JP2017192680A - Stick with automatic brake and stop wheel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stick with an automatic brake and a stop wheel, the stick assisting an elderly person with weak grip strength and the like to secure safety and to walk easily and comfortably.SOLUTION: A wheel portion 4 is provided to a base portion 3 at the tip of a stick body 2. At the front and rear of the wheel portion, a front leg portion 5 and a rear leg portion 6 in the form of mudguard covers are provided. A front brake portion 5a to contact the ground when the stick body is in a vertical posture is provided to the front leg portion, and a front stop portion 5b connected to the front brake portion is provided. The front stop portion has a shape in which the tip thereof warped upward by 5 degrees so that the stick body contacts the ground in an inclined posture toward the front side to levitate the wheel portion. A rear brake portion 6a in a shape to contact the ground when the stick body is in an inclined posture to the backward by 30 degrees is provided to the rear leg portion, and a rear stop portion 6b in a shape connected to the rear brake portion is provided. The rear stop portion has a shape in which the tip thereof warped and inclined upward by 5 degrees so that the wheel portion is caused to become a levitated state when the stick body is in an inclined posture to the backward at more than 30 degrees. These portions are integrally formed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic brake that assists when walking and a cane with a stop wheel.

Conventionally, a walking stick that assists in walking has been used repeatedly by hitting the ground at the tip every step.
In addition, a lightweight hollow cane body is provided with a flexible device provided with a wheel and a directional portion, a plate body is provided with an elevator tube and an arm, a frame with a stone bumper is provided in the directional portion, and a brake and a wheel are provided thereon. Provide. A clasp device is provided in the middle of the cane body. There is known a wheeled cane in which a magnet is provided in the middle of a plate body via a frame stopper tube, a screw, and a band. (See Utility Model Reference 1).

Utility model literature

Utility model document 1

  Japanese Utility Model Hei05-013429

However, walking while repeatedly walking the cane stepping on the ground at every tip is a burden for elderly people with weak grip strength, and some people have trouble using the cane because it is difficult to use it. The wheeled cane has a structure in which the user pulls the brake by himself / herself, and the burden is great and troublesome for an elderly person having a weak grip. And there is a problem that there is a risk of falling if the timing of pulling the brake is delayed, and it has been impossible to ease the user's burden and to make walking easy and safe.
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems.

  A base part is provided at the tip of the cane body, a wheel part is provided on the base part, and a front leg part and a rear leg part having a shape configuration like a mudguard cover of a bicycle are provided independently before and after the wheel part, The front leg portion is provided with a front brake portion configured to contact the ground when the cane body is in a vertical posture, and a front stop portion configured to be connected to the front brake portion is provided. Is a shape configuration that is tilted about 5 degrees upward with the tip bent back to adhere to the ground and make the wheel part float when the vertical position shifts from the vertical position to the forward tilt position. Provided with a rear brake part in a shape configuration that comes into contact with the ground when the cane body shifts from the vertical posture to a rearward inclined position of about 30 degrees on the leg portion, and provided with a rear stop portion in a shape configuration connected to the rear brake portion The rear stop moves to a tilted posture where the cane body is more than 30 degrees backward. If it is attached to the ground and the wheel part is in a floating state, the tip is bent and the shape is inclined about 5 degrees upward, and these are integrally formed with an automatic brake and a stop wheel Cane.

It is possible to eliminate the work of hitting the cane to the ground step by step, which was impossible in the past, by attaching a wheel, and the brake is automatically applied according to the inclination angle of the cane, and further exceeds the set inclination angle Because the wheel floats away from the ground, it can be stopped reliably, reducing the burden on the user and making it easier and safer to assist walking.
In addition, elderly people who could not use the existing cane because of their weak grip, can easily enjoy going out with a cane without worrying about special skills.

