JP2011062264A - Wheelchair housing body and wheelchair storing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a versatile wheelchair housing body housing a wheelchair in a vehicle cabin without staining the cabin, and a wheelchair storing device allowing a wheelchair user or a care-giver to easily store/take out the wheelchair without trouble or labor. <P>SOLUTION: The wheelchair housing body 20 includes a bag body 22 with an opening 21 for storing/taking out the wheelchair 5, a frame 23 for retaining the fixed shape property of the bag body 22, and a liner body 27 disposed to surround the opening 21 of the bag body 22. The opening 21 of the bag body 22 becomes smaller by pulling an end of the linear body 27, and the bag body 22 can hold the wheelchair 5 in the erected state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a wheelchair container used when a folded wheelchair is stored in a vehicle and a wheelchair storage device including the wheelchair container.

  As a method of placing a wheelchair on a car, there is a method in which a storage case is mounted on a carrier attached to a vehicle roof, and the wheelchair is lifted and lowered and a wheelchair folded from the storage case is taken in and out (for example, Patent Document 1). However, not only does the overall height of the vehicle rise and the center of gravity increases, but it is also susceptible to air resistance and crosswinds from driving. Therefore, an apparatus for storing a wheelchair in a vehicle compartment has been developed.

  As a device for storing the wheelchair in the vehicle compartment, there are a type that the wheelchair user stores and a type that the caregiver stores. As the former type, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 2, a vehicle-mounted crane built in a deck room of a box car is known. As the latter type, for example, those disclosed in Patent Documents 3 to 6 are known.

  As disclosed in Patent Document 2, the former type has a column that is erected on the vehicle floor so as to be able to rotate in the vehicle interior direction and the vehicle exterior direction, and a base end that is rotatably coupled to the upper end of the column. A first arm that is rotated from a storage position positioned along the column to a use position that extends to the side of the column, and a base end that is pivotally coupled to a distal end of the first arm and is connected to the first arm. A second arm that is rotated from a storage posture that is positioned along a use posture that is positioned in the extending direction of the first arm, a lifting hook that is provided on a suspension belt that is fed to the tip of the second arm and lifts the wheelchair, have.

  The latter type will be described. For example, it is considered that a wheelchair in-vehicle device is disposed on the floor surface between the first row seat and the second row seat in the passenger compartment, and the wheelchair is taken in and out in the vehicle width direction (for example, patents). References 3 and 5). In the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 3, a guide rail is provided on the floor surface with the end facing the automobile opening along the vehicle width direction substantially along the vehicle width direction, and a wheelchair placed curved upward An arm and a moving device that is reciprocated along the guide rail and attached to one end of the wheelchair placing arm are provided. This device can certainly store the wheelchair at the foot of the second row seat of the vehicle. However, if the wheelchair user is a driver, it takes much effort and labor. For example, after a wheelchair user has moved to the driver's seat, the user must fold the wheelchair by facing the outside of the vehicle, align the wheelchair so as to face the wheelchair mounted device, and place the wheelchair on the wheelchair mounted device. The same applies when the wheelchair is removed from the vehicle. Therefore, Patent Document 4 discloses a wheelchair storage device in which the device disclosed in Patent Document 3 is improved and a guide rail is arranged on the vehicle deck from the rear part of the driver seat toward the diagonally rear corner part. Moreover, in the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 5, it is necessary to provide a dedicated part on the wheelchair side. Thus, the wheelchair needs to be remodeled by using special dedicated parts.

  As described above, it is also considered that a guide member such as a rail is not provided on the vehicle floor surface side, but a guide member is provided on the roof side in the vehicle interior in order to move the wheelchair in the vehicle interior. For example, the device disclosed in Patent Document 6 includes a rail disposed in an upper portion of a vehicle interior, and a lift device that guides and moves the rail and moves the wheelchair up and down. A connecting means that is attached to and detached from the head, a strip that is connected to the tip, a drum that winds the strip, and a drive device that drives the drum. This reduces the weight of the wheelchair applied to the operator when raising the wheelchair from the outside of the vehicle, sleeping or waking up the wheelchair in the vehicle, moving it, or lowering it from the vehicle interior to the outside of the vehicle. In the device disclosed in Patent Document 6, after the rail crosses over the driver's seat from the vicinity of the door on the driver's seat side of the automobile, the rail curves on the passenger seat and passes above the rear left seat. It is provided near the rear rear window.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-20554 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-79668 JP 2000-108770 A JP 2009-18689 A JP 2006-102214 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-129335

  However, in any of the devices disclosed in Patent Documents 2 to 6 in which the wheelchair is accommodated in the vehicle interior, the wheelchair is mounted or suspended as it is. It gets dirty with mud.

  In order to explain the inconvenience of the type in which the caregiver accommodates the wheelchair, first, the procedure for storing the wheelchair by the in-vehicle crane will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a wheelchair storing procedure by the on-vehicle crane for explaining the problem of the present invention.

  First, as shown in FIG. 17A, the back door is opened, a guard mat 102 is attached to the luggage 101, and the guard mat 102 goes out from the rear opening 103 to protect the vehicle. Next, as indicated by arrows in FIG. 17B, the folded first and second arms 81 and 82 indicated by dotted lines are expanded. That is, the first joint portion that connects the first arm 81 and the column 83 is opened to expand the first arm 81, and the second joint portion that connects the first arm 81 and the second arm 82 is further opened to open the first joint portion. Two arms 82 are deployed. Then, the column 83 is rotated around the vertical. Then, the tip of the second arm 82 projects rearward of the vehicle. Next, the belt 84 is lowered from lifting means (not shown) attached to the tip of the second arm 82. Next, the wheelchair 90 is folded in the vehicle width direction as shown in FIG. 17C, and the belt 84 is wound around the left and right armrest portions 91 of the wheelchair 90 as shown in FIG. . Then, as shown in FIG. 17E, the belt 84 is wound up by the lifting means, and the column 83 is rotated around the vertical axis as shown in FIG. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 17G, since the fixing belt 95 is attached to the left and right sides of the luggage 101, the fixing belt 95 is wound around the wheelchair 90 and fixed.

  However, the wheelchair 90 is not originally devised for winding the belt 84, and the wheelchair 90 cannot be stably lifted depending on which part of the wheelchair 90 the belt 84 is wound or hooked. You may lose balance. Also, the work of wrapping the belt 84 around the wheelchair 90 by a caregiver or the like is cumbersome and takes time. Furthermore, since the wheelchair 90 itself is lifted by the in-vehicle crane 80, the wheelchair 90 may hit the vehicle 100 and damage the body, interior parts, and wheelchair 90 of the vehicle 100.

  Next, inconvenience in the type in which the wheelchair user himself / herself accommodates the wheelchair in the passenger compartment will be described. Usually, when a wheelchair user drives a car alone, the wheelchair user himself / herself needs to store the wheelchair in the car. When a wheelchair is stored in and taken out of a vehicle, a wheelchair user is more labor-intensive than a normal person. Therefore, storage and removal of the wheelchair from the vehicle should be as effortless and effortless as possible.

