JP2010220851A - Method of joining standing-assist device and handrail for assisting lateral motion and motion-assist device, for person requiring nursing care - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of joining a standing-assist device and a handrail for assisting lateral motion and a motion-assist device, for a person requiring nursing care. <P>SOLUTION: The method joins the following members so that they can be commonly utilized: a standing- assist device 1 which is joined with a plurality of lateral bars 11A and 11B in an upper-lower direction between a pair of supporting columns 10 and 10 facing one another nearly parallel and in which lower ends of the supporting columns 10 are supported almost vertically to a base board 12; a handrail 2 for assisting lateral motion in which a plurality of vertical bars 22 and 23 are joined with between a pair of horizontal bars 20 and 21 facing one another nearly parallel in an upper-lower direction. One of the supporting columns 10 of the standing-assist device 1 and one of the vertical bars 22 of the handrail 2 for assisting lateral motion are passed through two socket portions of joint 3 composed by installing the two socket portions parallel to join them. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention assists an assisting device for assisting the elderly person and the care-requiring supporters (hereinafter simply referred to as care-requiring supporters) to stand up, and the movement of the standing care-requiring supporter to hold and walk. A method of connecting a handrail for lateral movement so that it can be used as a series of equipment, and a technique for a motion assistance tool configured by connecting a rising motion assisting tool and a handrail for lateral movement to a series of equipment by the above method Belonging to the field.

The care recipients need an assisting tool that assists the user to get up from the bed and get up or from the sitting posture. And after standing up, in order to move sideways to the target location in the standing posture, a handrail for lateral movement that assists grasping and walking is necessary.
Conventionally, an assisting tool that assists a care-requiring person to get up and get up from a bed or to stand up from a sitting posture is disclosed in, for example, the following Patent Document 1 or 2, and is also practically used. Yes.
On the other hand, various types of handrails have been known in the past depending on applications and functions with respect to handrails for lateral movement that assist the grasping walk where the care recipients stand up and move laterally to the target location. Yes, it is used practically.

Utility Model Registration No. 3127542 JP 2000-279449 A

As mentioned above, there are various assistive tools that assist the care-requiring supporters, or handrails for lateral movement that assist in grabbing and walking to a desired location with a posture and posture that stands up but does not feel the feet It is publicly known and used for practical use. However, at present, the stand-up motion assisting tool and the lateral movement handrail are each configured and used as separate and independent equipment.
However, from the viewpoint of care recipients, when standing up from a sitting posture, there is a definite purpose, and in many cases, after standing up, it is hoped that it will move laterally to the desired location and reach its purpose. Often doing. However, each conventional stand-up motion assisting tool or lateral handrail is configured as a separate and independent piece of equipment, so that it can stand up and move laterally to the desired location. It is necessary to have someone help the handrail for lateral movement. That is, it is said that the standing motion assisting tool and the handrail for lateral movement that assists grasping and walking are practical only when they are connected to each other, and it is said that the current situation is very inconvenient in use.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a stand-up assisting device that assists the standing-up movements of the care-requiring supporters and a sidewalk that assists the grasping walk that moves to the target location while the standing-up supportive supporters are standing. A connecting method for configuring the handrail for movement so that it can be used as equipment connected so that it can be used in series, and the implementation of the connecting method allows the rising aid and the handrail for lateral movement to be a series of equipment. It is providing the operation | movement assistance tool of the structure connected as.
The next object of the present invention is to make it possible to use, as necessary, a series of equipment that can be used as a stand-alone auxiliary tool and a handrail for lateral movement that have already been obtained and used as separate and independent equipment. Is to provide a method of linking to.

As a means for solving the above-mentioned problem, a method for connecting a standing motion assisting tool and a handrail for lateral movement according to the invention described in claim 1,
A plurality of horizontal rails 11A and 11B are connected in the vertical direction between a pair of struts 10 and 10 which face each other substantially in parallel, and a lower end of the strut 10 is supported by a base plate 12 so as to be substantially vertically supported. 1 and a horizontal handrail 2 in which a plurality of vertical rails 22 and 23 are connected between a pair of horizontal handrail members 20 and 21 that are relatively parallel to each other in the vertical direction. A method of linking to be usable to
In the two socket portions 30 of the connector 3 formed by arranging the two socket portions 30 and 30 in parallel, any one of the columns 10 of the rising motion assisting tool 1 and any one of the handrails 2 for lateral movement It is characterized by connecting through the vertical bars 22 respectively.