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Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
(A) The cane (1) with automatic brake and stop wheel of the present invention is provided with a base (3) made of a hard and strong material such as iron at the tip of a rod-like cane body (2) having a grip. A wheel portion (4) having right and left frames and an axle is provided directly below the base portion (3).
(B) The front leg part (5) and the rear leg part (6) which are integrally connected to the base part (3) before and after the wheel part (4) and are shaped like a mudguard of a bicycle of the same material. Are provided in an independent shape configuration.
(C) A front brake part (5a) having a configuration in which a brake is applied in contact with the ground when the cane body (2) is in a vertical posture is provided at the front end (side in contact with the ground) of the front leg part (5).
(D) An extended front stop portion (5b) of the front leg portion (5) made of the same material is provided integrally with the front brake portion (5a).
(E) When the cane body (2) shifts from the vertical position to the forward inclined position, the front stop portion (5b) adheres to the ground to bring the wheel portion (4) into a floating state. The shape is inclined about 5 degrees upward with the tip rounded back.
(F) Shape configuration in which the cane body (2) is brought into contact with the ground and brakes when the cane body (2) shifts from the vertical posture to the rearward side at an inclined posture of about 30 degrees at the tip (side in contact with the ground) of the rear leg (6). The rear brake part (6a) is provided.
(G) An extended rear stop portion (6b) of the rear leg portion (6) made of the same material is provided integrally with the rear brake portion (6a).
(H) The rear stop (6b) adheres to the ground and floats the wheel (4) when the cane body (2) shifts from the vertical position to the inclined position exceeding 30 degrees backward. In this state, the tip end has a shape that is inclined about 5 degrees upward with the tip end curled back.
(R) The front anti-slip portion (7) of claim 2 is a synthetic rubber material, natural rubber material, or the like, the surface of which is uneven or has a plurality of projections, and the vicinity of the portion of the front brake portion (5a) that contacts the ground And a portion of the front stop portion (5b) that is attached to the vicinity of the portion of the front stop portion (5b) with an adhesive.
(N) Like the front anti-slip part (7), the rear anti-slip part (8) of claim 2 is a synthetic rubber material, natural rubber material, etc., and the surface is provided with a plurality of irregularities or projections. The brake part (6a) is attached with an adhesive or the like in the vicinity of the part in contact with the ground and in the vicinity of the part of the rear stop part (6b) in contact with the ground.
The present invention has the structure as described above. When using the present invention, first, the cane with automatic brake and stop wheel (1) is lightened in the same way as when using a conventional cane. Hold the wheel (4) in the direction of travel, and turn the cane body (2) vertically or slightly forward so that the wheel (4) does not move. To do. Preparation for walking is now complete.
The user pushes the empty stroller with one hand while slowly moving the cane body (2) to the rear side (front side) and tilting the cane body (2) so that the wheel part (4) can move. Use a palm to lightly push out the cane (1) with automatic brake and stop wheel.
In parallel with this operation, the user proceeds.
When the preceding wheel portion (4) reaches the position of the stride position of the user, the cane body (2) inevitably assumes an inclined posture of about 30 degrees, so the rear brake portion (6a) automatically Touches the ground and brakes the wheel (4) and stops at that location. If the wand body (2) inevitably shifts to an inclined angle posture exceeding about 30 degrees, if it proceeds even a little without stopping, the rear stop (6b) is further automatically bonded to the ground. Then, since the wheel portion (4) is floated and separated from the ground, it can be forcibly and surely stopped.
In this way, even if the braking is weak, there is no fear that the wheel part (4) will advance freely beyond the stride position of the user, so that it can be used with confidence.
By continuing the above movements, elderly people who had difficulty walking with a conventional cane because their grip strength was weak or difficult used a cane with automatic brakes and stop wheels. You can enjoy walking with ease while ensuring safety.

  1 cane with automatic brake and stop wheel 2 cane body 3 base part 4 wheel part 5 front leg part 6 rear leg part 5a front brake part 5b front stop part 6a rear brake part 6b rear stop part 7 front anti-slip part 8 rear anti-slip Part J Ground

Claims (2)

  A base part is provided at the tip of the cane body, a wheel part is provided on the base part, and a front leg part and a rear leg part having a shape configuration like a mudguard cover of a bicycle are provided independently before and after the wheel part, The front leg is provided with a front brake portion configured to contact the ground when the cane body is in a vertical posture, and a front stop portion configured to be connected to the front brake portion is provided. When the posture is changed from the posture state to the forward inclined posture, the shape of the rear leg portion is inclined by about 5 degrees upward with the front end bent back to adhere to the ground and make the wheel portion float. When the cane body moves from the vertical posture state to the rearward inclined position of about 30 degrees, a rear brake portion having a shape configuration that comes into contact with the ground is provided, and a rear stop portion having a shape configuration coupled to the rear brake portion is provided, If the rear stop part moves to a tilted posture where the cane body is more than 30 degrees backward A cane with an automatic brake and a stop wheel, characterized in that it has a shape configuration that is tilted about 5 degrees upward, with its tip bent back and bonded to the surface to make the wheel part float, and these are integrally formed .   A front anti-slip part and a rear anti-slip part provided with a plurality of irregularities or protrusions are provided in the vicinity of each of the front brake part, the front stop part and the rear brake part and the rear stop part in contact with the ground. The cane with an automatic brake and a stop wheel according to claim 1.

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