  In the device disclosed in Patent Document 6, when the wheelchair is stored or taken out from the vehicle, the driver must change his / her posture greatly because the wheelchair moves over the driver's seat. Moreover, since it is necessary to knock down the seat back of the driver's seat at the time of storage, it is not suitable when a wheelchair user drives a car by himself. In particular, when mud or the like is attached to the wheelchair due to rain or the like, dirt is attached to the wheelchair user. When this apparatus is assembled and mounted on a vehicle, it is necessary to correct the storage locus in the passenger compartment, that is, the rail shape, depending on the vehicle type. When the shape of the rail becomes complicated, the unit price of the rail itself increases. Moreover, since parts such as rails are always arranged above the driver's seat, the degree of freedom of driving operation is not high.

  The device disclosed in Patent Document 4 is an improvement of the device disclosed in Patent Document 3, but it is necessary to hook the wheelchair onto the storage device after the wheelchair is stored in the vehicle, so that the arm is inconvenient. This is difficult for a wheelchair user.

  Furthermore, the devices disclosed in Patent Documents 3 to 6 have a problem that the wheelchair cannot be stored compactly in the passenger compartment. For example, in the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 3, a guide rail is disposed from the right seat to the left seat in the second row of seats in the vehicle width direction, and the second row seat can be effectively used. Can not. In that regard, in Patent Document 4, a person can be seated on the left seat of the second row seats. However, the third row sheet cannot be used effectively.

  In view of the problems as described above, a first object of the present invention is to provide a wheelchair container that is versatile and does not contaminate the company room even when the wheelchair is stored in the vehicle compartment. It is a second object of the present invention to provide a wheelchair storage device in which a wheelchair user or a caregiver can easily take a wheelchair into and out of the vehicle interior without taking time and effort.

  In order to achieve the above object, a wheelchair container in the present invention includes a bag body having an opening for taking in and out a wheelchair, a frame for maintaining the regularity of the bag body, and a line provided to surround the opening of the bag body. And the opening of the bag body is reduced by pulling the end of the linear body, and the bag body holds the wheelchair upright.

  In the wheelchair container, the frame is preferably formed in a bowl shape with a plurality of ring-shaped vertical frame portions provided in parallel to the opening of the bag body and a plurality of horizontal frame portions intersecting with the vertical frame portions. The both end portions of the plurality of horizontal frame portions face the opening of the bag body, and when tension is generated in the linear body, the respective end portions of the plurality of horizontal frame portions bend inward to open the opening of the bag body. When the tension is reduced and no tension is generated in the linear body, both end portions of the plurality of horizontal frame portions are opened by a restoring force to enlarge the opening of the bag body.

  In order to achieve the above object, a wheelchair storage device according to the present invention includes the above-described wheelchair container and moving means for moving the wheelchair container into and out of the vehicle interior, and the moving means includes a vehicle interior of the wheelchair container. Tension applying means for applying tension to the linear body in accordance with the movement to the vehicle is provided, and when the moving means moves the wheelchair container into the passenger compartment, the tension applying means pulls the linear body to The feature is that the opening is small.

  In the wheelchair storage device, preferably, the moving means includes a first rotation mechanism that rotates the wheelchair container around an axis along the vehicle height direction, and an arm portion that supports the first rotation mechanism. And a second rotation mechanism that rotates the arm portion around an axis along the vehicle front-rear direction. The first rotation is performed when the second rotation mechanism raises the arm portion. In the state where the wheelchair container is directed rearward from the arm part, the opening mechanism of the wheelchair container is directed in the vehicle width direction, and the second rotating mechanism tilts the arm part. By opening the wheelchair container toward the outside of the vehicle width, the opening of the wheelchair container faces the front of the vehicle.

  According to the wheelchair container of the present invention, the bag body maintains a fixed form by the frame, and the linear body is arranged so as to surround the opening of the bag body, so that only the tension is generated in the linear body, The opening of the bag body is reduced, and the wheelchair can be held upright. By automatically moving the wheelchair container with an arm or the like, the wheelchair can be easily carried into the room or taken out of the car. There is nothing. In addition, since it is not necessary for a user such as a wheelchair user to fix the wheelchair with a belt or the like, it is user-friendly.

  According to the preferred wheelchair container, the end of the horizontal frame portion bends or opens, so there is no need to fix the wheelchair with the belt or remove the belt as in the prior art, and it is convenient for wheelchair users. Good.

  According to the wheelchair storage device of the present invention, since the moving means stores the wheelchair container in the vehicle compartment, the opening of the wheelchair container is made small by the tension applying means. The wheelchair can be stored efficiently without having to wrap it around.

  According to the preferred wheelchair storage device, the first rotation mechanism rotates the wheelchair container around an axis along the vehicle height direction, and the second rotation mechanism includes the wheelchair container and the first rotation. Since the support unit is rotated by two axes, that is, the mechanism is rotated about an axis along the vehicle longitudinal direction, the wheelchair storage device is extremely compact. Therefore, the vehicle interior can be used effectively by assembling the wheelchair storage device between the front row seat and the rear row seat from the front row seat. Moreover, the direction of the opening of the wheelchair container rotates about 90 degrees around the vertical axis by the first and second turning mechanisms, so that the wheelchair user moves to the driver seat and then folds the wheelchair and pushes it back. Only by the operation, the wheelchair container can be stored in the wheelchair container, and the wheelchair container can be stored in the vehicle compartment in a compact manner by the first and second rotating mechanisms.

It is a perspective view which shows the state mounted in the vehicle about the wheelchair storage apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the wheelchair storage apparatus in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the wheelchair container as a support part in the wheelchair storage apparatus shown in FIG. (A) is a perspective view schematically showing the frame in FIG. 3, and FIG. 4 (B) is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a connecting portion of the frame material forming the frame. (A) And (B) is a perspective view which shows typically the relationship between a lower arm member and the lever as a transmission member. It is a figure which shows typically operation | movement of the arm part by a 2nd rotation mechanism. (A) (B) is a figure which shows the mode of the rotation by another form of a 1st rotation mechanism, respectively. Each figure of (A), (B), (C) is a figure which shows typically the means for adjusting the length of the part around the opening of a bag body among linear bodies. It is a figure which shows typically a motion of the wheelchair container by the wheelchair storage apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the first half of the process about the storage method of the wheelchair by the vehicle carrying the wheelchair storage apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the second half of the process about the storage method of the wheelchair by the vehicle carrying the wheelchair storage apparatus shown in FIG. 11B schematically shows the wheelchair container in the state of FIG. 11B, FIG. 11A is a view seen from the rear of the vehicle in the state of FIG. 11B, and FIG. 11B is the vehicle width in the state of FIG. It is the figure seen from the left direction. It is a figure which shows typically the wheelchair storage apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the upper part side part of the wheelchair container shown in FIG. The hook vicinity is partially shown in the upper part of the bag, (A) shows an example thereof, and (B) shows another example thereof. It is a schematic diagram which shows the wheelchair accommodation procedure by the wheelchair accommodation apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the wheelchair accommodation procedure by the vehicle-mounted crane in order to demonstrate the subject of this invention.

