JP2012031689A - Door pull - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a door pull that enables even an aged person with impaired hands and fingers and a physically handicapped person to make their entrance or exit by opening or closing a sliding door without assistance when they can move their wrists, elbows, waists, feet, etc.SOLUTION: A door pull unit 10 provided in a sliding door D1 includes: a metal U-shaped member 12 that is attached in the state of being fitted into the door stop surface side of the sliding door D1; a first hand-hold portion 14a that is provided as an uneven surface on the one-surface side of the sliding door D1, on one arm portion 12a of the U-shaped member 12; and a second hand-hold portion 14b that is provided as an uneven surface on the other-surface side of the sliding door, on the other arm portion 12b of the U-shaped member 12. The first and second hand-hold portions 14a and 14b are formed by disposing wood rod-like members 11 with a gap at each predetermined spacing.

Description

  The present invention relates to a handle provided on a sliding door.

Research has been conducted on the pulling doors that can be easily opened and closed even by people who are in wheelchairs or elderly people who have become difficult to move quickly.
For example, Patent Document 1 describes a sliding door in which a vertical fence is provided on both sides of the sliding door, and a groove is provided in the vertical direction from the upper end to the lower end of each front and back surfaces of the vertical fence. Patent Documents 2 and 3 describe a long band-like handle in which a concave surface and a convex surface are continuous in the vertical direction.

JP-A-9-53370 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-324420 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-309809

  In the conventional puller described in Patent Documents 1 to 3, the concave portion is a groove extending in the vertical direction, or the concave portion is continuously provided in the vertical direction. Even a person who has boarded a car can easily operate the fingertip because it is easy to put it in the depression of the handle. However, in the conventional handle described in Patent Documents 1 to 3, a person who has difficulty in hand or finger cannot hang the fingertip in the recess and is difficult to open and close.

  Barrier-free houses are designed to eliminate the steps at the boundary between the corridor and the living room, and to provide handrails for passages, bathtubs, and stairs so that elderly people and people with disabilities can live with peace of mind. If it is difficult to open and close the door, it will be an important problem for the consumer because it will be necessary to use an electric automatic door, or to assist in moving in and out of the room. The aging society is becoming more and more prominent, and as it progresses, the importance of barrier-free housing will increase. Therefore, a handle that allows an elderly person or a person with a physical disability to easily open and close a sliding door is important in a barrier-free house.

  Therefore, the present invention can enter and leave the sliding door without assistance if the wrist, elbow, waist, legs, etc. move even if the elderly or handicapped people are disabled. The purpose is to provide a handle.

According to the present invention, in the handle provided on the sliding door, the handle portion for moving the sliding door in the opening / closing direction is formed on an uneven surface in which the concave portion and the convex portion are continuous along the opening / closing direction of the sliding door. It is characterized by.
In the handle according to the present invention, a handle portion for moving the sliding door in the opening / closing direction is formed on the uneven surface. Since this concave-convex surface has a concave portion and a convex portion that are continuous along the opening / closing direction of the sliding door, the sliding door can be moved if a hand, wrist, elbow or the like is applied to any convex portion. In addition, if the handicapped person or the hand is missing, the elbow or wrist is pressed against the uneven surface. Furthermore, in the case of a person who has a deficient or paralyzed upper arm, the waist, buttocks, and feet are pressed against the uneven surface. By doing so, the contact part is dispersed on the respective convex portions arranged along the opening / closing direction of the sliding door and contacts in a wide range, so even if the contact part moves in the opening / closing direction, the contact part slides on the uneven surface The sliding door can be opened without any problems. Therefore, since the sliding door can be opened at various parts of the body, the sliding door can be easily opened and closed without being operated with a fingertip.

  When the uneven surface is a member in which rod-shaped members are arranged at predetermined intervals in the opening and closing direction, the rod-shaped member becomes a convex portion, and the space between the rod-shaped members becomes a concave portion. Not only can it be formed with a simple structure, but if it is a fingertip, it can be grasped by grasping each bar-like member to open and close the sliding door, and if it is a forehead (part from the elbow of the arm to the wrist), it is pressed In this way, the sliding door can be opened and closed.

Furthermore, the pull handle of the present invention is provided as a concave-convex surface on one surface side of the sliding door on a U-shaped member fitted and mounted on the door-contacting surface side of the sliding door, and one arm portion of the U-shaped member. The first hand-hold part and the second arm part provided as the uneven surface on the other surface side of the sliding door on the other arm part of the U-shaped member. desirable.
The first handle portion and the second handle portion can be disposed on the sliding door by the U-shaped member that is fitted and mounted on the door contact surface side of the sliding door. Therefore, by fitting the U-shaped member provided with the first handle portion and the second handle portion into the existing sliding door, it is easy to attach the pull handle of the present invention to the sliding door later. it can.

  The U-shaped member attached to one of the sliding doors has a shape in which the other sliding door is disposed in the U-shaped member when the one sliding door overlaps the other sliding door. And even if both sliding doors overlap, neither the first or second handgrip part will get in the way, so the pulling handle of the present invention can be mounted even with a sliding door.

