JP2010004983A - Cushion member for wheelchair - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cushion member for a wheelchair provided with a reversible cushion cover whose color can easily be changed by the user of the wheelchair depending on his or her favorite and the cushion color of a wheelchair owned by a public facility can be changed. <P>SOLUTION: A cushion member 100 for a wheelchair includes a (reversible) seat cover 10, an elastic material for a seat that is covered with a (reversible) backrest part cover 20 and a thin cover, an elastic material for a backrest part covered with a thin cover, and a hanging part 30 that includes a pocket 14 on the back face of the backrest part cover. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  Cushion member attached to a wheelchair, which can be used to change the color of the wheelchair cushion held in public facilities, or can be easily changed according to the preference of the wheelchair user (Reversible) The present invention relates to a cushion member for a wheelchair comprising a seat cover and a backrest cover.

  Wheelchair cushions are used by patients with various symptoms and are used for a relatively long time. Various types of wheelchair cushions are used so that users with various symptoms do not suffer from long-term pain. A cushion has been devised.

  Patent Document 1 states in paragraph [0008] “a cushion member for a wheelchair to be used by being mounted on a seating portion or a backrest portion of a wheelchair, and a flexible surface material having corrugated protrusions formed on a surface thereof, and being harder than the flexible surface material. A plurality of cushion bodies formed of a mat material, a covering material having a plurality of bag-like accommodation portions capable of accommodating the plurality of cushion bodies formed of a breathable material, respectively, and the bag shape There is disclosed a wheelchair cushion characterized by comprising a bent portion formed at a boundary portion between the accommodating portions.

  The cushion for a wheelchair of Patent Document 2 is described in paragraph [0005], "The first invention is a cushion mounted on a foldable wheelchair, and is a cushion mounted on a foldable wheelchair. A backrest portion that is attached via attachment means on the front surface of the backrest seat, and a seating portion that is attached to the upper surface of the seating seat that constitutes the wheelchair via attachment means, the backrest portion, and the seating portion Is characterized in that it is configured to be accommodated under the armrest portion constituting the wheelchair by being folded. "," The second invention is mounted on a foldable wheelchair. One half of the backrest part, which is the left side area when the backrest seat constituting the wheelchair is divided into left and right parts, A lower half of the backrest half of the seat, and is connected to the lower half of the backrest so that the seating seat is divided into left and right areas, and one seating half that is the left side area, and the other backrest half And the other cushion half that is foldably connected to the lower end and has the other seating half on the right side when the seating seat is divided into left and right. The one cushion half is housed under the left armrest that constitutes the wheelchair and is folded so that one backrest half and one seat half are overlaid, The other half of the cushion is folded so that the other half of the backrest and the other half of the seating portion are overlapped with each other, so that the other half of the cushion is accommodated below the right armrest that forms the wheelchair. A wheelchair cushion is disclosed, which is characterized in that it is configured.

  Paragraph [0008] of Patent Document 3 states that “in order to achieve the intended purpose, the present invention uses a urethane foam having a required thickness in a cushion mounted on a seat of a wheelchair, and a concave installation portion on the upper surface. The first cushion body that forms the first seating surface that partially receives the user's seating part and the urethane foam of the required shape are made of materials and are mounted on the installation part, and the user's seating part is partially on the upper surface The second cushion body is formed with a second seat surface to be received by the user, and the second cushion body is attached to the installation portion of the first cushion body, so that the first seat surface and the second seat surface can be used by the user. It is characterized in that the seating portion can be received as a whole. ”And“ In order to achieve the intended purpose, another invention provides a cushion attached to a seat of a wheelchair. Firstly, a urethane seat with a required thickness is used as a material, and a concave first installation portion and a first seating surface for partially receiving a user seating portion are formed on the upper surface, and a concave second installation portion is formed on the lower surface. A cushion body, a urethane foam having a required shape, and a second cushion body that is mounted on the first installation portion and that forms a second seat surface that partially receives a user seat; and a required thickness And a third cushion body that is mounted on the second installation portion, and the second cushion body is mounted on the first installation portion of the first cushion body, and A configuration in which a user's seating portion can be received entirely by the first seating surface and the second seating surface by mounting three cushion bodies on the second installation portion of the first cushioning body. A wheelchair cushion is disclosed.