The method of connecting the standing motion assisting tool and the handrail for lateral movement of the care recipient in accordance with the invention described in claim 2
A plurality of horizontal rails 11A and 11B are connected in the vertical direction between a pair of struts 10 and 10 that face each other substantially in parallel, and the lower end of the strut 10 is supported substantially vertically by the base plate 12 and is a standing motion assisting tool. 1 and a horizontal handrail 2 in which a plurality of vertical rails 22 and 23 are connected between a pair of horizontal handrail members 20 and 21 that are relatively parallel to each other in the vertical direction. A method of linking in a usable manner,
The two socket parts 30, 30 are arranged in parallel, and each socket part 30 separates each divided piece 32 of the connector 3 composed of a main part 31 and a divided piece 32, and two sockets of each main part 31. In each of the sections 30, 30, one of the columns 10 of the rising motion assisting tool 1 and one of the vertical rails 22 of the handrail 2 for lateral movement are respectively inserted and joined to the main part 31 by being sandwiched by each divided piece 32. It is characterized by connecting by doing.
The invention described in claim 3 is the method of connecting the standing motion assisting tool and the handrail for lateral movement of the care-requiring support person described in claim 1 or 2,
Any of the columns 10 of the rising motion assisting tool 1 and any of the vertical bars 22 of the handrail 2 for lateral movement are brought into a parallel state by the connecting tool 3 having a configuration in which the two socket portions 30 and 30 are arranged in parallel. And connected in a rotatable state.

The operation assistance tool of the care-requiring support person according to the invention described in claim 4 is:
A plurality of horizontal rails 11A and 11B are connected in the vertical direction between a pair of struts 10 and 10 that face each other substantially in parallel, and the lower end of the strut 10 is supported substantially vertically by the base plate 12 and is a standing motion assisting tool. 1 and a horizontal handrail 2 in which a plurality of vertical rails 22 and 23 are connected between a pair of horizontal handrail members 20 and 21 that are relatively parallel to each other in the vertical direction. Concatenated so that it can be used.
Any of the columns 10 of the rising motion assisting tool 1 and any of the vertical bars 22 of the handrail 2 for lateral movement are in a parallel state by the connecting tool 3 having two socket portions 30 and 30 arranged in parallel. And connected in a rotatable state.
The invention described in claim 5 is the operation assisting tool for the care-requiring support person described in claim 4,
It is characterized by including a locking tool 5 for locking the support column 10 of the rising motion assisting tool 1 to the frame 40 of the bed 4.

According to the method of connecting the standing motion assisting tool and the handrail for lateral movement according to the inventions of claims 1 to 3 and the motion assisting tool of the care-requiring supporter according to the inventions of claims 4 and 5, the standing motion assisting tool 1 And the handrail 2 for lateral movement are connected to a series of equipment so that they can be used in common, and the connecting portion can be rotated for use in a desired installation mode. Therefore, the care-requiring supporters can stand up from the sitting posture by themselves with the help of the standing up motion assisting tool 1, and when the standing posture is reached, the handrail for lateral movement is then used. You can grab and walk along 2 and move sideways to the desired location. Therefore, it is possible to greatly reduce the burden on others in the vicinity by reducing the frequency of help and care required by the care supporter. On the other hand, it is very useful for the care recipient who is in need of self-recovery and recovery.
Further, according to the method for connecting the rising motion assisting tool and the laterally moving handrail according to the inventions of claims 2 and 3, the rising assisting tool that has already been obtained and used as a separate and independent equipment. If there is 1 and the handrail 2 for lateral movement, it can be used by connecting to a series of equipment as needed without wasteful purchase, so there is no need for new purchase and further use of existing products This can increase the economic effect.

It is the perspective view which showed the use condition of the movement assistance tool comprised by connecting the standing-up movement assistance tool and the handrail for horizontal movement by this invention. It is the front view which expand | deployed the operation assistance tool comprised by connecting the standing-up action assistance tool and the handrail for horizontal movement. It is the perspective view which decomposed | disassembled and showed an example of the coupling tool. It is the side view which showed the latching structure of the stand-up action | operation assistance tool and bed in the use condition of FIG. It is the perspective view which expanded and showed the latching | locking structure of the standing-up action auxiliary tool and a bed in the use condition of FIG.

