JP2009261484A - Standing-up aid - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a standing-up aid allowing a user, who is weak in the lower half body and has difficulty in standing up by himself/herself, to stand up by himself/herself, applicable to the walking and rehabilitation. <P>SOLUTION: The standing-up aid has two right and left sets of a base 12 and a support 14 erected at the center on the upper surface of the base 12 with a space in-between. The front parts of the bases 12 and the upper parts of the supports 14 are connected to each other via connection members 16 and 18. Attaching holes 22 are juxtaposed as a plurality of attaching parts in the vertical direction on a side surface of each support 14. Ends of a plurality of pairs of grip members 20 are detachably attached to the attaching holes 22. An opening part 24 opened in the longitudinal direction of the support 14 and in the projecting direction of each grip member 20 is disposed between the bases 12 and between the grip members 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a stand-up assisting tool used as an assisting tool when an elderly person or a physically handicapped person stands up from a floor or a bed.

  When an elderly person or a handicapped person who has weak legs and feet stands up by himself / herself from a sleeping state or a sitting state, a stand-up assisting device is used to assist the person so that the operation can be easily performed. Conventionally, as this type of auxiliary tool, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, two plates are arranged at both ends and vertically supported to form a supporting base plate, and a plurality of rising and rising plates are provided between them. There is a stationary handrail for getting up with a handrail attached in parallel. These multiple handrails are arranged in stages from low to high, so the user grasps the lower handrail in the sitting position and gradually shifts to the standing position while holding the handrail in turn. You can stand up easily by performing the action.

Further, as disclosed in Patent Document 2, a pair of support rods are erected on a base plate with a predetermined distance therebetween, and one or more handrails are vertically disposed on the pair of support rods. There is also a stand-up assisting device that is provided at predetermined intervals. The stand-up assisting tool disclosed in Patent Document 2 includes a lower support rod standing on the base and an upper support rod fixed to the lower support rod at a predetermined height by a fixing tool. There is also disclosed a stand-up assisting device having a configuration in which one or more handrails are provided over the bag. According to this configuration, the upper support rod can be adjusted to a height that is easy to use in accordance with the body shape and physical characteristics of the user.
JP 2004-188141 A JP 2007-82661 A

  However, in the stand-up standing handrail described in Patent Document 1, the height of the handrail cannot be adjusted, so that it may be difficult for a user having a different body shape or physical characteristics. In addition, when the user stands up by holding the handrail, the weight is not supported in the direction in which the hand is extended, so there is a problem with ease of standing up, and the sense of balance for the user to stand up on their own is given. It was not suitable for training to feed.

  Moreover, even with the stand-up assisting device of Patent Document 2, since the weight can only be supported in one direction with respect to the user's body, there is a problem similar to the handrail described above, and the user has to stand up on his own. It was unsuitable for training.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned background art, and is intended to provide a stand-up assisting device suitable for walking and functional recovery training, which is easy for a person with weak legs and legs who are difficult to stand up by himself or herself. Objective.

  In the present invention, a base and a support column erected on the upper surface of the central part of the base are provided on the left and right sides with a predetermined interval, and the front parts of the base and the upper parts of the support are connected to each other. Each of which is connected via a connecting member, and a plurality of mounting portions are arranged in parallel in the vertical direction on the side surface of the support column, and the end portions of the plurality of gripping members are detachably attached to the mounting portions, Between each base and each gripping member, it is a rising assist tool in which an opening that is open in the longitudinal direction of the support column and the protruding direction of the gripping member is formed.

  Moreover, the said support | pillar inclines forward with respect to the said base.

  According to the stand-up assisting device of the present invention, when the user stands up, the gripping member attached to the left and right struts is grasped with both hands, and the posture is changed. Therefore, the weight can be easily moved in the front-rear and left-right directions. This makes it easy to get up on your own and is suitable for training to develop a sense of balance. In addition, since the position where the gripping member is attached can be changed, it can be easily set in an easy-to-use state according to the body shape and physical characteristics of the user. In addition, since the opening is provided on the user side, it can be used for walking, and can also be used as an auxiliary tool to support the body in work such as housework in a standing state. Can be used for applications.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the stand-up assisting tool 10 has an elongated plate-like base 12 and a column 14 erected on the upper surface of the center in the longitudinal direction of the base 12, for example, at an interval of about 50 cm. A pair of left and right are provided parallel to each other. And the front end parts of the base 12 are connected by the connection member 16, the upper end parts of the support | pillar 14 are connected by the connection member 18, and the pair of right and left support columns 14 are self-supporting. The pair of left and right support columns 14 are erected in parallel with each other and at an angle of about 15 degrees forward with respect to the base 12. Further, a plurality of mounting holes 22 to which a gripping member 20 described later is attached are formed on the rear side surface of the support column 14. The mounting holes 22 have a predetermined diameter and depth, and are arranged in parallel in the up-down direction with an interval of about 5 cm, for example.

