JP2011177475A - Tricycle for moving patient on wheelchair - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tricycle for moving a wheelchair, convenient for going out to hospital at such a distance as to go by bicycle or for shopping, etc. at several kilometers' distance and allowing a care-giver to easily go out with a patient for solving problems wherein it takes time and cost to bring the patient on the wheelchair to go out from home in a short distance because the care-giver must push the wheelchair to go on foot, or because an automobile should be prepared and the transfer of the patient's body between the wheelchair and the automobile should be repeated at least four times or because a wheelchair-exclusive automobile should be reserved. <P>SOLUTION: By using the tricycle for moving the wheelchair 1, it is easy to load/unload the patient in need of nursing care while seated on the wheelchair 2 onto/from a loading platform for the care-giver to take immediate action. In addition, it is not necessary to transfer the body of the patient. With this tricycle, the care-giver can easily take actions together with the patient anytime and anywhere, and temporal and economical loads on the care-giver can be reduced only by stepping on pedals. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

Technology field

  Since this wheelchair-moving patient-bearing tricycle has two rear wheels, power from the chain cannot be transmitted in a straight line to the rear wheels even if the pedal is depressed. In order to avoid this, the transmission principle is to strengthen the equipment of a commercially available three-wheeled bicycle. The driving speed and power load should be the strength of a normal bicycle transmission. The wheelchair moving platform in the rear part is a size that can be loaded with a wheelchair, and this loading platform has a low floor to facilitate loading and unloading. When the rear door is opened, it becomes a slope that can be pushed up by the wheelchair, and a load sesame is provided at the tip of the support column bent at an acute angle from this slope so that the back of the loading platform does not fall with the load. With this, loading and unloading of wheelchairs on the loading platform will not rattle. Adjust the stoppers on both sides of the loading platform according to the position where it hits the middle part of the height in front of the wheelchair tire. In addition, the wheelchair axles are stopped from swinging left and right, and the rear door is closed and the wheelchair and the loading platform that are running with a lock are integrated. Caregivers can use a seat belt and hold a stable grip at the rear of the saddle to prevent body shake and ensure safety. This relates to a three-wheeled bicycle for moving a patient with a wheelchair.

  Traditionally, the easiest way to move a patient out of a wheelchair is to push it out by hand, but the range of action is extremely limited. I could not go to the hospital or shopping. In addition, long distances are good for moving by car, but at short distances, patients have to be transferred several times between the car and the wheelchair, which has been a difficult and troublesome task. It was inconvenient to move nearby because it was a walking distance or a long distance that would not make it difficult to change.

  It was inconvenient for a patient to go out of the house, such as a nearby hospital or shopping, while staying in a wheelchair. When leaving the house, the patient must be transferred from the wheelchair to a private car, if the destination is reached, the car should be transferred from the car to the wheelchair, and the return should be repeated at least four times in one go. There wasn't. The only way to move a wheelchair patient for a few kilometers was to push it or transfer it to a car.

  The tricycle (1) for wheelchair movement is convenient for the movement of the patient who is easily put on the wheelchair. Open the rear door / slope (3) of the loading platform, and load this slope by pushing the wheelchair. You can easily go out with the patient even if you go out for a short time such as shopping or going to the hospital by checking the safety by closing the rear door. When the wheelchair moving three-wheeled bicycle (1) is used, the caregiver can go to the destination only by rowing the bicycle while the patient is on the wheelchair. There is no need to transfer to the car many times. I made this configuration.

  Home care can be performed with a wheelchair-moving tricycle. Easily take patients from home to the hospital at any time. Anyone can take a patient for shopping. From now on, the number of elderly people will increase more rapidly than the number of nursing homes, and the waiting time for entering the facilities will become even more intense. One reason that home care has become a problem is that it is inconvenient to move patients in a wheelchair. Caregivers can also be healthy and eco-friendly by riding a bicycle. Older people who became care recipients used to carry their luggage with bicycles in the old days, but recent bicycles have improved performance. The present invention will energize an aging society.

Hereinafter, the best treatment for carrying out the present invention will be described.
When leaving the patient on the wheelchair (2) and going out with the three-wheeled bicycle for wheelchair movement (1), as a procedure to load the wheelchair (2), first unlock the door lock (6) of the rear door / slope (3) When it is lowered to the ground, load sesame also lands on the ground, so the rear of the loading platform is stable, and even when a load is applied, it does not drop and is stable. If the wheelchair (2) is pushed up on the slope as it is, it is loaded on the loading platform. Push down to the depth-adjusted tire stopper (8), hold the wheelchair (2) axle part to the left and right (10), apply the wheelchair (2) brake, and adjust the rear door / slope (3) The open / close totte (5) is lifted. At this time, the weight load is applied, so the load sesame (4) rolls to make it easy to close the rear door / slope (3). When the door is closed and locked, the wheelchair ( 2) does not move back and forth and left and right. If the patient wears a seat belt and prepares a helmet if necessary, and holds the stable grip (7), the caregiver starts by stepping on the bicycle pedal. To return the wheelchair after returning home, reverse this procedure.

  It is a side elevation view of a three-wheeled bicycle for wheelchair movement.   It is a front elevation view of a three-wheeled bicycle for wheelchair movement.   It is a rear elevation view of a three-wheeled bicycle for wheelchair movement.   It is a top view of the three-wheeled bicycle for wheelchair movement.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wheelchair movement three-wheeled bicycle 2 Wheelchair 3 Rear door and slope 4 Landing load sesame 5 Back support column 6 Rear door lock 7 Stabilization grip 8 Tire stopper 9 Opening / closing tote 10 Left and right steady rest

Claims (3)

  From the saddle to the pedals on the front half of the bicycle body, the original structure is maintained, and a structure with added strength is created. Consider the balance of the tires on the carrier so that driving is easy. Joint this front and back to make a tricycle. The loading platform is sized so that a commercially available wheelchair (2) can be loaded, and this is used as a three-wheeled bicycle (1) for wheelchair movement, and the power transmission from the chain is a strengthened device of a commercially available three-wheeled bicycle. The wheelchair is equipped with a seat belt. Make loading and unloading of loading platforms easier on low floors. Use tires for motorcycles and bicycle front wheels that are stronger than ordinary tires. For loading and unloading the wheelchair (2) body, the rear door / slope (3) is opened and the wheelchair is lifted and lowered using the slope.   When the wheelchair (2) and the human body are loaded from the empty load of the loading platform, the load is applied to the rear of the loading platform. 5) Make the landing load sesame (4) provided at the tip of 4) so that it will land, keep the loading platform horizontal and bend the slope and support struts into the shape of the letter “Le”, and corner the corner of the loading platform. It opens and closes like a floor-width pipe and hinges. A landing load sesame (4) was provided at the tip of the support column (5) that lands because the rear door / slope (3) becomes difficult to open and close when a load is applied to the rear of the loading platform. An opening / closing tote (9) was attached to the center portion of the slope width to facilitate this operation.   When the wheelchair (2) is loaded, it depends on the depth of the wheelchair, so push it into the tire stoppers (8) on both sides that have been moved and adjusted to the left and right axle parts of the wheelchair (2). When the rear door / slope (3) is closed and the door lock (6) is locked, the movement of the wheelchair (2) is stopped. The seat belt of the wheelchair (2) was worn and the safety grip (7) was held so that the patient's body was stable and safe.

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