  Paragraph [0008] of Patent Document 4 states that “a base material stretched on a frame of a seat part or a backrest part of a wheelchair, at least one elastic inner lumbar attached to the surface of the base material, A wheelchair seat or back fitting fitting double seat cushion, characterized by comprising a base material from the top and a cover in which a front surface portion and a back surface portion for covering an inner lumbar attached to the base material are connected. A base material is stretched on the frame of the seat or backrest of the seat, and at least one inner lumbar that is elastic is installed on the ground according to the illness and body shape of the occupant. Cover the base and the inner lumbar with a cover where the front and back sides are connected, so that the seat or backrest fit for the occupant Can be ring double seat cushion. "Said wheelchair cushion according is disclosed.

  In all of the above patent documents, the cushion attached to the wheelchair is improved for easy storage, and the cushion can be configured to change the shape of the cushion according to the occupant's disease. ing.

On the other hand, when using a wheelchair installed in a public facility, the color of the wheelchair cushion is standardized to a color that can be used by both men and women, and the user cannot select the color of the wheelchair cushion. It was. If the wheelchair cushion color can be chosen at the user's will, it is expected that patients with illness will be willing to go out. Therefore, the emergence of a cushion for wheelchairs that can easily change the color and pattern of the seat cover and backrest cover of the wheelchair so that patients who cannot go out without using a wheelchair can enjoy and go out is desired. It was.
JP 2001-238915 A JP 2001-276141 A JP 2002-85206 A JP 2006-218007 A

  According to the present invention, the color of the cushion can be easily changed according to the preference of the wheelchair user, or the color of the cushion of the wheelchair held for joint use in public facilities can be changed. A cushion member for a wheelchair having a usable (reversible) cushion cover is provided.

  Wheelchair users can change the color of the cushion according to their preference, or use the front and back of the wheelchair to change the color of the wheelchair cushion held for joint use in public facilities ( As a result of intensive research to provide a cushioning member for wheelchairs equipped with a reversible cushion cover, the reversible seat cover that can be used on the front and back, the reversible back cover that can be used on the front and back, and a thin cover A cushion member for a wheelchair composed of an elastic material for a seat covered by a seat, an elastic material for a backrest covered by a thin cover, and a backrest having a pocket on the back surface of the backrest cover.

  A feature of the present invention is a cushion member for being attached to a wheelchair, and the cushion member can be used for a front / back (reversible) seat cover, a front / back usable (reversible) back cover and a thin cover. A wheelchair comprising: an elastic material for a covered seat, an elastic material for a backrest covered with a thin cover, and a backrest having a pocket on the back surface attached to the backrest cover. It is a cushion member.

  By making the seat cover and backrest cover front and back usable (reversible), the front is blue and the back is red. This makes it possible to change the color. Further, when the surface of the cover is dirty, it can be used by turning it over. By installing the back part behind the back part, it can be used as an accessory box for a caregiver.

  Another feature of the present invention is that the front and back useable (reversible) seat cover, the front and back useable (reversible) back cover and the thin cover covered elastic material and the thin cover are covered. The wheelchair is provided with a cushion member for a wheelchair characterized by comprising an elastic material for a backrest portion and a backrest portion having a pocket on the back surface of the backrest cover.

  The size of the cushion member made up of the seat cover that can be used on the front and back and the back cover that can be used on the front and back and the back part is not particularly limited. The type of wheelchair, such as a folding wheelchair or a fixed wheelchair, Each is created according to the size. When creating for a wheelchair that conforms to the standard, it can be clearly indicated by color and pattern depending on the purpose of use and the place of installation.

  Front and back useable (reversible) seat cover, Front and back useable (reversible) seat cover, backrest cover, seat cover elastic material covered with thin cover and back cover covered with thin cover By using a cushion member for a wheelchair composed of an elastic material and a back portion having a pocket on the back surface of the backrest cover, the following effects can be obtained.

  By attaching a thin cover to the cushion inserted into the cover, the cushion member can be easily taken in and out of the cover. By making the seat cover and the backrest cover different colors and patterns, the color and pattern of the seat cover and the backrest cover can be changed according to the user's mood. An assistant can put small items by putting a back part with a pocket on the back cover and hanging it on the back of the wheelchair.

  Although it shows in figure below and the structure and example of preparation of the cushion member of this invention are shown, the cushion member of this invention changes with the magnitude | size of a wheelchair, the intended purpose, etc., and is not limited to a following example.

