JP2011206507A - Handrail for nursing care - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handrail for a western style toilet which has no backlash in a condition mounted on a western style toilet and can be easily fixed to a western style toilet.SOLUTION: The handrail for nursing care is composed of a handrail body which is configured by connecting two upright members 10 rising on a floor surface to both right and left sides of a western style toilet securely set on the floor of a lavatory and each including a base mount portion 11, a support, and a handrail portion 16 and connected with each other by a connection member 20 including a U-shape member and straight members, and fixing members attached to the handrail body. The fixing member includes a pair of arms 31 obliquely erecting upward toward the inside from the outer end parts of the straight member and pressing portions 31c attached to the ends of the fixing arms 31 and abutting on and pressing the curved upper outer surface of the western style toilet.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

The present invention relates to a handrail for nursing care that can be attached to a Western-style toilet and can assist the handicapped person's stool operation, and particularly to a nursing handrail excellent in fixing performance with respect to a Western-style toilet.

As a Western-style toilet handrail attached to an existing Western-style toilet bowl, for example, there is one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-23997.

This western-style toilet handrail is provided with a pair of frames that are arranged in a standing state on both the left and right sides of a western-style toilet installed on the floor, and in which a metal pipe is bent into a rectangular shape. A handrail portion is provided above.

The pair of left and right frames are composed of a connecting member made of a metal pipe disposed so as to cross the front lower part of the floor fixing portion of the Western-style toilet, and a metal pipe arranged on the upper rear side of the Western-style toilet. The connecting members are connected to each other in the left-right direction, and the frame is held in an upright state by the connecting members.

The vertical pipes before and after the frame are formed with three screw holes at regular intervals in the vertical direction, and a horizontal beam is screwed into one of the three screw holes. Yes. Further, the horizontal rail is formed with a plurality of screw holes at regular intervals in the front-rear direction, and a fixing rod with a male screw that moves in the left-right direction by being screwed into any of the screw holes is attached. Then, the entire handrail for the Western-style toilet is fixed to the Western-style toilet by sandwiching the side surface of the floor fixing portion of the Western-style toilet from the left and right sides and pressing it horizontally with this fixing rod.

Therefore, when the pressing position of the fixing bar to the western style toilet is not appropriate, the mounting position of the horizontal rail is moved up and down, or the screw hole into which the fixing bar is screwed is changed to change the floor fixing part of the western style toilet. An appropriate part can be pressed according to the side shape.

Problems to be solved by the invention

By the way, in the Western-style toilet handrail as described above, the side surface of the floor fixing portion of the Western-style toilet bowl is sandwiched and pressed from the left and right sides. However, since it is not fixed at all in the vertical direction, there is a problem that the Western-style toilet handrail itself rattles up and down when sitting or standing up with the handrail portion.

In addition, since the side shape of the floor fixing portion of the Western-style toilet differs greatly depending on the manufacturer and the type of the Western-style toilet, depending on the Western-style toilet to which the handrail for the Western-style toilet is attached, There is also a problem that the mounting position must be adjusted, and the fixing work to the Western-style toilet becomes complicated.

Then, the subject of this invention is providing the handrail for western-style toilet bowls which does not rattle in the state attached to the western-style toilet bowl, and can also be easily fixed to a western-style toilet bowl.

Means for solving the problem

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a handrail main body, which has a handrail portion standing upright on both the left and right sides of a Western-style toilet, and is connected to the handrail main body by a connecting member. A handrail for care provided with a fixing member for fixing the handrail body to the Western-style toilet, wherein the fixing member rises obliquely upward from the left and right sides of the handrail body toward the side of the Western-style toilet, A nursing handrail comprising a pair of first fixed arms that press the curved upper outer surfaces on both the left and right sides of the Western-style toilet from diagonally below, and a second fixed arm that presses a wall surface of the toilet.
Further, the present invention is the nursing handrail according to claim 1, wherein the handle portion of the handrail portion slides back and forth.
Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that the connecting member rises obliquely upward toward the front so as to surround the upper front end of the floor fixing portion in the Western-style toilet. It is a handrail.

In the nursing handrail configured as described above, the first fixed arm attached to the handrail main body presses the curved upper outer surface of the western style toilet from diagonally below, so the handrail main body is fixed in the left-right direction of the western style western style toilet. In addition, the handrail body is pressed against the floor of the toilet.