1: Vehicle 1A: Slide door 2: Front row seat 3: Rear row seat 5: Wheelchair 5A: Front caster 5B: Wheel 5C: Seat back 10, 50: Wheelchair storage device 11: Support portion 12: First turning mechanism 12A: Rotating shaft member 12B: Electric motor 12C: Tension spring 12D: Fixing tool 12E: Wire 13: Case 13A: Upper shaft portion 13B: Lower shaft portion 13C: Corner portion 13D: Through hole 14: Arm portion 14A: Upper side Arm member 14B: Lower arm member 15: Second rotation mechanism 16: Main body case 16A: Upper arm support portion 16B: Lower arm support portion 16C: Opening 16D: Installation bracket 16E: Wall portion 16F: Fixing hole 16G: Folding shaft portion 17: Actuator 17A: Actuator body portion 17B: Actuating portion 17C, 17D: Rotating shafts 18, 18A, 18B: Lever (Transmission member)
20: Wheelchair container 20A: Bottom surface portion 21: Openings 22X, 22Y, 22Z, 22U: Corner portion 22: Bag body 22A: Removal port 23: Frame 23A, 23B: Vertical frame portion 23C, 23D: Horizontal frame portion 23E, 23F : Mounting portion 23G: through hole 23H: hook 23I: fixture 23J: gap 24, 25: frame material 24A, 25A: connecting portion 24B: through hole 25B: engagement protrusion 26: end 27 of the lateral frame portion : Linear body 27A: engaging portion 28: fixing linear body 28A: engaging portion 29: latching member 29A: hook 30: attachment 31: rotating roller 31A, 31B: fixture 40: tension applying means 45, 60 : Moving means 61: support 62: joint 63: first arm 64: second arm 95: fixing belt 101: luggage

  Hereinafter, several embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, it goes without saying that the present invention can be appropriately changed within a range that does not substantially change the present invention.

(First embodiment)
[About the overall configuration of a vehicle equipped with a wheelchair storage device]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the wheelchair storage device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a vehicle 1, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the wheelchair storage device 10 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a wheelchair container 20 as a support portion 11 in the wheelchair storage device 10. In the figure, Fr is the front of the vehicle, LH is the left direction of the vehicle width, and Up is the symbol indicating the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the wheelchair storage device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a wheelchair container 20 that houses a wheelchair, and a moving unit 45 that moves the wheelchair container 20 in and out of the vehicle interior. In the following description, the support unit 11 that supports the wheelchair 5 is assumed as the wheelchair container 20, and the moving unit 45 includes the first rotation mechanism 12 that rotates the support unit 11 around the first axis. A case 13 for housing the first rotation mechanism 12, an arm part 14 having the case 13 attached to the distal end side, a second rotation mechanism 15 for rotating the arm part 14 around a second axis, A main body case 16.

  Here, “around the first axis” means an axis along the height direction of the vehicle 1, for example, a vertical axis. “Around the second axis” means an axis extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle 1, for example, an axis extending in parallel with the floor surface in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. In any case, “along” does not necessarily mean parallel to that direction, but includes the meaning that it may be slightly inclined. In this sense, the first rotation mechanism 12 is a means for horizontally rotating the support portion 11, and the second rotation means 15 is a means for rotating the arm portion 14 in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the wheelchair storage device 10 is attached to the vehicle floor on the front row seat 2 side between the front row seat 2 and the rear row seat 3 of the vehicle 1. For this attachment, a bolt hole or the like for assembling the front row seat 2 or the rear row seat 3 to the vehicle 1 may be used. In the embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that the driver of the vehicle 1 is a person using a wheelchair 5 as shown in FIG. 1, and the rear seat of the driver seat is flipped up as shown in FIG. The wheelchair storage device 10 is arranged behind the driver seat.

  As the support portion 11, as shown in FIG. 3 and the like, it is preferable that the support portion 11 is a bag that accommodates the wheelchair 5, that is, a wheelchair accommodating body 20. This is because it is assumed that the driver of the vehicle 1 is a person who uses the wheelchair 5. Hereinafter, a case where the support portion 11 is the wheelchair container 20 will be described unless otherwise specified.

[About wheelchair containers]
As shown in FIG. 3, the wheelchair container 20 includes a bag body 22 having one opening 21 for taking in and out the wheelchair, and a frame 23 that gives the bag body 22 a predetermined formability. A linear body 27 is provided so as to surround the opening 21 of the bag body 22, and one or preferably both ends of the linear body 27 extend along the arrows in FIG. 3. By pulling the linear body 27, the opening 21 of the bag body 22 is reduced. Thereby, as will be described later, the wheelchair 5 can be held upright by the bag body 22. The frame 23 may not only hold a desired shape but also reinforce the bag body 22. The details of these points will be described later. First, the configuration of each part of the wheelchair container 20 will be described in order.

  The frame 23 is formed in a bowl shape in which a plurality of vertical frame portions 23A and 23B and a plurality of horizontal frame portions 23C and 23D are assembled in a three-dimensional lattice shape. Each of the plurality of vertical frame portions 23 </ b> A and 23 </ b> B has a circumferential shape, and the vertical frame portions 23 </ b> A and 23 </ b> B are arranged in parallel to the opening 21 and separated from each other. Each of the plurality of horizontal frame portions 23C, 23D does not have a circumferential shape, and intersects each of the plurality of vertical frame portions 23A, 23B twice to each end of each of the plurality of horizontal frame portions 23C, 23D. The part faces the opening 21 of the bag body 22. A mounting attachment 23E is bridged between the first vertical frame 23A and the second vertical link 23B and between the first horizontal link 23C and the second horizontal link 23D. Yes.

  In the horizontal frame portions 23C and 23D of the frame 23, each end portion 26 may be called an extension portion or a movable piece provided on the opening 21 side from the vertical link portions 23A and 23B, but the vertical frame portions 23A and 23B and It intersects and faces the opening 21, and the end portions 26 are arranged at intervals. It is preferable that each edge part 26 is comprised with the elastic member among the horizontal frame parts 23C and 23D. In this case, each end 26 extends so as not to close the opening 21. As the elastic member, for example, a resin such as rubber can be employed. In addition, the entire horizontal frame portions 23C and 23D may be made of a steel plate. Each end of the horizontal frame portions 23C and 23D has a leaf spring shape, and a force is always applied so as not to close the opening 21. .

  4A is a perspective view schematically showing the frame 23 in FIG. 3, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the connecting portions 24A and 25A of the frame members 24 and 25 forming the frame 23. As shown in FIG. is there. As shown in FIG. 4A, the frame 23 may connect frame materials 24 and 25 having substantially the same shape. The frame material 24 and the frame material 25 differ only in the presence / absence of the mounting attachment portion 23E and in that the connection portions 24A and 25A are configured to correspond to each other.

  There are various ways in which the connecting portions 24A and 25A correspond to each other. For example, as shown in FIG. 4B, the connecting portion 24A in one frame member 24 is provided with a through hole 24B, and the other frame member is provided. 25 may be provided with an engagement protrusion 25B, and the engagement protrusion 25B may be inserted into and engaged with the through hole 24B so that they cannot be easily detached. As another aspect for connecting the connecting portions 24A and 25A, the surface fasteners may be attached to the opposing surfaces of the connecting portions 24A and 25A, respectively, and they may be engaged with each other. A through hole may be formed in both of 24A and 25A, and both of them may be combined, and a shaft portion of a bolt may be inserted into the through hole and screwed with a nut.

  The bag body 22 has a predetermined fixed shape having an opening 21 formed by, for example, a soft sheet material made of a resin such as nylon or vinyl, or a soft cloth material partially bonded together. In the bag body 22, the periphery of the opening 21 is folded to have an edge, and a wire as a linear body 27 is inserted into the hollow of the edge portion. As will be described later, when the linear body 27 is pulled by the tension applying means to generate tension, the end portions 26 of the horizontal frame portions 23C and 23D resist the restoring force, and the opening of the bag body 22 becomes smaller. If the linear body 27 is not loosened and tension is not generated, the end portions 26 of the lateral frame portions 23C and 23D are opened by the restoring force, and the opening 21 of the bag body 22 is expanded.

