JP2999979B2 - Handrail device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a handrail device, and more particularly to a handrail device for assisting a physically handicapped person.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the increasing awareness of welfare,
There is a strong demand for the improvement of assistive equipment in the daily life of the physically handicapped, such as the elderly or physically handicapped. A handrail device for assistance is provided in a place where assistance is required at the time of changing the posture from the viewpoint of preventing an accident or the like.

[0003]

However, in the conventional handrail device for assistance, a handrail body having a handrail function is fixedly mounted on a mounting surface such as a wall surface or a floor surface of an installation place. Even if the average physique and posture of the user are sufficiently considered when setting the installation position, it is not possible to obtain the optimal installation position for all of the users. If the handrail is smaller than the average physique of the person, the position of the handrail is too high and it is difficult to use the handrail, etc., and the original purpose of assistance cannot be sufficiently exhibited.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has been made so that the mounting position of the handrail can be easily changed and set to an optimum position for a user, so that the handrail which is the original purpose of the handrail is provided. The purpose of the present invention is to propose a handrail device capable of maximizing its function.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems In the present invention, the following configuration is adopted as specific means for solving such problems.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a supporting base material having a guide portion fixed to a predetermined mounting surface and extending in a proper position substantially in parallel with the mounting surface is provided. A sliding base member that is capable of being displaced by impulse along the guide portion; and a handrail main body that is attached to the sliding base member and that performs a handrail function. The moving position of the handrail main body with respect to the mounting surface can be changed and set by slidingly displacing the moving base material.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the handrail device according to the first aspect, the mounting surface is a vertical surface extending in the up-down direction, and the support base is disposed on the guide portion with respect to the vertical surface. The extension direction is fixed in the vertical direction, and the sliding base is movable in the vertical direction along the guide portion.

[0008] In a third aspect of the present invention, in the handrail device according to the first aspect, the mounting surface is a vertical surface extending in a vertical direction, and the support base is provided on the guide portion with respect to the vertical surface. The extension direction of the sliding base is fixed in a substantially horizontal direction, and the sliding base is movable in a substantially horizontal direction along the guide portion.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the handrail device according to the first aspect, the mounting surface is a horizontal surface extending substantially in a horizontal direction, and the support base is fixed to the horizontal surface. The sliding base is movable in the lateral direction along the guide portion.

In the fifth invention of the present application, the first, second, and second
In the handrail device according to the third or fourth invention, the handrail main body is rotatable around a pivot shaft extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to a moving direction of the sliding base relative to the sliding base. It is characterized by having. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the handrail device according to the first, second, third, or fourth aspect, the handrail main body is moved with respect to the sliding base in a moving direction of the sliding base. It is characterized by being rotatable around a pivot shaft extending in a substantially parallel direction.

[0011]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained by adopting such a configuration.

According to the handrail device according to the first invention of the present application, a supporting base material having a guide portion fixed to a predetermined mounting surface and extending in an appropriate position substantially parallel to the mounting surface,
A sliding base member engaged with the guide portion of the supporting base member and capable of being displaced by impulse along the guide portion, and a handrail main body attached to the sliding base member and performing a handrail function, By displacing the sliding base relative to the support base, the arrangement position of the handrail body with respect to the mounting surface can be changed and set. By appropriately sliding and displacing, the arrangement position (the position in the height direction or the position in the left and right direction) of the handrail main body can be easily set to an optimum position in accordance with the conditions on the user side such as the user's physique and posture. In the case where the user changes the posture by gripping the handrail body, it is possible to securely suppress the body wobble and the like, and to perform the operation safely, especially when the user is a physically handicapped person such as an elderly person. , The helping function is maximized Than it is.

According to the handrail device of the second aspect of the present invention, the following specific effects can be obtained in addition to the effects described above. That is, in the second invention, when the mounting surface is a vertical surface extending in the vertical direction, such as a vertical wall of a toilet, the extending direction of the guide portion with respect to the vertical surface of the support base is changed. It is fixed in the vertical direction, and the sliding base material can be moved in the vertical direction along the guide portion, so that the handrail main body is moved in the vertical direction according to, for example, the user's physique or posture. By setting the height position of the handrail, even if the user is smaller than the average physique of the target user, the handrail body is set to the optimum height position for himself, Can be securely held to stabilize one's body.

According to the handrail device of the third aspect of the present invention, the following unique effects can be obtained in addition to the effects described above. That is, in the third aspect, when the mounting surface is a vertical surface extending vertically, such as a vertical wall of a toilet, for example, the support base is moved in the extending direction of the guide portion with respect to the vertical surface. The handrail body is fixed in a substantially horizontal direction, and the sliding base material can be moved in a substantially horizontal direction along the guide portion. By moving in the direction and setting the position in the left-right direction, the parable of the user is larger than the average physique of the target user, and the distance in the horizontal direction with the handrail body is greater than that of the average physique. This can be easily realized even when the user wants to take a large size, and the user can surely hold the handrail body to stabilize his / her body.