  The gripping member 20 includes a cylindrical gripping portion 20a having a diameter of about 3 cm and a length of about 20 cm, for example, and a projection (not shown) is formed on one end surface of the gripping portion 20a. This protrusion is formed in a shape that is inserted into and fitted into the mounting hole 22 of the column 14 and is fixed by a fixture such as a screw. For example, a total of six gripping members 20 having such a configuration are attached to the third, seventh, and eleventh mounting holes 22 from the upper side of the rear side of the support column 14, and each gripping portion 20a is directed rearward. It is attached to protrude at a substantially horizontal angle. Thereby, between each base 12 and each holding member 20, the opening part 24 opened in the longitudinal direction of the support | pillar 14 and the protrusion direction of the holding member 20 is formed.

  Next, the usage method of this standing assistance tool 10 is demonstrated below. First, for example, when a user sitting on a chair or a bed stands up, the opening assisting tool 10 is provided with the opening 24 in front of the user. The user grasps the pair of lower gripping portions 20a, which are easy to grip, with both hands, and starts to stand up. Then, it gradually shifts to a standing position while holding one hand at a time in the upper gripping portion 20a.

  At this time, the number of gripping members 20 and their mounting positions are adjusted in advance according to the characteristics of the user's body, so that the gripping members 20 are attached by selecting the mounting holes 22 so that they can easily stand up. There is no discomfort or discomfort to the user for use. In addition, since there is no obstacle such as the support column 14 at the end of the gripping member 20 in the protruding direction, the user can reach the gripping portion with a smooth motion by naturally reaching forward from the opening 24 side. Can hold 20a. In addition, the standing up movement is a movement to change the posture by grasping the left and right gripping portions 20a with both hands, so that the body weight shift occurs in the front and rear, left and right directions, and a sense of balance to recover so that it can stand up on its own. It will be training to feed.

  Moreover, the standing assistance tool 10 can be used also as a simple walking assistance tool. The user walks forward by grasping the pair of upper and lower grips 20a while standing. At this time, the opening 24 is located on the user side, and the connecting member 16 is attached to the front end portion of the base 12, so that it does not become an obstacle when the step is advanced. Further, since the pair of left and right columns 14 are erected at an angle inclined forward with respect to the base 12, the connecting member 18 that connects the upper ends of the columns 14 is an obstacle when moving the body forward. In addition, since the position of the body can be always placed between the left and right grips 20a while walking, weight shift close to normal walking motion is possible.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the shape of the opening formed by the pair of left and right bases and the connecting member and the pair of left and right columns and the gripping member is not limited to the user's body shape or physical shape. According to the characteristics, a U-shape, C-shape, U-shape, etc. can be set freely. Also, the shape of each connecting member can be similarly changed. For example, the connecting member may be curved forward so that the user can move the body weight more smoothly forward.

  Moreover, each member should just have the intensity | strength which can fully hold | maintain a user's weight, and is free, such as combining a metal, wood, a synthetic resin, or these. In the case of metal, it is preferable to reduce the weight by using a frame such as a pipe structure.

  Further, the shape of the gripping portion may be any shape or material that is easy for the user to grip and does not slip, and can be selected as appropriate, such as wood with a gentle texture and rubber with an excellent anti-slip effect.

  Further, the structure for detachably attaching the gripping member to the support column is another known method such as screwing into the mounting hole provided on the side surface of the support column using the left and right through holes provided in the gripping member. Also good.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the standing assistance tool of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Standing assistance tool 12 Base 14 Support | pillars 16 and 18 Connecting member 20 Holding member 20a Holding part 22 Mounting hole 24 Opening part

Claims (2)

  A base and a support column erected on the upper surface of the central part of the base are provided on the left and right sides, respectively, with a predetermined interval, and the front parts of the base and the upper parts of the support are connected via a connecting member. A plurality of attachment portions are arranged in the vertical direction on the side surfaces of the support columns, and end portions of a plurality of gripping members are detachably attached to the attachment portions, respectively, A rising aid that is formed between each gripping member so as to open in the longitudinal direction of the support column and in the protruding direction of the gripping member. The stand-up assisting tool according to claim 1, wherein the support column is vertically inclined with respect to the base.

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