[About the arm and main unit case]
The arm portion 14 is configured to form a parallel link between the upper arm member 14A and the lower arm member 14B. The main body case 16 has an opening 16C at one corner portion, and the arm portion 14 is inserted into the opening 16C. The main body case 16 has an opening 16C facing outward from the vehicle width, and in the example shown in FIG. In the main body case 16, an upper arm support portion 16A and a lower arm support portion 16B are bridged to the front and rear wall portions 16E.

  The upper and lower arm support portions 16A and 16B are inserted on the pivot base point side of the upper and lower arm members 14A and 14B, so that the upper and lower arm members 14A and 14B can turn to the upper and lower arm support portions 16A and 16B. As a result, it can rotate with respect to the main body case 16. The upper arm member 14A and the lower arm member 14B may adopt, for example, a turnbuckle method so that the dimension (length) in the longitudinal direction can be adjusted. The upper arm support portion 16A and the lower arm support portion 16B may be integrated with the arm portion 14 and attached to the front and rear wall portions 16E of the main body case 16 so as to be rotatable.

[Second rotating mechanism]
A second rotation mechanism 15 is provided in the main body case 16, and the second rotation mechanism 15 rotates, for example, the lower arm support portion 16 </ b> B, thereby rotating the entire arm portion 14. Various types of the second rotation mechanism 15 are conceivable. As shown in FIG. 2, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the operating portion 17B moves linearly from the actuator main body portion 17A, so that the second rotating mechanism 15 is arranged between the operating portion 17B and the base end side of the lower arm member 14B. By providing the lever 18 as a transmission member, the linear movement of the operating part 17B may be converted into the rotational movement of the lever 18 and transmitted to the arm part 14. The lever 18 and the operating portion 17B are connected by a rotating shaft 17D.

  More specifically, the actuator main body 17A is arranged so that the operating portion 17B moves linearly in the vehicle width direction, the rotary shaft 17C is bridged to the front and rear wall portions 16E of the main body case 16, and the rotary shaft 17C is connected to the rotary shaft 17C. One end of the actuator body 17A is fixed. The operating portion 17B is provided with a rotating shaft 17D parallel to the lower arm support portion 16B, and is connected to the lever 18 by the rotating shaft 17D. The rotating shaft 17D is not fixed to the main body case 16. When the actuator 17B extends from the actuator body 17A and moves linearly, the actuator body 17A swings with respect to the actuator fixed shaft which is the rotation shaft 17C, and the lever 18 as a transmission member is lowered. It rotates around the side arm support 16B. Then, the upper arm member 14A and the lower arm member 14B rotate around the upper arm support portion 16A and the lower arm support portion 16B, respectively.

  5A and 5B are perspective views schematically showing the relationship between the lower arm member 14B and the lever 18 as a transmission member. As shown in FIG. 5 (A), the lever 18 may be composed of a pair of one lever 18A and the other lever 18B so as to face each other with the lower arm member 14B interposed therebetween, as shown in FIG. 5 (B). As described above, the lever 18 may be configured along the axis of the lower arm member 14B. Here, the lever 18 as a transmission member is attached to the lower arm member 14B by welding or the like so as to form a predetermined obtuse angle with the lower arm member 14B. In the figure, the hatched portion indicates the welded portion.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing the operation of the arm portion 14 by the second rotation mechanism 15. For example, as described above, in the second rotating mechanism 15, the lever 18 as a transmission member is fixed to the base end side of the lower arm member 14B by welding or the like, and the actuator main body 17A is arranged in the vehicle width direction. On the opposite side to the lever 18 lying substantially parallel, it is supported with respect to the rotating shaft 17C. The actuator 17 is attached to the tip of the lever 18 with a rotation shaft 17D interposed.

  Since the second rotation mechanism 15 has the above-described configuration, the actuator 17B extends or retracts from the actuator body 17A in the vehicle width direction and reciprocates in the direction of arrow A in the figure. . Then, the lever 18 rotates in the direction of the arrow B in the drawing together with the rotation shaft 17D with respect to the lower arm support portion 16B. At the same time, the arm portion 14 rotates as shown by an arrow C around the axis of the lower arm support portion 16B. In the drawing, an arrow D indicates a direction in which the rotation shaft member 12A is rotated by the first rotation mechanism 12, as will be described later. A dotted line, a solid line, and a two-dot broken line indicate how the lever 18, the arm portion 14, and the case 13 are moved by the second rotation mechanism 15.

  The 2nd rotation mechanism 15 is not limited to the form shown in figure, You may interpose a gear. The operating part 17B may be operated by either pneumatic pressure or hydraulic pressure. Further, although not shown, the second rotation mechanism 15 includes an electric motor and rotates the arm portion 14 around the lower arm support portion 16B with a reduction gear such as a gear interposed therebetween. There may be.

[About the first rotating mechanism and case]
As shown in FIG. 2, the case 13 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and an opening is formed in the corner portion 13 </ b> C of the case 13. The distal end side of the arm portion 14 is inserted into the opening. The upper and lower two-stage shaft portions 13A and 13B are attached to the inside of the case 13 so as to be parallel to the upper arm support portion 16A and the lower arm support portion 16B along the vehicle longitudinal direction. An upper arm member 14A is rotatably attached to the upper shaft portion 13A, and a lower arm member 14B is rotatably attached to the lower shaft portion 13B. A rotating shaft member 12A is rotatably attached to the case 13 along the vehicle height direction, preferably parallel to the vertical direction. The rotating shaft member 12A attaches the wheelchair container 20 to the case 13 as described above. It is pivotally supported. Various forms of the turning mechanism for turning the wheelchair container 20 with respect to the case 13, that is, the first turning mechanism 12 are conceivable.

  To explain one form of the first rotating mechanism 12, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, an electric motor 12B is built in the case 13, and the rotating shaft of the electric motor 12B functions as the rotating shaft member 12A. The rotation shaft member 12A extends from the case 13 to the outside. As shown in FIG. 2, an attachment 30 is attached to the rotating shaft member 12 </ b> A, and the attachment 30 is attached to an attachment portion 23 </ b> E in the frame 23 with attachments 31 </ b> A and 31 </ b> B. Although not shown, the attachment 30 may be attached to the rotating shaft member 12A via a reduction gear (not shown) constituted by, for example, a gear.

[Rotation of the arm portion by the second rotation mechanism]
With reference to FIG. 6 again, the rotation of the arm portion 14 by the second rotation mechanism 15 will be described. The second rotation mechanism 15 rotates the arm portion 14 around a second axis extending along the vehicle front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 6, in the second rotation mechanism 15, the actuator main body 17 </ b> A is installed in a direction extending along the vehicle width direction, and the rotation shaft 17 </ b> C, the upper arm support 16 </ b> A, and the lower arm support are provided. Since the operating portion 17B extends or retracts from the actuator main body portion 17A without changing the position with respect to the portion 16B, the lever 18 as a transmission member rotates around the lower arm support portion 16B corresponding to the operation. Move.

