JP2016077448A - Horizontally turning handrail - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a horizontally turning handrail in which a cylindrical part with a handrail part fixed thereto is made to move smoothly even if applying force wherever of the handrail part, when making the handrail part turn in a stepwise manner by turning or stopping the turning by pressing the handrail part up or down.SOLUTION: A horizontally turning handrail 1 is provided in which a horizontally projecting handrail part 2 is turned horizontally. The horizontally turning handrail has a shaft 4 serving as a central axis of the horizontal turning, a shaft hanger 6 for supporting the lower end of the shaft 4, an outer cylindrical part 3 provided in the outside of the shaft 4 in a horizontally turnable and vertically movable manner, and the handrail part 2 fixed to the outer cylindrical part 3. The horizontally turning handrail is provided with linear bushes 10a, 10b between the outer cylindrical part 3 and the shaft 4, and has a control mechanism of the turning angle where the handrail part 2 can be turned in a stepwise manner by pressing the handrail part 2 up or down.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a horizontally-rotating handrail installed in a toilet, a bathroom, a washroom, and the like, and a toilet handrail and a toilet unit using the handrail.

  Conventionally, handrails have been provided in toilets, bathrooms, washrooms, etc. for the physically challenged elderly and disabled.

  There are various types of handrails. A horizontal handrail with a cantilevered handrail protruding in the horizontal direction rotates horizontally. The handrail is placed on the wall of the toilet room where the toilet is installed. When it is stopped at a position along the door, it can be used as a handrail to help people who enter the toilet sit until they are seated on the toilet or when a person who stands up from the toilet heads toward the doorway of the toilet In the case where the handrail is rotated and stopped in the vicinity of the toilet bowl, it has an advantage that it can be used as a handrail that stabilizes the seating state or helps to stand up from the toilet bowl (Patent Document 1, Patent Document) 2).

  In a horizontal rotation type handrail, in general, a shaft body serving as a central axis of horizontal rotation passes through a cylindrical portion to which one end of a cantilever type handrail portion is fixed, and can rotate at a predetermined rotation angle. A locking mechanism for stopping is provided. As this locking mechanism, the handrail part is released by slightly lifting the handrail part, and the handrail part can be rotated, and by lowering the handrail part that has been lifted, the lock mechanism acts and the handrail part stops rotating. There is.

JP 2008-67956 A JP 2005-245500 A

  However, in a horizontal rotation type handrail, if a force that moves the handrail portion up and down to rotate or stop the rotation of the handrail portion is applied in the vicinity of the front end portion of the handrail portion, a force is applied to the tube portion at the base of the handrail portion. However, there is a problem that the slidability between the cylindrical portion and the shaft body is reduced, and the smooth movement of the cylindrical portion is impaired.

  On the other hand, in the present invention, when the handrail part is rotated or stopped by pushing the handrail part up or down and the handrail part is rotated stepwise, no matter where the force is applied to the handrail part. It is an object of the present invention to make the cylinder portion to which the handrail portion is fixed move smoothly.

  In the horizontally movable handrail, the present inventor fits an outer cylinder portion, to which one end side of the handrail portion is fixed, on a shaft body that is a rotation center of the horizontal rotation, and moves the handrail portion up or down to rotate the handrail portion. When the linear bushing is interposed between the shaft body and the outer cylinder part to move or stop rotating, the outer cylinder part smoothly moves no matter where the force is applied to the handrail part, and the present invention has been conceived. .

That is, the present invention is a horizontal rotation type handrail in which a handrail portion protruding in the horizontal direction rotates horizontally,
A shaft body serving as a central axis of horizontal rotation, a shaft body fastener that supports a lower end portion of the shaft body,
An outer cylinder part provided to be horizontally rotatable and vertically movable outside the shaft body, and a handrail part fixed to the outer cylinder part,
A linear bush is provided between the outer cylinder and the shaft body,
Provided is a horizontal rotation type handrail having a rotation angle control mechanism that allows a handrail to be rotated stepwise by pushing the handrail upward or downward.

  Further, the present invention is a seat for a sitting toilet attached to a frame so that a pair of horizontally rotating handrails protrudes from the back side of the sitting toilet to the near side, and the horizontal rotating handrail described above is Provided is a handrail for a sitting toilet, to which a rotating handrail is attached.

  According to the horizontally movable handrail of the present invention, the handrail portion can be rotated stepwise by moving the handrail portion up or down. In this case, the outer cylinder part to which the handrail part is fixed moves up and down smoothly and rotates wherever the handrail part is applied with a force to move the handrail part up or down.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a horizontal rotation type handrail according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the horizontal rotation type handrail of the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view (a) and a bottom view (b) of the outer tube side fastener. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the shaft body fastener. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a handrail for a sitting toilet provided with a horizontally rotating handrail. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a handrail turning state in a handrail for a sitting toilet provided with a horizontally turning handrail. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a handrail turning state in a handrail for a sitting toilet provided with a horizontally turning handrail.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. In each figure, the same numerals indicate the same or equivalent components.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a horizontally-rotating handrail 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded view thereof.

