JP2012200400A - Wheelchair fixing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wheelchair fixing apparatus which enables easy fixing work.SOLUTION: A front fixing section 31 includes an anchor 41 which is fixed to an area of a floor 12 closer to the vehicle front F side than a fixing position 13. A ring member 43 is supported by a shaft section 42 which is erected on the anchor 41. A buckle belt 44 is connected with the ring member 43, and a buckle 45 is installed on the distal end of the buckle belt 44. A belt 51 is made to pass through the buckle 45, and an extended amount on the belt distal end side 53 is reduced when the belt is moved in the proximal end direction by pulling the belt proximal end side 52 extended from the buckle 45, while the belt 51 is engaged to inhibit the movement of the belt 51 in the distal end direction. A fixing hook 62 is installed on the belt distal end 53, and the fixing hook 62 is connected with a rod 71 for work. A ring section 91 is installed on the belt proximal end side 52, and the rod 71 for working is made to pass therethrough.

Description

  The present invention relates to a wheelchair fixing device that fixes a wheelchair in a fixed position.

  Conventionally, a vehicle that can mount a wheelchair in a rear chamber is known.

  This vehicle is provided with a fixing device for fixing a wheelchair on which it is mounted at a predetermined position. As the fixing device, a device that fixes the wheelchair with a belt is known.

  As an example, there is a fixing device that fixes the rear part of the frame of the wheelchair arranged at the fixing position with a fixing belt and pulls and fixes the front part of the frame with a belt from the front.

  That is, the belt for fixing the front portion of the frame includes a locking belt provided with a locking hook at the tip, and a buckle is provided at the base end of the locking belt. A length adjustment belt is inserted through the buckle, and one end of the length adjustment belt is fixed to the floor.

  When fixing the wheelchair with this belt, the locking hook provided on the locking belt is locked to the front part of the frame of the wheelchair, and the fixing position of the length adjusting belt to the buckle is changed. Adjust the length from the floor fixing position to the buckle.

  Thereby, it is comprised so that the said wheelchair can be fixed in the state biased ahead by adjusting the full length of the said belt.

  However, in such a conventional wheelchair fixing device, there may be a case where a sufficient working space cannot be secured on the vehicle front side from the wheelchair fixing position.

  In this case, it becomes difficult to lock the hooks to the wheelchair frame and tighten the length adjusting belt to the buckle, which is difficult.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a wheelchair fixing device capable of easily performing a fixing operation.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the wheelchair fixing device according to the present invention has a buckle fixed to the floor in the wheelchair fixing device for locking the wheelchair by locking a fixing hook provided at the tip of the belt to the wheelchair. The belt is inserted into the belt, and when the belt is moved to the base end side, the extension amount of the belt extending from the buckle is reduced and the movement to the tip side can be prevented. The fixing hook is provided with a working rod, and the base end portion of the belt is engaged with the working rod.

  For example, when the wheelchair is fixed in a state where the front space at the fixing position is narrow, the rear part of the frame of the wheelchair is fixed by a fixing belt to prevent forward movement.

  Next, the work rod is operated from the rear of the wheelchair, and the fixing hook provided on the work rod is locked to the front part of the frame of the wheelchair.

  In this state, the base end portion of the belt folded back via a buckle fixed to the floor on the front side from the fixing position is engaged with the work rod, and the base end portion is the work end. It is on the hand side that operates the rod. For this reason, this belt is pulled by grabbing its proximal end.

  Then, the extension amount of the front end side of the belt extending from the buckle is reduced, and the frame is biased forward. Accordingly, the wheelchair is restrained in a state where the rear part of the frame is prevented from moving forward by the fixed belt and the front part of the frame is biased forward by the belt.

  At this time, the movement of the belt toward the front end side, that is, the return side is prevented by the buckle. For this reason, the wheelchair is fixed in a state where this urging force is applied. Thereby, the wheelchair is fixed at a fixed position by work from the work space behind the wheelchair.

  Note that this work space may be provided not only when the rear of the wheelchair can be secured but also when secured in the front of the wheelchair. If the work space can be secured on one side of the wheelchair, the same effect can be obtained.

  As described above, in the wheelchair fixing device of the present invention, by the work from the work space provided on one side of the wheelchair, the locking work of the fixing hook to the frame of the wheelchair, the adjustment work of the belt length, The fastening operation can be performed, and the wheelchair can be fixed at a fixed position.

  Therefore, the fixing workability can be improved and the convenience can be improved as compared with the conventional case in which the fixing work is difficult when a sufficient work space cannot be secured in either the front or the rear of the wheelchair.

It is explanatory drawing which shows one embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a view showing a wheelchair fixing device 1 according to the present embodiment, and the wheelchair fixing device 1 is provided in a rear chamber of the vehicle.

  That is, the welfare vehicle or the like is configured such that a wheelchair user can board the rear room while using the wheelchair 11, and the wheelchair 11 that has boarded the fixed position 13 set on the floor 12 is placed in the rear room. The wheelchair fixing device 1 for fixing is provided.

  The wheelchair fixing device 1 includes, for example, a rear fixing device that fixes the rear portion of the frame 21 of the wheelchair 11 (not shown) and a front fixing device 22 that restrains and fixes the front portion of the frame 21. .

  Examples of the rear fixing device include a fixing belt type. In this case, it comprises a pair of left and right rear fixing belts provided on the vehicle rear R side from the fixing position 13, and fixes the base end portion of each rear fixing belt to the floor 12 and a locking hook at the tip thereof. Provide.