A plurality of horizontal rails 11A and 11B are connected in the vertical direction between a pair of struts 10 and 10 which face each other substantially in parallel, and the lower end of the strut 10 is supported substantially vertically by a base plate, and the rising motion assisting tool 1 is formed. And a horizontal handrail 2 in which a plurality of vertical rails 22 and 23 are connected between a pair of horizontal handrail members 20 and 21 that are relatively parallel to each other in the vertical direction. It is implemented as a method of linking possible.
That is, in one of the two socket parts 30 and 30 of the connector 3 formed by arranging the two socket parts 30 and 30 in parallel, any one of the columns 10 of the rising motion assisting tool 1 and the handrail 2 for lateral movement. Are connected through each of the vertical bars 22 (or 23, the same shall apply hereinafter).
In this case, any of the columns 10 of the rising motion assisting tool 1 and any of the vertical bars 22 of the handrail 2 for lateral movement have a connecting tool 3 in which two socket portions 30 and 30 are arranged in parallel. Are connected in a parallel state and in a rotatable state.

Next, the present invention will be described based on the illustrated embodiment.
FIGS. 1 and 2 show the configuration and use of an operation assisting device formed by connecting a standing motion assisting tool 1 and a handrail for lateral movement 2 in series by a connecting tool 3 according to the connecting method of the present invention. An example is shown.
The illustrated rising motion assisting tool 1 is, for example, 1 in the vertical direction between a pair of vertical struts 10 and 10 that are relatively parallel to each other with an interval of about 300 mm in the illustrated example. A vertical frame having a height of about 600 mm is formed by connecting a total of three horizontal bars, which are a horizontal bar 11A and two horizontal bars 11B connecting the middle part. The lower ends of each of the support columns 10 and 10 are configured to be joined and supported substantially perpendicularly to the horizontal base plate 12, and the horizontal base plate 12 stably supports the vertical posture on the floor to support care. It is configured to function as a stable auxiliary tool when a person grasps and stands up. Incidentally, the basic configuration of the rising motion assisting tool 1 is not much different from the rising motion assisting tool disclosed in Patent Document 1.

Next, the illustrated handrail 2 for lateral movement has a pair of handrails 20 and 21 in a horizontal direction which are relatively parallel to each other with an interval of about 200 mm above and below, in the illustrated example. Two vertical bars 22 that connect both ends of the handrails 20 and 21 and two vertical bars 22 that connect a pair of handrails 20 and 21 at a position slightly inward from the vertical bars 22 and 21. A total of four vertical bars 22 and 23 are connected to the bar 23 to form an elongated frame having a length of about 1200 mm in the horizontal direction. And the one horizontal crosspiece 24 which connects the intermediate part between the two inward vertical crosspieces 23 and 23 in a horizontal direction is connected, and it is safe intensity even if a nursing care support person grasps and walks. It is constructed in a flat plate-like framework that exhibits rigidity.
Incidentally, in the case of the present embodiment, the column 10 and the three horizontal rails 11A and 11B constituting the rising motion assisting tool 1, the handrail 20 and the vertical rails 22 and 23 constituting the laterally moving handrail 2, and the horizontal For each crosspiece 24, an adhesive is applied to the outer peripheral surface of the thin-walled steel pipe, and a resin-coated adhesive steel pipe having an outer diameter of about φ32 and coated with AAS resin in a thin and uniform layer is suitably used as an aggregate. Has been. Each of the aggregates is assembled in a safe and easy-to-touch configuration by various forms of connecting tools formed of AAS resin or the like. However, it is not intended to specify the constituent materials as described above, but may be carried out using appropriately suitable materials and products.
1 and 2 are configured by connecting two standing motion assisting tools 1 and 1 to both ends of a handrail 2 for lateral movement, and the height above the floor surface. Is approximately 600 mm, the lateral length of the handrail 2 for lateral movement is approximately 1200 mm, and the dimension between the central portions of the two left and right standing movement assisting tools 1 and 1 shown in FIG. 2 is approximately 1500 mm. ing. However, the size is appropriately designed and manufactured according to the height and physique of the user and the mode of use.