In this horizontal rotation type handrail 1, a cantilevered handrail portion 2 made of a U-shaped pipe protrudes in the horizontal direction and is fixed to the outer cylinder portion 3. A shaft body 4 passes through the outer cylinder portion 3, and the handrail portion 2 rotates horizontally around the shaft body 4 and can move up and down along the shaft body 4.
The handrail portion 2 is provided with an elbow rest portion 5 as necessary.

  The lower end portion of the shaft body 4 is fixed to a gear-type shaft body fastener 6 with bolts 7, and the upper end portion is fixed to the upper fastener 8 with bolts 9. In addition, a parallel pin (not shown) for preventing over-rotation and ensuring safety is inserted into the shaft body 4.

  A pair of linear bushes 10 a and 10 b are provided between the outer cylinder portion 3 and the shaft body 4 with the linear bush spacer 11 interposed therebetween. The linear bushes 10 a and 10 b are cylindrical members that slide linearly on the shaft body 4 in the axial direction of the shaft body 4, and have a structure that does not rotate around the shaft body 4. As the linear bush, a slide bush, a slide bearing, or the like is preferably used. For example, a product name linear bush manufactured by THK Co., Ltd. can be used.

  The linear bush spacer 11 is provided between the pair of linear bushes 10a and 10b so that the linear bushes 10a and 10b are positioned at both inner end portions of the outer cylinder portion 3, and thereby, the handrail portion 2 is vertically moved. The vertical movement of the outer cylinder portion 3 when the force is applied can be further smoothed. As the linear bush spacer 11, any linear bush 10a, 10b may be used as long as the linear bush 10a, 10b can be disposed at both inner end portions of the outer cylindrical portion 3. For example, a metallic or resin cylindrical member can be used.

  The number of linear bushes provided between the outer cylinder portion 3 and the shaft body 4 is not limited to the above example, and can be appropriately selected according to the length of the outer cylinder portion 3 and the shaft body 4.

  Linear bush covers 12a and 12b are provided between the linear bushes 10a and 10b and the outer cylinder portion 3 to prevent rattling. As the linear bush covers 12a and 12b, a metal or resin cylindrical body that can be disposed between the linear bushes 10a and 10b and the outer cylindrical portion 3 without being fixed thereto can be used.

  A rotation receiving member 13 is provided between the linear bushes 10a and 10b and the outer cylinder portion 3 and above the linear bush cover 12b to prevent over-rotation and ensure safety.

  Between the linear bushes 10 a and 10 b and the outer cylinder portion 3, an outer cylinder side fastener 14 fitted to the shaft body fastener 6 is formed on the inner wall of the outer cylinder portion 3 at the lower end portion of the outer cylinder portion 3. It is fixed. The shaft body retainer 6 and the outer tube side retainer 14 fix the rotation angle of the handrail portion 2 in a stepwise manner by fitting each other, and constitute a mechanism for controlling the rotation angle of the handrail portion 2. Yes.

  As the shaft body fastener 6, for example, a gear-type fastener shown in FIG. 4 can be used, and as the outer cylinder side fastener 14, for example, a gear-type fastener shown in FIG. 3 can be used. it can. By using gear-type fasteners as the shaft body fastener 6 and the outer cylinder side fastener 14, these meshing surfaces can be increased, so that rattling of the outer cylinder portion 3 is minimized. Can do.

  In the illustrated pair of gear-type fasteners 6 and 14, the gear teeth are formed at a 45 ° pitch, so that the rotation angle θ of the handrail portion 2 can be rotated by 45 °. Therefore, for example, when the horizontally-rotating handrail of the present invention is installed on the toilet bowl in the toilet room, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the back of the person seated on the toilet bowl 30 is the corner of the toilet room. When the seating toilet 30 is provided so as to face the seat 31 and the horizontal turning type handrail 1 of the present invention is attached to the frame 15 so as to protrude from the back side of the seating toilet to the front side on both sides of the seating toilet 30. In addition, the handrail part 2 is positioned along the wall surface 32 extending from the corner part 31 of the toilet room (position indicated by the solid line, rotation angle θ = 0 °) and extending in the depth direction of the seat 30. It is possible to rotate and fix in two stages of the position shown by (3) and the rotation angle θ = 45 °.

  In addition, this invention includes the handrail 20 for sitting toilets which the horizontal rotation type handrail 1 is attached to the frame 15 in this way, and is installed with respect to a sitting toilet. A backrest 16 may be provided on the handrail 20 for a sitting toilet as required.