  If the uneven surface is formed from the upper part to the lower part of the sliding door, the hand position can be widely secured in the vertical direction, so even a person on a wheelchair or a tall adult The sliding door can be easily opened and closed.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, since it can be operated at various parts of the body, it can be easily opened and closed without being operated with a fingertip, so even an elderly person or a person with a physical disability has no help. You can open and close sliding doors to enter and leave.

It is a perspective view which shows the handle unit which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a front view which shows the state in which the handle unit shown in FIG. 1 was attached to the sliding door. It is sectional drawing which shows the state in which the handle unit shown in FIG. 1 was attached to the sliding door. It is a top view of the handle unit shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows the state by which the handle unit which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention was attached to the sliding door. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating the coupling tool of the handle unit shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows another handle part.

A sliding door unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the sliding door unit 10 according to Embodiment 1 is used as a pulling handle after being attached to one sliding door D1 of the sliding door.
The sliding door unit 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 includes a bar-shaped member 11 that forms a handle when the sliding door D1 is opened and closed, a U-shaped member 12 that fixes the bar-shaped member 11 to the sliding door D1, and each bar-shaped member. 11 and a pair of couplers 13 that couple the upper end and the lower end.

The rod-shaped member 11 is a wooden rod body having a square cross section with a side of about 30 mm and a length of about 600 mm. In this embodiment, oak is used as the rod-like member 11 in order to mount the sliding door unit 10 on the wooden sliding door D1, but it may be made of metal or resin in accordance with the sliding door. It is desirable from the viewpoint of safety that the rod-shaped member 11 has its corners chamfered.
The rod-shaped members 11 are aligned along the opening and closing direction with the positions of both ends aligned and with a gap at predetermined intervals. In the sliding door unit 10 according to the first embodiment, the gap between the rod-shaped members 11 is about 25 mm.

  A pair of U-shaped members 12 are provided at the upper and lower portions of the sliding door unit 10. The U-shaped member 12 includes a pair of arm portions (one arm portion 12a and the other arm portion 12b), and a relay portion 12c fixed to the door contact surface S of the sliding door D1 by a fixing means such as a screw, A belt-shaped metal plate is bent. In this embodiment, the U-shaped member 12 is formed of a long stainless steel plate having a width of about 30 mm and a thickness of 3 mm, the arm portions 12a and 12b are about 250 mm, and the relay portion 12c is about 170 mm. Yes. Since the rod-shaped member 11 is screwed and arranged on the arm portions 12a and 12b of the U-shaped member 12, a first handle portion 14a is formed on one arm portion 12a as an uneven surface, and the other A second handle 14b is formed on the arm 12a.

  On one arm 12a side of the U-shaped member 12 located on the one surface side of the sliding door D1, when the sliding door D1 is opened and closed, between any of the rod-shaped members 11 constituting the first handle portion 14a. A gap of about 30 mm is secured between the sliding door D1 so that the fingertip is inserted into the gap and hooked on the rod-shaped member 11. Further, when the sliding door D1 is opened on the other arm portion 12b side of the U-shaped member 12 positioned on the other surface side of the sliding door D1, and overlapped with the other sliding door D2 of the sliding door, the second clue. A gap of about 100 mm is secured between the sliding door D1 and the portion 14b and the sliding door D2. If the sliding door D1 does not overlap with other sliding doors or walls, this gap may not be present.

If the U-shaped member 12 is provided with a recess in the door contact surface S to which the sliding door D1 is attached, it is desirable because there is no gap between the door frame W and the door contact surface S of the sliding door D1.
It should be noted that the U-shaped member may be formed by bending or connecting the plate-shaped members in addition to forming the elongated band-shaped member like the U-shaped member 12 according to the first embodiment. Good.

  The connector 13 is formed of a strip-shaped metal plate having a length of about 250 mm, a width of about 30 mm, and a thickness of about 3 mm. The upper ends of the rod-shaped members 11 forming the first handle portion 14a and the second handle portion 14b are connected by the connector 13. Further, the lower ends of the rod-shaped members 11 are connected by the connector 13. The connector 13 can be omitted if the strength of the rod-like member 11 can be ensured.

  The usage state of the pulling unit 10 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to the drawings. In the first embodiment, an operation of opening the sliding door D1 using the first handle portion 14a will be described.

  In the case of a person whose fingertips move as intended, the entire fingertips except for the thumbs are put between any two bar-shaped members 11, or each fingertip is placed between different bar-shaped members 11 by opening the hand. The sliding door D1 can be opened by moving the sliding door D1 in a direction in which the sliding door D1 is opened by putting the rod-like members 11 in the gaps.

  Since a gap is provided between the first handle portion 14a and the sliding door D1 for sufficiently securing the rod-shaped member 11 and the fingertip, the fingertip is inserted between the rod-shaped members 11. You can be sure to get a clue.