  As described above, since the lower arm member 14B is fixed to the transmission member 18 so as to form a predetermined obtuse angle, as the transmission member 18 rotates, the arm portion 14 rises to warp (FIG. 6). In the state shown by a dotted line in FIG. 6), the arm part 14 falls down so as to bow on the floor of the passenger compartment (a state shown by a two-dot broken line in FIG. 6). At this time, since the arm portion 14 forms a parallel link with the upper and lower arm members 14A and 14B, the posture of the case 13 and the line connecting the upper and lower shaft portions 13A and 13B in the arm portion 14 does not change. The direction of the rotating shaft member 12A protruding from the upper surface of the head remains substantially vertically upward.

[Modification of the first rotating mechanism]
The first rotation mechanism 12 may have another form. FIG. 7 is a view showing a state of rotation by another form of the first rotation mechanism. A flat plate attachment 30 is attached to the rotating shaft member 12A, and a non-stretchable wire 12E is stretched between the attachment 30 and the arm portion 14 (upper arm member 14A in the drawing). A tension spring 12 </ b> C is stretched between the case 13 and the attachment 30. In the figure, one end of the tension spring 12 </ b> C is hooked on a fixture 12 </ b> D standing on the upper surface of the case 13. Each part of the case 13 and the attachment 30 to which the tension spring 12C is attached may be other than illustrated.

  In the state where the arm portion 14 is tilted as shown in FIG. 7A, the wire 12E is pulled and pulled as the arm portion 14 is rotated around the second axis by the second rotating mechanism 15. The attachment 30 is rotated clockwise in plan view against the drag of the spring 12C. Then, as shown to FIG. 7 (B), the wheelchair container 20 as the support part 11 also rotates in the same direction.

  Conversely, when the arm portion 14 is rotated in the reverse direction by the second rotation mechanism 15 in the state of FIG. 7B, the wire 12E is bent and the attachment 30 is rotated counterclockwise in plan view by the tension spring 12C. The wheelchair container 20 as the support portion 11 also rotates counterclockwise in plan view. The first rotating mechanism 12 may have various forms.

[Opening and closing of wheelchair housing]
Here, opening and closing of the opening 21 of the wheelchair container 20 will be described. As described above with reference to FIG. 3, a linear body 27 is attached to the wheelchair container 20 around the edge of the opening of the bag body 22. 8A, 8B, and 8C are diagrams schematically showing means for adjusting the length of the portion around the opening of the bag body 22 in the linear body 27. FIG. The linear body 27 is disposed to the vicinity of the case 13 along the bag body 22, and the tension applying means 40 moves around the opening of the bag body 22 in the linear body 27 in conjunction with the rotation of the arm portion 14. Tension is applied by shortening the length of the portion to be disposed. Various means for adjusting the length of the portion around the opening of the bag body 22 in the linear body 27, that is, the tension applying means 40 can be variously considered. Hereinafter, the tension applying means 40 will be specifically described.

  8A, 8 </ b> B, and 8 </ b> C, the linear body 27 is disposed along the opening edge of the bag body 22, and the linear body 27 extends from one end of the opening edge. The end portion is pulled out and disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the bag body 22 from the pulled-out portion toward the case 13 or the attachment 30.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8A, a takeout port 22A of the linear body 27 is provided in a region facing the case 13 in the bag body 22, and at least one of the upper arm member 14A and the lower arm member 14B is It is hollow. Further, a non-rotatable folding shaft portion 16G that hooks and bends the linear body 27 is separately attached to the main body case 16 so as to be parallel to the upper arm support portion 16A and the lower arm support portion 16B.

  Therefore, the linear body 27 passes through the through-hole 13D in the case 13 through the take-out port 22A of the bag body 22, passes through the hollow of either the upper arm member 14A or the lower arm member 14B, and returns to the folded shaft portion 16G. It is folded at a predetermined angle and is connected to a rotation shaft 17D in the second rotation mechanism 15.

  According to the tension applying means 40 configured as described above, when the arm portion 14 is rotated around the second axis by the second rotation mechanism 15, the portion around the opening of the bag body 22 in the linear body 27. Is pulled and tension is generated. Thereby, as described above, the end portions 26 of the lateral frame portions 23C and 23D in the wheelchair container 20 are forcibly bent inward, and the opening 21 of the bag body 22 is reduced.

  On the other hand, when the arm portion 14 is rotated in the opposite direction around the second axis by the second rotation mechanism 15, no tension is generated in the portion around the opening of the bag body 22 in the linear body 27. The end portions 26 of the horizontal frame portions 23C and 23D in the container 20 are returned by the restoring force, and the opening 21 in the bag body 22 is returned to the original size.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8B, the bag body 22 is provided with an outlet 22A for the linear body 27 in a region facing the case 13, and at least one of the upper arm member 14A and the lower arm member 14B. Is the same as the embodiment shown in FIG. The mode shown in FIG. 8B is different from the mode shown in FIG. 8A in that the tip of the linear body 27 is fixed to the main body case 16 itself. For example, a fixing hole 16F is provided in the main body case 16, and the tip of the linear body 27 is bound to the fixing hole 16F.

  Even when the tension applying means 40 is in the form shown in FIG. 8B, the tension is generated in the linear body 27 as the arm portion 14 rotates around the second axis as in FIG. 8A. Or may not occur. Due to this tension, the end portions 26 of the lateral frame portions 23C and 23D in the wheelchair container 20 are bent inward to reduce the opening 21 of the bag body 22, while the tension is lost to eliminate the lateral frame portion in the wheelchair container 20. The end portions 26 of 23C and 23D are returned by the restoring force, and the opening 21 in the bag body 22 is returned to the original size.

  When the tension applying means 40 is in the mode shown in FIG. 8C, the takeout port 22 </ b> A of the linear body 27 is provided in the region facing the attachment 30 in the bag body 22, and the attachment 30 rotates up or down the attachment 30. 8A and 8B is different in that the roller 31 is provided together with a speed reducer (not shown), and the rotating roller 31 rotates at a faster speed than the rotating shaft member 12A.

  In the aspect in which the tension applying means 40 is shown in FIG. 8C, the rotation shaft member 12A is rotated by the rotation of the first rotation mechanism 12. Then, since the attachment 30 rotates clockwise in plan view, the wheelchair container 20 rotates about 90 degrees, and the rotating roller 31 rotates at a faster rotational speed. When the linear body 27 is wound around the rotating roller 31, the distal end portion of the linear body 27 is wound around the rotating roller 31, and a portion of the linear body 27 around the opening of the bag body 22 is pulled to generate tension.

  As a result, as in the case shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the end portions 26 of the lateral frame portions 23 </ b> C and 23 </ b> D in the wheelchair container 20 are forcibly bent inward to open the opening 21 of the bag body 22. Becomes smaller. On the other hand, when the arm portion 14 is rotated in the opposite direction around the second axis by the second rotation mechanism 15, no tension is generated in the portion around the edge of the bag body 22 in the linear body 27. The end portions 26 of the horizontal frame portions 23C and 23D in the container 20 are returned by the restoring force, and the opening 21 in the bag body 22 is returned to the original size.

[About movement of wheelchair container]
FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically illustrating the movement of the wheelchair container 20 by the wheelchair storage device 10 illustrated in FIG. 1. In the figure, the arrow α indicates the direction of rotation of the arm portion 14, and the arrow β indicates the direction of rotation of the wheelchair container 20. When the wheelchair container 20 is standing so that the arm portion 14 is warped, the wheelchair container 20 is directed to the rear side of the arm portion 14, and the first rotation as the arm portion 14 is tilted by the second rotation mechanism 15. The mechanism 12 rotates counterclockwise in plan view. And in the state which the arm part 14 fell down completely by the 2nd rotation mechanism 15, the wheelchair container 20 has orient | assigned the opening 21 to the vehicle front.