In addition, the curved upper outer surface of the Western-style toilet does not vary greatly depending on the manufacturer or the type of Western-style toilet, so that a generally stable fixed state can be obtained without adjusting the pressing position by the first fixing arm. it can.

Furthermore, since the second fixed arm attached to the handrail body presses the side wall of the toilet, not only can the load on the Western-style toilet be reduced, but the rear of the handrail body does not float up when standing up, and it falls forward. Can be prevented. In order to prevent the vehicle from falling backward, the connecting member formed obliquely upward and forward is in contact with the lower front portion of the Western-style toilet, so that it does not fall backward.

In the present invention, since the handle part of the handrail slides back and forth, the handle part can be moved smoothly from the wheelchair when the handle part is retracted, and the rising can be easily performed when the handle part is advanced forward and fixed.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. A nursing handrail 1 shown in FIG. 1 is configured such that a standing member 10 standing on the left and right floor surfaces of a Western-style toilet X fixedly installed on the floor of a toilet and the standing member 10 on the lower front side of the Western-style toilet X are mutually connected. It is comprised from the handrail main body 1a which consists of the connection member 20 to connect, and the fixing member 30 attached to this handrail main body 1a said connection member 20. As shown in FIG.

The upright member 10 is composed of a pair of base portions 11 disposed on the left and right sides of the Western-style toilet X, a support column 12 rising from the support base portion 11, and a handrail portion 16 attached to the upper end of the support column 12. The base portion 11 and the support column 12 are formed by metal square pipes.

The column 12 is composed of a lower column 13 fixed to the base 11 and an upper column 14 that is inserted into the lower column 13 from its upper end side and slides up and down in the lower column 13. The handrail portion 16 is fixed to the upper end portion of the upper support column 14.

A hole 13a is formed in the outer surface of the lower support column 13, and a knob bolt 15 or a fixing screw (not shown) is provided in a screw hole (not shown) formed in the lower end portion of the outer support surface of the upper support column 14. The upper support column 14 can be fixed at an arbitrary height by screwing and tightening. Alternatively, the height of the upper column 14 can be adjusted stepwise by providing small holes in the lower column 13 and the upper column 14 and inserting the fixing pins into both the small holes.

The connecting member 20 is formed with a horizontal frame 20a in the front left and right directions so as to surround the periphery from the front part to the both sides of the floor fixing part of the Western-style toilet X that is fixedly installed, and both ends of the horizontal frame 20a. A diagonal frame 20b is formed in the rearward direction, and a pair of lower horizontal frames 20c are formed from the end of the diagonal frame 20b toward the side wall surface of the toilet. The connecting member 20 is made of a metal square pipe, and a lower horizontal frame 20c is welded and fixed to the lower support column 13. As shown in FIG. 3, the oblique frame 20 b is fixed by welding to a support frame 20 d and a lower column 13 which are erected on the lower horizontal frame 20 c.

The fixing member 30 rises obliquely upward from the left and right sides of the handrail main body 1a toward the side surface of the Western-style toilet X, and presses the curved upper outer surfaces on the left and right sides of the Western-style toilet X from the obliquely lower side. It consists of one fixed arm 31 and a second fixed arm 32 that presses the side wall surface of the toilet. The first fixed arm 31 is a pair of base frames 31a fixed to the lower support column 13 by welding in a direction obliquely upward toward the western style toilet X, and arms inserted and slid into the base frame 31a. 31b and a pressing portion 31c attached to the distal end of the arm 31b and pressed against the curved upper outer surface of the Western-style toilet X. The pressing portion 31c is attached to the distal end of the arm 31b. It has been. The base frame 31a and the arm 31b are formed by a metal square pipe.

A long hole 311 is formed in the axial direction on the side surfaces of the pair of base frames 31a, and a knob bolt is screwed into a screw hole (not shown) provided in the arm 31b through the long hole 311 and tightened to tighten the long hole. The arm 31b can be fixed at an arbitrary position within the range of 311 length. Therefore, the arm 31b can be expanded and contracted by changing the fixing position of the arm 31b.

The pressing portion 31c is composed of a pressing body and a bolt body, and the pressing body is flexibly attached to the tip of the bolt body so that the contact angle can be adjusted with a certain degree of freedom from the outer surface of the Western-style toilet. It has become.

The second fixed arm 32 includes the lower horizontal frame 20c, an arm 32a that is inserted into the lower horizontal frame 20c and slides, and a pressure that is attached to the distal end of the arm 32a and presses against the side wall surface of the toilet. The press part 32b is attached to the front-end | tip part of this arm 32a. The lower horizontal frame 20c and the arm 32a are formed of a metal square pipe.