As the connecting tool 3 for connecting the one support column 10 of the rising motion assisting tool 1 and the vertical rails 22 located at both ends of the handrail 2 for lateral movement, the connecting tool 3 specifically has the structure shown in FIG. Is preferred. This has the same basic structure as the bar connector disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-24784.
That is, the connecting tool 3 is an upper and lower connecting tool in which the overall length of the socket part 30 is connected to the column 10 as shown in FIG. The length fits in between. And the two socket parts 30 and 30 are comprised by the main part 31 which formed about half of them in parallel arrangement | positioning, and the two division | segmentation pieces 32 and 32 which formed the other half of the socket part 30. . Each split piece 32 is combined with the main portion 31 in a manner in which the socket portion 30 is completed in a circular shape, and the bolts 33 are screwed into the main portion 31 to be fastened. And any one of the vertical rails 22 of the handrail 2 for lateral movement. Of course, if the bolt 33 is loosened and removed, the divided piece 32 can be separated and the connection can be released. In other words, when this connecting tool 3 is used, any of the columns 10 of the rising motion assisting tool 1 and the lateral movement are respectively provided in the two socket parts 30 and 30 between each main part 31 and the divided piece 32. Any one of the vertical rails 22 of the handrail 2 can be freely connected. Therefore, in particular, it can be used by remodeling the motion assisting tool of the present invention by connecting the existing standing motion assisting tool 1 and the handrail 2 for lateral movement.

  In addition, the connecting tool 3 is designed so that the tightening force of the socket portion 30 that connects the vertical rails 22 of the handrail 2 for lateral movement becomes a weak tightening force that allows the vertical rails 22 to rotate freely. On the other hand, the socket part 30 which connects the support | pillar 10 of the stand-up action | operation assistance tool 1 is set as the structure strongly designed so that the clamping force may become unrotatable. When the rising motion assisting tool 1 and the lateral movement handrail 2 are connected using the connection tool 3 having the above-described configuration, the vertical rail 22 of the lateral movement handrail 2 is determined as one rotational axis, and thus the lateral movement It is suitable to install the two standing motion assisting tools 1 and 1 connected to both ends of the handrail 2 in a preferred plane arrangement at a preferred location.

However, the connection tool 3 that connects the support column 10 of the rising motion assisting tool 1 and the vertical rail 22 of the handrail 2 for lateral movement is not limited to the structure shown in FIG. From the beginning, the two socket parts are configured in a perfect circle, and the supporting column 10 and the vertical rail 22 are connected to each other through the longitudinal direction of each socket part using a known connecting tool. It can also be manufactured and implemented as a new product.
In addition, as the connection tool 3 for connecting any of the columns 10 of the standing motion assisting tool 1 and any of the vertical bars 22 of the handrail 2 for lateral movement, two socket portions 30 and 30 are arranged in parallel. It is natural that the support 10 and the vertical beam 22 are connected in parallel with the connecting tool 3 having the above-described configuration, and then the support 10 is used by utilizing the above-described structural or functional characteristics of the connecting tool 3. It is also preferable that the vertical rail 22 is connected to the socket portion 30 in a rotatable state. For example, in the connector 3 shown in FIG. 3, once the fastening force of the bolt 33 is loosened so that one or both of the support column 10 and the vertical beam 22 can be rotated with respect to the socket portion 30, respectively, and a desired rotation position is determined. Then, the use aspect which raises the fastening force of the volt | bolt 33 again and makes it a final fastening state is also considered. Thus, as shown in FIG. 1, it is desirable to have a planar arrangement relationship between the handrail 2 for lateral movement that constitutes the motion assisting tool of the present invention and the two standing motion assisting tools 1 and 1 connected to both ends thereof. It can be set and used as a usage mode. For example, referring to the use example of FIG. 1, a care recipient who has stood up using the standing-up assisting tool 1 at a position close to the bed 4 can move sideways so that he can walk to the door 5 which is the entrance of the room. The use mode in which the handrail 2 is disposed can be easily realized and used.
In any embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the cross rail 11 </ b> A at the top of the rising motion assisting tool 1 and the upper handrail 20 of the handrail 2 for lateral movement are configured to have the same height level. We will try to make it a convenient and safe operation aid for use by care recipients.