  In this state, as the arm portion 14 is raised by the second rotation mechanism 15, the wheelchair container 20 is rotated clockwise in plan view by the first rotation mechanism 12, and the arm portion 14 is raised. The wheelchair container 20 faces outward in the vehicle width direction (LH direction). Thereafter, the arm portion 14 is warped by the second rotation mechanism. As the arm portion 14 rotates, the size of the opening of the bag body 22 changes as described above. Here, in a state where the wheelchair container 20 is completely placed in the vehicle interior, it is preferable that the arm portion 14 does not extend in the vertical direction but is warped (see FIG. 6). Thereby, the wheelchair container 20 is stabilized while the vehicle 1 is traveling.

[About wheelchair storage]
The storage method of the wheelchair 5 by the vehicle 1 carrying the wheelchair storage apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 is demonstrated. 10 (A), 10 (B) and 11 (A), 11 (B) are diagrams schematically showing a procedure for storing a wheelchair from the state shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the wheelchair user (not shown) moves from the wheelchair 5 to the driver seat as the front row seat 2 and folds the wheelchair 5 in the vehicle width direction. In the state of FIG. 1, the wheelchair container 20 stands on the back side of the front row seat 2 so that the arm portion 14 is slightly warped. In the wheelchair container 20, the end portions 26 (see FIG. 3) of the horizontal frame portions 23 </ b> C and 23 </ b> D are bent inward by the tension acting on the linear body 27, and the opening 21 is small. The vehicle width is facing left. A wheelchair user opens the sliding door 1A by electric drive.

  In the state shown in FIG. 1, the arm portion 14 is rotated counterclockwise as viewed from the front of the vehicle by the second rotation mechanism 15. Then, the arm portion 14 once reaches the apex and falls so as to bow (see the arm portion 14 indicated by a two-dot broken line in FIG. 6). At that time, the arm portion 14 does not need to be parallel to the floor surface, and may be inclined in a direction of looking down the road surface from the upper and lower arm support portions 16A and 16B according to the vehicle height.

  As the second rotation mechanism 15 rotates, the wheelchair housing 20 rotates counterclockwise in plan view by rotating the first rotation mechanism 12 counterclockwise in plan view (see FIG. 9). To do. Then, the wheelchair container 20 moves to the outside of the passenger compartment substantially beside the rear row seat 3. Here, the bottom portion 20A of the wheelchair container 20 can be placed on the road surface by inclining the arm portion 14 in a direction to look down rather than parallel to the floor surface.

  As described above, not only the wheelchair container 20 is rotated by the first rotation mechanism 12 but also the tension is not applied to the linear body 27, so that the end portions 26 of the horizontal frame portions 23C and 23D (FIG. 3). The opening 21 returns to the original size by the restoring force of (see).

  As described above, when the first rotation mechanism 12 and the second rotation mechanism 15 are operated, as shown in FIG. 10A, the arm portion 14 falls down (arrow A), and the arm portion 14 The front end, that is, the case 13 is in a state outside the vehicle, and the wheelchair container 20 rotates about 90 degrees counterclockwise in the plan view from the state shown in FIG. 1 (arrow B), and the opening 21 of the bag body 22 is original. It returns to the size and is arranged on the road surface so that the opening 21 faces the front of the vehicle.

  Therefore, the wheelchair user accommodates the wheelchair 5 in the wheelchair container 20 only by performing a normal operation of pushing the wheelchair 5 toward the rear of the vehicle with the wheelchair 5 folded as shown by an arrow in FIG. can do. The operation of pushing the wheelchair 5 toward the rear of the vehicle is a category that is normally performed for wheelchair users, and can be performed without difficulty for wheelchair users. Therefore, unlike the conventional case, it is not necessary to hook the wheelchair on a specific portion of the wheelchair storage device.

  In the state shown in FIG. 10B, the direction of rotation until the first turning mechanism 12 and the second turning mechanism 15 change from the state shown in FIG. 1 to the state shown in FIG. Rotate. Then, as shown in FIG. 11A, the wheelchair container 20 is rotated vertically by the first rotation mechanism 12 in the clockwise direction (arrow B), and the arm portion 14 is rotated second. The mechanism 15 rotates clockwise as viewed from the front of the vehicle (arrow A). At this time, as described above, since tension is generated in the linear body 27 in the wheelchair container 20 by the tension applying means 40, the opening 21 of the bag body 22 is reduced as indicated by an arrow C.

  When the rotation by the first rotation mechanism 12 and the second rotation mechanism 15 is finished, as shown in FIG. 11 (B), the wheelchair container 20 accommodates the wheelchair 5 and the front row seat 2 The arm portion 14 stands slightly behind the driver seat. In the wheelchair container 20, the end portions 26 (see FIG. 3) of the lateral frame portions 23 </ b> C and 23 </ b> D are bent inward by the tension applied to the linear body 27 by the tension applying means 40, and the opening 21 is small. In this state, it faces the vehicle width left direction LH.

  In the state shown in FIG. 11B, the wheelchair user sitting on the driver seat as the front row seat 2 can see the rear of the vehicle (the arrow in the figure) through the rearview mirror, and the rear by the wheelchair container 20 The influence on the field of view can be reduced.

  12 schematically shows the wheelchair container 20 in the state of FIG. 11B, (A) is a view as seen from the rear of the vehicle in the state of FIG. 11 (B), and (B) is FIG. 11 (B). It is the figure seen from the vehicle width left direction in the state. In the state in which the wheelchair container 20 accommodates the wheelchair 5, since the end portions 26 of the horizontal frame portions 23C and 23D are bent inward by the tension of the wire, the opening of the bag body 22 is small. That is, since the front caster 5A of the wheelchair 5 is in contact with the periphery of the opening of the bag body 22, the front caster 5A is not flush with the wheel 5B, and the wheelchair 5 itself is inclined to warp backward. At that time, as shown in FIG. 12 (A), the seat back 5C of the wheelchair 5 leans inside the bag body 22, so that the front-rear direction of the wheelchair 5 is fixed.

  Regarding the vehicle width direction of the wheelchair 5, in the state where the wheelchair 5 is accommodated, the end portions 26 of the horizontal frame portions 23 </ b> C and 23 </ b> D are bent inward by the tension of the wire. As shown in FIG. 12 (B), it is small in the circumferential shape. Thereby, since the corners 22X, 22Y, 22Z, and 22U of the bag body 22 are rounded including the opposite side to the opening 21, the wheelchair 5 settles on the bottom surface portion 20A of the wheelchair container 20 and the vehicle width of the wheelchair 5 is reached. It is difficult to fall in the direction (the vehicle front-rear direction when the wheelchair is stored) and does not spread.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 13 is a diagram schematically illustrating the wheelchair storage device 50 according to the second embodiment.
The wheelchair storage device 50 includes the wheelchair container 20 and moving means 60 shown in FIG. The moving means 60 includes, for example, a support 61 installed in a luggage room, a first arm 63 rotatably attached to the upper end of the support 61 via a joint 62, and a joint not shown at the tip of the first arm 63. And a second arm 64 that is rotatably attached to the second arm 64, and a lifting mechanism is built in the second arm 64. Details are disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228707, and the description thereof is omitted. The number of arms does not need to be two, and may be one or three or more. The moving means 60 may be configured such that one arm is attached to the vehicle so as to be directly rotatable, or a plurality of arms are connected to each other via a joint portion and are lifted to the distal arm. May be built in, and the arm on the opposite side may be rotatably attached to the vehicle via a support as necessary.