  FIG. 1 shows a front and back usable (reversible) seat cover 10 constituting a cushion member 100 for installation on a wheelchair of the present invention and a cushion member 40 installed in the cover. The seat cover 10 has a pattern with different colors and patterns on the front and back, and the front and back have the same shape. That is, as shown in FIGS. (1-1) and (1-2), seat fasteners 12 and 12 are attached to one of the upper and lower sides of the seat cover 10, and are seated horizontally on the wheelchair frame. Make it possible to attach to a belt (not shown). In addition, the fastener 11 is attached to one side of the side surface of the seat cover 10 so that the cushion 40 shown in FIG. (1-3) can be taken in and out, and the seat cover 10 can be turned upside down. To do. The slider of the fastener 11 is installed so that it can be used from both sides so that it can be used even when the seat cover 10 is turned upside down.

  The cushion 40 to be inserted into the seat cover 10 is put in a thin cloth bag so that the seat cover 10 can be easily taken in and out. The elastic member for the cushion 40 used here may be an elastic member that is normally used as a seat portion, and the material thereof is not particularly limited, but is preferably elastic and durable such as urethane.

  In this embodiment, a seat cover 10 having a length of 40 cm × width of 40 cm and a thickness of 3.0 cm is prepared, and the same dimensions as the seat cover (length 40 cm × width 40 cm, thickness) in the seat cover 10. The cushion 40 having a thickness of 3.0 cm) was placed in a thin cover, and then inserted into the seat cover.

  2 (2-1) and (2-2) show the backrest cover 20 that can be used (reversible). FIG. (2-3) shows a back portion 30 having a pocket 14 which is attached to the back cover cover ridge 13 and is hung after the backrest and into which small items of the assistant are placed.

  In this embodiment, the backrest cover 12 is formed as a backrest cover 12 having a vertical cm of 40 cm and a width of 40 cm on one end, and a ridge 13 of 8.0 cm in length and 40 cm in width is attached to the backrest cover 20. A cushion 40 having a length of 40 cm × width of 40 cm and a thickness of 3.0 cm was inserted into a thin cloth bag and inserted. In addition, a pocket 14 having a length of 28 cm, a width of 25 cm, and a width of 5.0 cm was installed in the center portion of a cloth having a width of 34 cm and a length of 48 cm.

  FIG. 3 shows a part of a cushion member 100 including a backrest cover 20 and a backrest 30 that can be used (reversible). The hook-and-loop fasteners 12 and 12 pasted on the back surface of the backrest portion 20 are stretched on a belt (not shown) for mounting the backrest portion horizontally mounted on the rear frame of the wheelchair. The back portion 30 attached to the backrest cover groove 13 is attached to the outside of the rear frame (not shown) so that the pocket 14 faces outward.

  FIG. 4 shows that the front and back can be used (reversible) seat cover 10 containing the elastic material for the seat covered with a thin cover, and the back and back containing the elastic material for the backrest covered with the thin cover can be used. A wheelchair 200 is shown in which a cushion member 100 comprising a back portion 30 having a pocket 14 on the back is attached to a (reversible) backrest portion cover 20. The seat cover 10 is affixed to a belt (not shown) for seat mounting that is horizontally mounted on the side frame 15 of the wheelchair with the hook-and-loop fasteners 12 and 12. The backrest cover 20 is affixed to a belt (not shown) for seating that is horizontally mounted on the back frame 16 of the wheelchair with the hook-and-loop fasteners 12 and 12. The back portion 30 stretched over the backrest cover 20 only 13 is attached so as to lean on the back frame 16 after the wheelchair. If a hook-and-loop fastener is affixed to the back surface of the sagging portion 30 so that the sagging portion 30 does not move, it is stable when an object is put in.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a (reversible) seat cover that can be used front and back. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a backrest cover that can be used upside down (reversible). FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cushion member composed of a reversible seat cover that can be used front and back, a backrest cover that can be used front and back, and a back part. FIG. 4 is a side view of the wheelchair with the cushion member attached thereto.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100: Cushion member 200: Wheelchair 10 which installed cushion member: Front and back usable (reversible) seat part cover 20: Front and back usable (reversible) back cover 30: Back part 40: Elastic material 11: Fastener 12: Surface Fastener 13: Spot 14: Pocket 15: Side frame 16: Back frame

Claims (2)

A cushion member for attaching to a wheelchair, the cushion member comprising a seat cover that can be used on the front and back, a backrest cover that can be used on the front and back, and an elastic material for the seat covered with a thin cover and a thin cover A cushion member for a wheelchair comprising: an elastic material for a backrest covered with a backrest; and a backrest having a pocket on a back surface attached to the backrest cover. A wheelchair characterized in that the cushion member according to claim 1 is installed.

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