  In the case of a person who is handicapped or deficient, the forehead is pressed against the uneven surface of the first handle portion 14a. If it does so, the front heel which is a contact part will disperse and hit on each convex part made by the rod-shaped member 11 located in a line with the opening / closing direction of the sliding door D1. Then, by moving the front wing in the direction in which the sliding door D1 opens, the front wing is pushed in the opening direction of the sliding door D1 in a state where the front wing is in contact with the first handle 14a in a wide range. The force can be transmitted to the sliding door D1 without sliding on the portion 14a. Therefore, even if the person has a handicapped or missing hand, the sliding door D1 can be opened without difficulty without operating with a fingertip.

  Further, in the case of a person whose upper arm is deficient or paralyzed, the waist, buttocks, legs, etc. are used as contact portions and are pressed against the uneven surface of the first handle portion 14a. Even if it does in this way, force can be transmitted to the sliding door D1, without slipping on the 1st handle 14a.

  Even if the sliding door D1 opens completely and overlaps with the other sliding door D2, the U-shaped member 12 has a shape in which a gap for accommodating the other sliding door D2 is secured between the second handle portion 14b and the sliding door D1. Since it is formed, the sliding door D1 can be opened without any problem.

  As described above, according to the pulling unit 10 according to the first embodiment, the sliding door D1 can be easily opened and closed without being operated with a fingertip, so that an elderly person or a person with a physical disability can use the sliding door without assistance. You can enter and leave by opening and closing.

  In addition, the pulling unit 10 can be attached to the sliding door D1 by being fitted and mounted on the sliding door D1 from the door contact surface S side without being embedded in the sliding door D1, so that it can be easily attached to the existing sliding door. it can. Therefore, the pulling unit 10 can be suitably used not only for a house designed as a barrier-free house but also for making a house facility barrier-free as the resident ages.

  In addition, although the clearance gap is ensured between the 1st handle part 14a and the sliding door D1 in the pulling unit 10 which concerns on this Embodiment 1, depending on the thickness of the rod-shaped member 11, rod-shaped members 11 mutually In this case, the arm 12a is brought into contact with the sliding door D1 without providing a gap between the first handle 14a and the sliding door D1. It may be.

(Embodiment 2)
A handle unit according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 5, the same components as those in FIG.
The pulling unit 10x according to the second embodiment is characterized in that the rod-like member 11 is formed from the upper part to the lower part of the sliding door D1.

  In the pulling unit 10x shown in FIG. 5, in order to ensure the strength of the long rod-shaped member 11, the U-shaped member 12 is provided at three locations, the upper end, the lower end, and the center. Further, the connector 13x (see FIG. 6) of the handle unit 10x employs a plate material having an L-shaped cross section in order to secure further strength than the handle unit 10x according to the first embodiment.

  Thus, since the rod-shaped member 11 is formed from the upper part to the lower part of the sliding door D1, the first handle part 14a (not shown) and the second handle part 14b are connected to the sliding door D1. Therefore, even a person in a wheelchair, a child, or a tall adult can easily open and close the sliding door D1.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention has been described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. For example, in Embodiments 1 and 2, the bar-shaped member 11 is arranged on the arm portions 12a and 12b of the U-shaped member 12 to make the pulling unit 10 easy to be retrofitted, but the bar-shaped member 11 is previously attached to the sliding door D1. It may be arranged at predetermined intervals to form an uneven surface as a clue. In addition to the uneven surface formed on the surface of the sliding door, the uneven surface may be embedded in the sliding door.

  Furthermore, in the first and second embodiments, the uneven surface as the handle portion is formed by the rod-shaped member 11, but as shown in FIG. 7A, the plate-shaped member 15 has a mountain portion 16 a having a rectangular cross section. It is good also as an uneven surface which continues along the opening / closing direction of a sliding door by providing continuously for every predetermined space | interval. Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, the plate-like member 15 may be provided with a continuous triangular peak section. Also in FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B, it is desirable that corners and apexes that are acute angles from the viewpoint of safety are chamfered.

  The pull handle of the present invention is suitable for a sliding door installed between a hallway and a living room of a house or facility, a sliding door provided at a front door, or a sliding door installed between living rooms.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Sliding door unit 11 Bar-shaped member 12 U-shaped member 12a, 12b Arm part 12c Relay part 13, 13x Connection tool 14a 1st handle part 14b 2nd handle part 15 Plate-like member 16a, 16b Mountain part D1, D2 Sliding door W door frame

Claims (5)

In the handle provided in the sliding door,
A handle for moving the sliding door in the opening and closing direction is formed on an uneven surface in which a concave portion and a convex portion are continuous along the opening and closing direction of the sliding door.   The handle according to claim 1, wherein the uneven surface is formed by arranging bar-shaped members at predetermined intervals in the opening and closing direction.   A U-shaped member that is fitted and mounted on the door-contact surface side of the sliding door, and a first handle portion that is provided on one arm portion of the U-shaped member as the uneven surface on the one surface side of the sliding door; The handle according to claim 1, further comprising: a second handle portion provided as the uneven surface on the other surface side of the sliding door on the other arm portion of the U-shaped member.   The U-shaped member attached to one of the sliding doors has a shape in which the other sliding door is disposed in the U-shaped member when the one sliding door overlaps the other sliding door. The handle according to claim 3.   The handle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the uneven surface is formed from the upper part to the lower part of the sliding door.

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