interlocking arm 22 in addition to the push-up arm 12 and the drive arm 13, and the first link 4. An interlocking member 23 is rotatably provided at one end side, and a push-up arm 24 and an interlocking arm 25 are provided thereon, and a guide member 27 for guiding a moving member (roller) 26 provided at the tip of the push-up arm 24 is a second link. 4 is provided at one end side, and an interlocking link 28 is provided between the interlocking arm 25 provided on the interlocking member 23 and the interlocking arm 22 provided on the driving member 11. In this embodiment, the guide member 27 is configured as a band plate-like member protruding in the lateral direction from the upper edge of the second link 4 as shown in the drawing. The elements of these drive mechanisms are fixed to the base frame 1 side as in the first embodiment to constitute a unit. The other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, and therefore, the assembly method described above is also the same. Therefore, the overlapping description is omitted, and only the difference in the lifting operation will be described.

  In the above configuration, when the lifting frame 2 is at a high position as shown in FIG. 10, the roller 26 at the end of the push-up arm 24 protruding from the interlocking member 23 is separated from the lower surface of the guide member 27. Not touching. Accordingly, in this state, the lifting frame 2 is supported in a cantilever manner as described above, but the angle formed between the first link 3 and the second link 4 constituting the X link mechanism and the base frame 1 and the lifting frame 2. Therefore, the lifting frame 2 does not bend even if it is cantilevered.

  When the linear motion actuator 16 is shortened from the state of FIG. 10, the push-up arm 12 moves in the second direction while the moving member 14 gradually moves the guide member 15 of the first link 3 toward the other end side as described above. The first link 3 and the second link 4 that support the load from the first link 3 with respect to the link 4 and thus configure the X link mechanism lower the elevating frame 2 as shown in FIG. When the elevating frame 2 is lowered to a certain height in this way, the roller 26 at the end of the push-up arm 24 protruding from the interlocking member 23 comes into contact with the lower surface of the guide member 27 as shown in FIG. Until then, the load from the guide member 27 can be supported by the push-up arm 24.

  Thus, in this embodiment, when the elevating frame 2 is in the low position, one end side of the second link 4 is moved by the push-up arm 24 protruding from the interlocking member 23 via the moving member 26 and the guide member 27. Since it is supported, the elevating frame 2 is supported in a simple support-like support form, and bending can be prevented even when the load on the elevating frame 2 is large.

  In this case, the interlocking member 23, the push-up arm 24, the interlocking arm 25, and the interlocking link 26 are arranged on one end side of the first link 3 and the second link 4, but the linear motion actuator 16 is not located. Accordingly, a space can be configured, and the degree of freedom in layout is high, such as arranging mechanism elements of other functions in this space.

  As described above, in the bed having the X-link type lifting mechanism of the present invention, it can be divided into units and can be easily transported from the manufacturer to the bed installation location, and the assembly workability at the bed installation location is very good. In addition, there are a number of advantages as described above, including the advantage that the burden on the operator's body is small, and the industrial applicability is great for use in medical and home beds. .

1, showing an embodiment of the present invention, is a diffusion diagram showing components. FIG. 1, showing an embodiment of the present invention, is a perspective view showing a state in which the components shown in FIG. 1 are divided into units. FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic side view showing an assembling operation in the embodiment of the present invention. It is a typical side view which shows the assembly operation | movement in embodiment of this invention in the situation different from FIG. It is a typical side view which shows the assembly operation | movement in embodiment of this invention in the further different situation. It is a typical side view which shows the raising / lowering operation | movement in embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the embodiment of the present invention more specifically and showing a state in which the components shown in FIG. 1 are divided into units. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an assembling operation in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7. It is a principal part enlarged view of FIG. The other embodiment of this invention is shown and it is a typical principal part side view. It is a typical principal part side view shown in the situation different from FIG. It is a typical principal part side view shown in the situation different from the above figure. It is a typical principal part side view shown in the situation different from the above figure.

Explanation of symbols

G introduction part (notch part)
S space 1 base frame 2 lifting frame 3 first link 4 second link 5 connecting portion 6 connecting rods 7, 8, 14 roller (moving member)
9, 10, 15 Guide member 11 Driving member 12 Pushing arm 13 Driving arm 16 Direct acting actuators 17 and 18 Supporting arm 20 Connecting rod 21 Extension portion 22 Linking arm 23 Linking member 24 Pushing arm 25 Linking arm 26 Roller (moving member)
27 Guide member 28 Linkage

Claims (4)

The first link and the second link constituting the X link mechanism are connected between the base frame and the elevating frame, and are configured to be rotatable at the connecting portion. The base frame and the elevating frame are pivotally fixed, and guide members for guiding the moving members provided at the other ends of the first link and the second link are provided in each of the elevating frame and the base frame, In the bed having a linear actuator for driving the X link mechanism, the guide member provided on the elevating frame includes the moving member on the lower side outside the moving stroke of the moving member of the first link after assembly. The end portion of the second link and the lifting frame are detachably coupled to each other, and the lifting frame and the other elements are Bed having an X-linked lift mechanism characterized by the assembly by being configured as a separate unit. The first link and the second link constituting the X link mechanism are connected between the base frame and the elevating frame, and are configured to be rotatable at the connecting portion. The base frame and the elevating frame are pivotally fixed, and guide members for guiding the moving members provided at the other ends of the first link and the second link are provided in each of the elevating frame and the base frame, In a bed having a direct acting actuator for driving an X link mechanism, the guide member provided on the elevating frame is supported outside the guide member to support the first link moving member and introduce the moving member into the guide member. A member is provided, the end of the second link and the lifting frame are detachably coupled, and the lifting frame and the assembly of the other elements are configured as separate units. Bed having an X-linked lift mechanism characterized. A drive member is rotatably provided on the other end side of the second link, and a push-up arm and a drive arm are provided on the drive member, and a guide member for guiding a moving member provided at an end of the push-up arm is provided on the first link. 3. The X-link type according to claim 1, wherein a linear motion actuator is provided between the other end side of the first link and the driving arm. A bed having a lifting mechanism. A drive member is rotatably provided on the other end of the second link, and a push-up arm, a drive arm, and an interlocking arm are provided on the second link. Provided in the length direction on the other end side of one link, a linear motion actuator is provided between the other end side of the first link and the drive arm, and an interlocking member is rotatably provided on one end side of the first link. In addition, a push-up arm and an interlocking arm are provided, and a guide member for guiding a moving member provided at the tip of the push-up arm is provided on one end side of the second link, and the interlocking arm provided on the interlocking member and the drive The bed having an X-link type lifting mechanism according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an interlocking link is provided between the interlocking arms provided on a member.

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