A long hole 321 is formed in the axial direction on the side surfaces of the pair of lower horizontal frames 20c, and a knob bolt (not shown) is screwed into a screw hole (not shown) provided in the arm 32a through the long hole 321 and tightened. Thus, the arm 32 a can be fixed at an arbitrary position within the range of the length of the long hole 321. Therefore, the arm 32a can be expanded and contracted by changing the fixing position of the arm 32a.

The handrail portion 4 includes a rectangular tube-shaped lower base 41, a rectangular tube-shaped slide member 42 that is inserted into the lower base 41 and slides, and a handle portion 43 that is fixed to the slide member 42. A long hole 421 is formed in the axial direction on the upper surface of the shaft, and a support shaft 431 formed at the lower portion of the handle portion 43 is fixed to the slide member 42 through the long hole 421. Therefore, the slide member 42 and the handle portion 43 slide in the axial direction of the lower base 41, that is, the front-rear direction. The lower base 41 is welded and fixed to an upper horizontal frame 44 that is welded and fixed to the upper column 14. The upper horizontal frame 44 is provided with a lock member 45 for locking the slide member 42, and the lock member 45 is attached to the upper horizontal frame 44 so as to rotate about the shaft 441. The distal end of the lock member 45 is inserted into two elongated holes 421 provided before and after the slide member 42 and locked. When the lever portion 451 is rotated in the direction of the lower base 41, the lock is released.

As described above, the nursing handrail 1 presses the curved upper outer surfaces on both the left and right sides of the Western-style toilet X from obliquely below by the first fixed arms 31 that rise obliquely upward toward the side surface of the Western-style toilet X. As a result, not only is the horizontal displacement and rattling prevented, but the reaction force causes the western-style toilet handrail 1 itself to be pressed against the floor of the toilet. Moreover, the handrail 1 for nursing care can be fixed without imposing a burden only on the western style toilet X by the 2nd fixing arm 32 which presses the side wall surface of a toilet. Therefore, even when a force is applied to the handrail portion positioned on the front side, the rear end portion of the nursing handrail 1 is not lifted, and a stable installation state is ensured.

By bending the connecting member 20 crossing the front of the Western-style toilet X, the front-rear direction of the western-style toilet X is made to recede near the center, so that there is no obstacle in the front peripheral portion of the floor fixing portion of the Western-style toilet X, In order for an elderly person with weak legs to stand up from a Western-style toilet, even if one of the legs is moved backwards, the movement area is sufficiently secured, so an elderly person with weak legs and legs has a Western style. You can stand up smoothly from toilet X.

The invention's effect

As described above, the nursing handrail of the present invention presses the curved upper outer surface of the Western-style toilet from the diagonally lower side by the first fixed arm and the second fixed arm attached to the handrail main body, and further, the side wall surface of the toilet Since the handrail body is fixed by pressing the handrail body, the handrail body is not only fixed in the left-right direction of the Western-style toilet, but also fixed in the vertical direction, and the nursing handrail is attached to the Western-style toilet. There is no misalignment or rattling.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the handrail for care concerning this invention. It is a perspective view of the handrail part same as the above. It is a partially expanded view same as the above. It is a top view same as the above. It is a bottom view same as the above. It is a side view which shows the state which raised the handrail part same as the above.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Nursing handrail 4 Handrail part 10 Standing member 11 Base part 12 Column 13 Lower column 14 Upper column 20 Connecting member 30 Fixed member 31 First fixed arm 32 Second fixed arm 31c Pressing part X Western style toilet

Claims (3)

A pair of upright members having handrail portions standing on both the left and right sides of the western-style toilet are attached to the handrail main body connected to each other in the left-right direction by a connecting member, and the handrail main body is fixed to the western-style toilet. A nursing handrail provided with a fixing member, wherein the fixing member rises obliquely upward from the left and right sides of the handrail main body toward the side of the western-style toilet, and is curved on the left and right sides of the western-style toilet. A nursing handrail, comprising: a pair of first fixed arms that press diagonally from below and a second fixed arm that presses the wall surface of the toilet. The handrail for nursing according to claim 1, wherein the handle portion slides back and forth. 3. The nursing handrail according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member rises obliquely upward toward the front so as to surround a front end upper portion of a floor fixing portion in the Western-style toilet.

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