  As a method of using the horizontal rotation type handrail 1 of this embodiment, the handrail portion 2 is disengaged from the outer cylinder side retainer 14 by pushing the handrail portion 2 upward, and the handrail portion 2 is a shaft body. Horizontal rotation is possible with 4 as the central axis. In this state, when a force is applied to the handrail portion 2 in the horizontal direction, the handrail portion 2 smoothly rotates to the next rotation angle at which the rotation is fixed. When the next rotation angle at which the rotation is fixed is reached, the handrail portion 2 is lowered by the weight of the handrail portion 2, the shaft body fastener 6 and the outer tube side fastener 14 are fitted, and the rotation angle is stopped. In this case, the slidability of the outer cylinder portion 3 to which the handrail portion 2 is fixed is not impaired by moving the handrail portion 2 upward.

  The rotating handrail of the present invention can take various forms. For example, in the horizontal rotation type handrail 1 of the above-described embodiment, the rotation angle to be fixed can be appropriately set by changing the gear tooth pitch of the shaft body retainer 6 and the outer tube side retainer 14. The number of stages to be fixed can also be set as appropriate. For example, the handrail portion 2 may be fixed in seven stages from a rotation angle of 0 ° to 15 ° in increments of 90 °. From the viewpoint of ease of use of the handrail 2, it is preferable that the rotation angle of the handrail 2 can be fixed in two stages of 0 ° to 45 °.

  Further, in the present invention, as a mechanism for controlling the turning angle of the handrail portion that enables the handrail portion 2 to be rotated stepwise, the handrail portion 2 is made of an elastic member that urges the outer tube portion 3 upward. When the handrail part 2 is pushed up or down, the action of the elastic member is released and the outer cylinder part 3 naturally falls, and the shaft body fastener 6 and the outer cylinder side fastener 14 are fitted. It is also possible to stop the rotation and push the handrail portion 2 up or down again so that the elastic member acts to enable the handrail portion 2 to turn.

  The horizontal rotation type handrail 1 of the present invention can be used for a handrail 20 for a sitting toilet as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, when the frame 15 is configured for the sitting toilet 30 installed in the corner 31 of the toilet room, as shown in FIG. 6, the handrail portion 2 has at least the depth of the sitting toilet 30. A position extending in the direction (position shown by a solid line, rotation angle θ = 0 °) and a position along a wall surface 32 extending from the corner 31 of the toilet room (position indicated by a broken line, rotation angle θ = 45 °) ), The handrail portion 2 can be used as a handrail to be used when sitting or standing on the sitting toilet 30 at a rotation angle θ = 0 °, and the handrail portion 2 at a rotation angle θ = 45 °. Can be used as a handrail used when moving between the entrance of the toilet room and the sitting toilet 30. At this time, even if the user of the horizontal turning type handrail 1 is a cared person, the turning angle of the handrail portion 2 can be easily changed smoothly.

The handrail 20 for a sitting toilet of the present invention is not limited to the case where it is installed at the corner 31 of the toilet room, but may be attached to the sitting toilet 30 installed on the front surface of the flat wall surface 32 as shown in FIG. good.
Moreover, you may use the horizontal rotation type handrail 1 of this invention as handrails, such as a bathroom and a washroom.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Horizontal rotation type handrail 2 Handrail part 3 Outer cylinder part 4 Shaft body 5 Elbow rest part 5
6 Shaft body retainer 7 Bolt 8 Upper retainer 9 Bolt 10a, 10b Linear bush 11 Linear bush spacer 12a, 12b Linear bush cover 13 Rotating support member 14 Outer cylinder side retainer 15 Frame body 16 Backrest 20 Handstool 30 for sitting toilet Toilet 31 Corner section 32 of toilet room

Claims (7)

A horizontally rotating handrail in which a handrail portion protruding in the horizontal direction rotates horizontally,
A shaft body serving as a central axis of horizontal rotation, a shaft body fastener that supports a lower end portion of the shaft body,
An outer cylinder part provided to be horizontally rotatable and vertically movable outside the shaft body, and a handrail part fixed to the outer cylinder part,
A linear bush is provided between the outer cylinder and the shaft body,
A horizontally-rotating handrail having a rotation angle control mechanism that allows the handrail to be rotated stepwise by pushing the handrail upward or downward.   The horizontal rotation type handrail part of Claim 1 which has a shaft body fastener and the outer cylinder side fastener fitted with this shaft body fastener as a control mechanism of a rotation angle.   The horizontal rotation type handrail according to claim 2, wherein the shaft body fastener and the outer tube side fastener are gear-type fasteners that are fitted to each other.   The horizontal rotation type handrail according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a cylindrical linear bush cover is provided between the linear bush and the outer cylinder portion.   The horizontal rotation type handrail according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the outer cylinder side fastener is fixed to the inner wall of the outer cylinder portion.   A pair of horizontal turning type handrails is a handrail for a sitting toilet attached to the frame so as to protrude from the back side of the sitting toilet to the near side, and as a horizontal turning type handrail, according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A handrail for a sitting toilet, to which the horizontal rotation type handrail as described is attached.   The handrail for a seated toilet according to claim 6, wherein the handrail can be attached to a seated toilet provided in a corner portion of a toilet room.

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