  The wheelchair container 20 includes a bag body 22 having one opening 21 for taking in and out of the wheelchair, and a frame 23 for giving the bag body 22 a predetermined formability. A linear body 27 is provided so as to surround the linear body 27, and one end, preferably both, of the ends of the linear body 27 extend along a solid line arrow in FIG. 14. By pulling the linear body 27, the opening 21 of the bag body 22 is reduced.

  The frame 23 is formed in a bowl shape in which a plurality of vertical frame portions 23A and 23B and a plurality of horizontal frame portions 23C and 23D are assembled in a three-dimensional lattice shape. Each of the plurality of vertical frame portions 23 </ b> A and 23 </ b> B has a circumferential shape, and the vertical frame portions 23 </ b> A and 23 </ b> B are arranged in parallel to the opening 21 and separated from each other. Each of the plurality of horizontal frame portions 23C, 23D does not have a circumferential shape, and intersects each of the plurality of vertical frame portions 23A, 23B twice to each end of each of the plurality of horizontal frame portions 23C, 23D. The part faces the opening 21 of the bag body 22. A mounting attachment portion 23F is bridged between the first vertical frame portion 23A and the second vertical link portion 23B and between the first horizontal link portion 23C and the second horizontal link portion 23D. Yes. The mounting portion 23F is not provided on the side portion as shown in FIG. 3, but is provided on the upper side as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 14 is a view showing a part of the upper side of the wheelchair container 20 of FIG. A plurality of through holes 23G are provided substantially in the center of the mounting attachment portion 23F, and a bag body 22 is stretched over either or both of the mounting attachment portion 23F. In FIG. 14, the bag body 22 is omitted. A hole (not shown) is formed in the bag body 22 so as to correspond to the through hole 23G.

  For example, a substantially U-shaped or substantially V-shaped hook 23 </ b> H is erected on the mounting portion 23 </ b> F, and is fixed from the inside of the wheelchair container 20 with fixing members 23 </ b> I and 23 </ b> I such as nuts. Since a plurality of pairs of through holes 23G are provided as shown in FIG. 14, the attachment position of the hook 23H can be adjusted according to the size and weight of the wheelchair. Thereby, the hook 23H can be attached directly above the center of gravity of the wheelchair container 20 and the wheelchair.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the linear body 27 is attached around the edge of the opening 21, and one end or both ends of the linear body 27 are disposed upward along the outer periphery of the bag body 22. It is inserted through a gap 23J with the body 22 and turned upward to be connected to a lifting mechanism in the second arm 64.

  The lifting mechanism is composed of, for example, an electric motor and a rotating body that is rotated by the electric motor, and winds the linear body 27 by the rotating body. When the lifting mechanism operates and the rotating body winds up the linear body 27, the linear body 27 is tensioned by the weight of the wheelchair container 20. Therefore, in this case, the lifting mechanism functions as the tension applying means 40 in FIG.

  FIG. 15 partially shows the vicinity of the hook 23H in the upper part of the bag body 22, (A) shows an example thereof, and (B) shows another example. As shown in FIG. 15A, a fixing linear body 28 is provided from the upper part of the bag body 22, and an engaging portion 28 </ b> A is provided at the distal end portion of the fixing linear body 28. The engaging portions 28 </ b> A of the fixing linear body 28 can be fitted with any of the engaging portions 27 </ b> A provided on the linear body 27. Further, as shown in FIG. 15B, the linear body 27 may be provided with a hooking member 29 branched at a predetermined position. The hook 29A at the tip of the latch member 29 can be hooked on the hook 23H. In any example, in a state where tension is generated in the linear body 27, the engaging portion 28 </ b> A of the fixing linear body 28 is fitted to the engaging portion 27 </ b> A of the linear body 27, By hooking on the hook 23H, as will be described later, the opening 21 of the wheelchair container 20 can be prevented from expanding when the wheelchair container 20 is lowered.

  FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing a wheelchair accommodation procedure by the wheelchair accommodation apparatus according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 13. As shown in FIG. 16 (A), the support 61 in the moving means 60 is rotated around the vertical in the luggage, and the first arm 63 and the second arm 64 are brought into use, and the operation shown in FIG. After the reverse operation is performed to release the engagement of the engaging portion 27A of the linear body 27 to the engaging portion 28A of the fixing linear body 28 or the hooking of the hooking member 29 to the hook 23H is released. Then, the electric motor in the lifting mechanism is reversely rotated and the wheelchair container 20 is lowered to the ground by its own weight. Thereafter, as shown in the drawing, the wheelchair 5 is folded in the vehicle width direction and accommodated in the wheelchair container 20.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 16 (B), the electric motor in the lifting mechanism is rotated to lift the wheelchair container 20, and the support 61 is rotated around the vertical, and the wheelchair container is rotated as shown in FIG. 16 (C). 20 is placed on the luggage 101. In a state where the rotating body is wound around the linear body 27 by the electric motor, tension is generated in the linear body 27. Thereafter, for example, as shown in FIG. 16 (D), the engaging portion 28A of the fixing linear body 28 is fitted into the engaging portion 27A of the linear body 27, or the latching member as shown in FIG. 16 (E). By hooking the hook portion 29A attached to the tip of 29 on the hook 23H, the opening 21 of the wheelchair container 20 is made small, and in some cases, the closed state is maintained. This is because when the wheelchair container 20 is lowered to the outside of the vehicle, the opening 21 of the wheelchair container 20 is not enlarged, and in some cases, the closed opening is not opened.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 16F, the fixing belt 95 is attached to the left and right sides of the luggage 101, so that the wheelchair container 20 is fixed by the fixing belt 95.

  The wheelchair can be put in the wheelchair container 20 and stored in the passenger compartment by the above procedure. The wheelchair can be taken out of the vehicle by a procedure reverse to this series of procedures.

  As described above, the case where the wheelchair user himself stores the wheelchair is specifically described in the first embodiment, and the case where the caregiver stores the wheelchair is described in the second embodiment. Since it is adopted, it can be appropriately changed within the range.

  First, as the wheelchair container 20, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, a bag 22 having an opening 21 for inserting and removing the wheelchair 5, a frame 23 for maintaining the regularity of the bag 22, and the bag 22 And a linear body 27 provided so as to surround the opening 21. By pulling the end of the linear body 27, the opening 21 of the bag body 22 is reduced, and the wheelchair 5 can be held upright by the bag body 22 as shown in FIG.