As described above, since the standing motion assisting tool 1 is configured to stand on the floor surface in a stable state by the base plate 12 that essentially supports the lower end of the support column 10, the motion when the care-requiring support person grasps and stands up. It functions as an auxiliary tool that can be used with peace of mind.
However, as illustrated in FIG. 1, when the operation aid of the present invention is installed on the side of the bed 4 and used, as a means for realizing a more preferable usage mode, the operation aid of the present invention is It can also be configured and used as follows.
In other words, at the lower part of the support column 10 of at least one of the rising motion assisting tools 1, the locking tool 5 that locks the support column 10 of the rising motion assisting tool 1 to the frame of the bed 4 and takes the reaction force when used in the bed 4 It has.
The locking tool 5 may have any configuration as long as the column 10 of the rising motion assisting tool 1 is locked to the frame of the bed 4 and the reaction force at the time of use of the bed 4 can be taken. The locking tool 5 illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 can be fixed to the support 10 by turning the rotary knob 50 by hand and tightening it to the support 10, and releasing the fixing by turning it counterclockwise to release the fixing. 10, a movable cylindrical body 51 that can move up and down along 10 is provided with a locking arm 52 that protrudes in the horizontal direction. Incidentally, the locking tool 5 having the above-described configuration is substantially in common with the locking means of the rising motion assisting tool disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example. That is, the rotation knob 50 is manually turned to release the fixing, and the movable cylinder 51 is moved up and down so that the locking arm 52 is firmly applied to the lower edge of the frame 40 of the bed 4. Then, when the rotary knob 50 is turned and fixed, a locked state between the rising aid 1 and the bed 4 is obtained. In this way, even if a care recipient who has grabbed the standing motion assisting tool 1 unexpectedly puts a large weight, the weight of the bed 4 provides a sufficient reaction force against the falling of the standing motion assisting tool 1 and is stable and secure. The state of use can be obtained.

  Although the present invention has been described based on the illustrated embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment. It should be noted that various embodiments are possible with design changes and other application areas that would normally be made by those skilled in the art.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Standing motion auxiliary tool 2 Handrail 10 for horizontal movement Column 11 (11A, 11B) Horizontal beam 12 Base plate 20, 21 Handrail material 22, 23 Vertical beam 3 Connecting tool 30 Socket part 31 Main part 32 Split piece

Claims (5)

A plurality of horizontal rails are connected in the vertical direction between a pair of struts facing each other substantially in parallel, and the lower end of the strut is coupled with a standing motion assisting tool that is supported substantially perpendicularly to the base plate, and substantially parallel to the top and bottom. A method of connecting a handrail for horizontal movement in which a plurality of vertical rails are connected between horizontal handrail members facing each other so as to be used in common,
The two socket parts of the connecting tool formed by arranging the two socket parts in parallel are connected by passing through any of the columns of the rising motion assisting tool and any of the vertical rails of the handrail for lateral movement, respectively. A method of connecting a standing motion assisting tool and a handrail for lateral movement, characterized by A plurality of horizontal rails are connected in the vertical direction between a pair of struts facing each other substantially in parallel, and the lower end of the strut is coupled with a standing motion assisting tool that is supported substantially perpendicularly to the base plate, and substantially parallel to the top and bottom. A method of connecting a handrail for horizontal movement in which a plurality of vertical rails are connected between horizontal handrail members facing each other so as to be used in common,
The two socket parts are arranged in parallel, and each socket part separates each divided piece of the connector composed of a main part and a divided piece, and the rising motion assisting tool is respectively provided in the two socket parts of each main part. Assisting the person requiring nursing care to stand up, which is connected by inserting one of the vertical pillars of the rail and any one of the vertical rails of the handrail for horizontal movement and connecting the main bars with each of the divided pieces. A method of connecting a tool and a handrail for lateral movement.   Any of the columns of the standing motion assisting tool and any of the vertical bars of the handrail for lateral movement are connected in a parallel state and in a rotatable state by a connecting tool having two socket portions arranged in parallel. The connecting method of the standing-motion support tool of a care-requiring support person according to claim 1 or 2, and a handrail for lateral movement. A plurality of horizontal rails are connected in the vertical direction between a pair of struts facing each other substantially in parallel, and the lower end of the strut is coupled with a standing motion assisting tool that is supported substantially perpendicularly to the base plate, and substantially parallel to the top and bottom. It is formed by connecting a handrail for horizontal movement in which a plurality of vertical rails are connected between handrail members in a horizontal direction that face each other and commonly used,
Any of the supports of the rising motion assisting tool and any of the vertical rails of the handrail for lateral movement are connected in a parallel state and in a rotatable state by a connecting tool having two socket portions arranged in parallel. An assistive device for a care recipient who is characterized by being operated.   The operation assisting tool for the care-requiring support person according to claim 4, further comprising a locking tool that locks the column of the standing motion assisting tool to the frame of the bed.

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