  Accordingly, the locking hook of the left rear fixing belt is locked to the left rear portion of the frame 21 of the wheelchair 11 disposed at the fixing position 13, and the locking hook of the right rear fixing belt is locked to the frame 21. The wheelchair 11 is prevented from moving to the front F of the vehicle.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the front fixing device 22 is constituted by a length adjusting belt type. The length adjusting belt type front fixing device 22 includes a pair of left and right front fixing portions 31 (only one is shown), and each front fixing portion 31 is fixed to the vehicle front F side from the fixing position 13. Has been.

  Similar to the rear fixing device, one front fixing portion 31 restrains the left front portion of the frame 21 of the wheelchair 11 disposed at the fixing position 13, and the other front fixing portion 31 The front right part of 21 is restrained and the movement to the vehicle rear R of the said wheelchair 11 can be prevented.

  Accordingly, the wheelchair 11 can be fixed to the fixed position 13 by preventing the wheelchair 11 from moving in the vehicle front-rear direction by the rear fixing device and the front fixing device 22.

  The front fixing portion 31 includes an anchor 41 fixed to a portion of the floor 12 on the vehicle front F side from the fixing position 13, and a shaft member 42 standing on the anchor 41 includes a ring member. 43 is supported. A buckle belt 44 is connected to the ring member 43, and a buckle 45 is provided at the tip of the buckle belt 44.

  Accordingly, a belt 51 is inserted into the buckle 45 fixed to the floor 12, and the belt 51 is folded back by the buckle 45. The belt 51 is engaged with the buckle 45 when the belt proximal end 52 extending from the buckle 45 is pulled and moved in the proximal direction to extend the belt distal end 53 extending from the buckle 45. While the amount is decreased, the belt 51 is engaged so that the movement of the belt 51 in the distal direction can be prevented by the tightening generated in the belt 51 by the moving force.

  A fixing hook 62 is provided at the tip of the belt 51 that is folded back by the buckle 45. The fixed hook 62 is bent at the tip thereof in a hook shape, and is configured to be able to be locked to the frame 21 of the wheelchair 11.

  The fixed hook 62 is connected to the distal end portion of the working rod 71, and the working rod 71 and the fixed hook 62 are coupled to each other by connecting the distal end of the working rod 71 to the proximal end portion of the fixed hook 62. It may be configured with a coupling structure that is detachably engaged with the working rod 71, or may be configured with a coupling structure in which the working rod 71 and the fixed hook 52 are fixed by welding or the like.

  The working rod 71 is formed of a metal bar having a length sufficiently longer than the entire length of the wheelchair 11, and a gripping grip 81 is provided at the base end portion of the working rod 71. It has been. As a result, the grip 81 is gripped and the locking hook 62 can be engaged and disengaged.

  On the other hand, a ring portion 91 is formed at the tip of the belt base end side 52 extending from the buckle 45 by folding back the tip. The working rod 71 is inserted into the ring portion 91, and the ring portion 91 is engaged so as to be movable along the working rod 71.

  At this time, by setting the inner diameter dimension of the ring portion 91 to be narrower than the outer diameter dimension of the grip 81, inadvertent detachment of the ring portion 91 from the work rod 71 can be prevented.

  In the present embodiment according to the above configuration, when the wheelchair 11 is fixed in a state where the front space of the fixing position 13 is narrow, the rear portion of the frame 21 of the wheelchair 11 is fixed by the rear fixing belt of the rear fixing device, The movement of the wheelchair 11 toward the front F side of the vehicle is prevented.

  Next, the work rod 71 is operated from the rear of the wheelchair 11, and the fixing hook 62 provided at the tip of the work rod 71 is locked to the front portion of the frame 21 of the wheelchair 11.

  In this state, the belt base end side 52 of the belt 51 folded back through the buckle 45 fixed to the floor 12 on the front side from the fixing position 13 has a ring portion 91 along the work rod 71. The ring portion 91 on the belt proximal end side 52 is at hand to operate the work rod 71. For this reason, the base end portion of the belt base end side 52 is grasped and pulled.

  Then, the extension amount of the belt front end side 53 of the belt 51 extending from the buckle 45 is reduced, and the frame 21 is urged forward F of the vehicle. As a result, the wheelchair 11 has its rear portion of the frame 21 prevented from moving toward the vehicle front F by the rear fixing belt, and its front portion is prevented from moving toward the vehicle front F by the belt 51. Restrained in state.

  At this time, the buckle 45 prevents movement of the belt 51 toward the front end side, that is, movement of the belt front end side 53 in the pull-out direction. For this reason, the wheelchair 11 is fixed in a state where this urging force is applied. Thereby, the wheelchair 11 is fixed at a fixed position by work from the work space behind the wheelchair 11.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the work space can be secured behind the wheelchair 11 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this and is applied to the case where the work space can be secured in front of the wheelchair 11. If the work space can be secured on one side of the wheelchair 11, the fixing work can be performed.

  In this way, the operation of locking the fixing hook 62 to the frame 21 of the wheelchair 11, the adjustment operation of the belt length, and the tightening operation are performed by the operation from the work space provided on one side of the wheelchair 11. The wheelchair 11 can be fixed to the fixing position 13.

  Therefore, the fixing workability can be improved and the convenience can be improved as compared with the conventional case in which the fixing work is difficult when a sufficient work space cannot be secured either in front of or behind the wheelchair 11. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wheelchair fixing device 11 Wheelchair 12 Floor 21 Frame 45 Buckle 51 Belt 52 Belt base end side 53 Belt front end side 62 Fixing hook 71 Working rod

Claims (1)

In a wheelchair fixing device for fixing a wheelchair by locking a fixing hook provided at a tip of a belt to a wheelchair,
When the belt is inserted into a buckle fixed to the floor and the belt is moved to the base end side, the extension amount of the belt extending from the buckle is reduced, and movement to the tip side is reduced. While constructing blockage,
A wheelchair fixing device, wherein a working rod is provided on the fixing hook, and a base end portion of the belt is engaged with the working rod.

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