  Second, the frame 23 includes a plurality of ring-shaped vertical frame portions 23A and 23B provided in parallel with the opening 21 of the bag body 22, and a plurality of horizontal frame portions 23C and 23D that intersect the vertical frame portions 23A and 23B. And it is formed in a bowl shape. Since both end portions 26 of the plurality of horizontal frame portions 23C and 23D face the opening 21 of the bag body 22, when tension is generated in the linear body 27, each of the plurality of horizontal frame portions 23C and 23D is When both end portions 26 are bent inward to make the opening 21 of the bag body 22 small, while no tension is generated in the linear body 27, both end portions 26 of the plurality of horizontal frame portions 23C and 23D are opened by restoring force. Thus, the opening 21 of the bag body 22 is enlarged. That is, since the opening 21 of the wheelchair container 20 becomes larger or smaller, the wheelchair 5 can be easily accommodated and the wheelchair 5 can be stabilized. Conventionally, wheelchair users fixed the wheelchair by wrapping the belt around the wheelchair or moving the fixing stopper, but it is not necessary to perform this kind of operation, so users including wheelchair users Is very easy to operate.

  Thirdly, the wheelchair storage device 10 includes the wheelchair container 20 as described above, and moving means 45 and 60 for moving the wheelchair container 20 in and out of the vehicle interior. The moving means 45 and 60 are provided with a tension applying means 40 that applies tension to the linear body 27 as the wheelchair container 20 moves into the passenger compartment. When the vehicle interior is moved, the tension applying means 40 pulls the linear body 27, whereby the opening 21 of the bag body 22 in the wheelchair container 20 is reduced. Therefore, the wheelchair can be easily accommodated in the vehicle compartment for both the caregiver and the wheelchair user, and the wheelchair is accommodated in the wheelchair container 20 so that the dirt on the wheelchair does not contaminate the room. Moreover, since the wheelchair container 20 is made of soft cloth or resin, the vehicle and the wheelchair are not damaged. In addition, you may substitute the tension | tensile_strength provision means 40 with lifting mechanisms, such as a vehicle-mounted crane.

  Fourthly, the moving means 45 includes a turning mechanism 12 that changes the direction of the opening 21 of the wheelchair container 20, and the moving means 45 is rotated by moving the wheelchair container 20 from outside the vehicle compartment to the vehicle compartment. The mechanism 12 winds up the linear body 27, and the opening 21 of the wheelchair container 20 becomes small. This eliminates the need to reduce or close the opening 21 of the wheelchair container 22 manually.

  Fifth, the moving means 45 includes a first rotation mechanism 12 that rotates the wheelchair container 20 around an axis along the vehicle height direction, and an arm portion 14 that supports the first rotation mechanism 12. And a second rotation mechanism 15 that rotates the arm portion 14 about an axis along the vehicle front-rear direction. In a state where the second rotation mechanism 15 raises the arm portion 14 The first turning mechanism 12 has the wheelchair container 20 facing the rear side of the arm part 14 so that the opening 21 of the wheelchair container 20 faces the vehicle width direction, and the second turning mechanism 15 tilts the arm part 14. In this state, the first turning mechanism 12 directs the wheelchair container 20 toward the vehicle width direction so that the opening 21 of the wheelchair container 20 faces the front of the vehicle.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, since the wheelchair storage device 10 can be made compact, only the rear seat 3 of the driver seat, which is the front seat 2, may be tipped up or removed, and the rear seat of the passenger seat is the third seat. It is possible to put a person on board or to load luggage, and the indoor space of the vehicle 1 can be used effectively. Moreover, since the 1st rotation mechanism 12 and the 2nd rotation mechanism 15 interlock | cooperate and move the wheelchair accommodating body 20, moving the wheelchair accommodating body 20 put into the vehicle interior to the side of a back row seat etc. Can do. Thereby, even if a driver is a wheelchair user, a wheelchair can be stored in wheelchair container 20 only by folding a wheelchair, moving to a driver seat, and pushing to the back of vehicles.

  Sixth, a rotating roller 31 that winds up the linear body 27 in the wheelchair container 20 is attached to the first rotating mechanism 12, and the rotating roller 31 is turned into the linear body 27 by the first rotating mechanism 12. And the size of the opening 21 of the wheelchair container 20 is adjusted. Therefore, it is not necessary to manually reduce or close the opening 21 of the wheelchair container 22.

  Seventh, the wheelchair container 20 described above and a moving means 60 for moving the wheelchair container 20 into and out of the vehicle interior are provided, and the moving means 60 lifts the wheelchair container 20 and the lifting mechanism 20. And the opening 21 of the wheelchair container 20 is reduced by the lifting mechanism lifting the wheelchair container 20. Thereby, even if it is a person who does not use a wheelchair, a wheelchair can be accommodated in a vehicle interior easily and simply, without polluting a vehicle interior.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the case where the wheelchair container 20 is moved in conjunction with the first and second rotating mechanisms 12 and 15 or the case of the on-board crane has been particularly described as the moving means. The means for moving the body 20 is not limited to the first and second rotating mechanisms 12 and 15 shown in FIG.

Claims (7)

  A bag body having an opening for taking in and out of a wheelchair, a frame for maintaining the formability of the bag body, and a linear body provided so as to surround the opening of the bag body, and an end of the linear body The wheelchair container is configured such that the opening of the bag body is reduced by pulling and the bag body holds the wheelchair upright. The frame is formed in a bowl shape with a plurality of ring-shaped vertical frame portions provided in parallel to the opening of the bag body and a plurality of horizontal frame portions intersecting with the vertical frame portions,
Both end portions of the plurality of horizontal frame portions face the opening of the bag body,
When tension is generated in the linear body, the respective end portions of the plurality of horizontal frame portions are bent inward to reduce the opening of the bag body, and when tension is not generated in the linear body, The wheelchair container according to claim 1, wherein both end portions of the lateral frame portion are opened by a restoring force to enlarge the opening of the bag body. The wheelchair container according to claim 1 or 2, and a moving means for taking the wheelchair container into and out of the vehicle interior,
The moving means is provided with tension applying means for applying tension to the linear body as the wheelchair container is moved into the passenger compartment.
When the moving means moves the wheelchair container into the vehicle compartment, the tension applying means pulls the linear body, thereby reducing the opening of the bag in the wheelchair container. The moving means includes a rotation mechanism that changes the direction of the opening of the wheelchair container,
4. The wheelchair storage according to claim 3, wherein when the moving means moves the wheelchair container from outside the vehicle compartment to the vehicle compartment, the turning mechanism winds up the linear body, and the opening of the wheelchair container becomes small. apparatus. The moving means includes a first rotation mechanism that rotates the wheelchair container about an axis along a vehicle height direction, an arm portion that supports the first rotation mechanism, and a vehicle front-rear direction. A second rotation mechanism that rotates the arm portion around an axis along the axis,
In the state where the second rotating mechanism raises the arm portion, the first rotating mechanism directs the wheelchair container toward the rear side from the arm portion, so that the opening of the wheelchair container is in the vehicle width direction. Facing
In a state where the second rotating mechanism tilts the arm portion, the first rotating mechanism directs the wheelchair container toward the outside of the vehicle width so that the opening of the wheelchair container faces the front of the vehicle. The wheelchair storage apparatus according to claim 3. A rotation roller for winding the linear body in the wheelchair container is attached to the first rotation mechanism,
The wheelchair storage device according to claim 5, wherein the rotating roller winds up the linear body by the first rotation mechanism and adjusts the size of the opening of the wheelchair container. The wheelchair container according to claim 1 or 2, and a moving means for moving the wheelchair container into and out of the vehicle interior,
The moving means has a lifting mechanism for lifting the wheelchair container, and an arm having the lifting mechanism attached to the tip, and the lifting mechanism lifts the wheelchair container so that the opening of the wheelchair container is opened. Smaller wheelchair storage device.

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