According to the handrail device of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the following specific effects can be obtained in addition to the effects described above. That is, in the fourth invention, when the mounting surface is a horizontal surface extending in a substantially horizontal direction such as a floor surface of a toilet, for example, the support base material is fixed to the horizontal surface, and the sliding base material is fixed. Since it is possible to move in the lateral direction along the guide section, for example, the handrail body is moved along the floor surface to set the position in the left-right direction according to the user's physique or posture. This can be easily realized even when the parable user is larger than the average physique of the target user and wants to take a larger horizontal distance from the handrail body than the average physique. Thus, the user can surely grasp the handrail main body and stabilize his / her body.

According to the handrail device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the following specific effects can be obtained in addition to the effects described above or above. That is, in the fifth invention, the handrail main body is rotatable about a pivot shaft extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the moving direction of the sliding base relative to the sliding base. If the handrail device is installed in a toilet and the user moves in a wheelchair, the handrail body is appropriately rotated so as not to obstruct the progress of the wheelchair, and after passing through the wheelchair. By setting the handrail main body at a predetermined rotation position, a sufficient assisting function can be exerted even for a user using an assistive device such as a wheelchair.

According to the handrail device according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the following specific effects can be obtained in addition to the effects described in the above or the above. That is, in the fifth invention, the handrail main body is rotatable around a pivot shaft extending in a direction substantially parallel to the moving direction of the sliding base with respect to the sliding base. For example, in the case of a handrail device installed in a toilet and the user moves in a wheelchair, the handrail body is appropriately rotated so as not to obstruct the progress of the wheelchair, and after passing through the wheelchair. By setting the handrail main body at a predetermined rotation position, a sufficient assisting function can be exerted even for a user using an assistive device such as a wheelchair.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The First Embodiment FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, shows a handrail device Z ₁ according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The handrail system Z ₁ is, there is mounted in a substantially vertically extending wall surface W (corresponding to the "mounting surface" in the claims), a handrail main body 1 and Suridomotozai 2 which will be described next And a supporting substrate 3.

The support substrate 3 has a rectangular thick plate shape, and guides for slidingly guiding the slide substrate 2 described below are provided on both sides 3a, 3a on the long axis side thereof. Part 12,1
2 are provided. The support base 3 has a plurality of anchors 10, 10,..., With the major axis direction of the support base 3 oriented substantially vertically and the back surface 3b of the support base 3 abutting against the wall surface W.
And is fixed to the wall surface W.

The sliding substrate 2 is made of a plate having a long rectangular plane shape, and has both sides 2a, 2a.
a shows each of the guide portions 12 of the support base material 3,
12 are bent in a U-shape so as to be able to hold them, and these are respectively used as hook portions 13, 13, and a pair of brackets 4, 4 opposed in parallel at a predetermined interval are provided on the surface side thereof. Have been. And this sliding base material 2
On the front surface side of the support base material 3, the respective hook portions 13, 13 are mounted on the respective guide portions 12, 12 of the support base material 3 so as to be hung from outside thereof. Therefore, the sliding substrate 2 is configured such that the respective hooks 13, 13 are hooked on the respective guides 12, 12 of the support base 3, so that the sliding base 2 is perpendicular to the wall surface W from the support base 3. At the same time, the separation in the orthogonal direction is prevented by being integrated with the support base material 3, and the movable member is movable in the vertical direction (the direction of the arrow AB) along each of the guide portions 12, 12.

The sliding base 2 is fixed to the supporting base 3 by screwing the fixing members 11 provided on the sliding base 2 to press the tip thereof against the surface of the supporting base 3. The vertical position is fixed. Although not shown here, stoppers are respectively provided at the upper and lower ends of the support base material 3, and the upper and lower ends of the sliding base material 2 are engaged with the respective stoppers, whereby the sliding is performed. The detachment of the substrate 2 in the vertical direction from the support substrate 3 is prevented.

The handrail body 1 is formed by bending a pipe having a predetermined diameter (for example, an outer diameter of 34 mm or 38 mm) into a substantially "U" shape, and has both ends 1a and 1b.
Are both fixed to a block-shaped rotating member 6. In the handrail body 1, the turning member 6 is inserted between the pair of brackets 4, 4 of the sliding base 2, and the turning member 6 is inserted between the pair of brackets 4, 4. By being pivotally supported in the up and down direction (in the direction of arrow DC) by the pivot shaft 5 which is attached over the vehicle, the pivot shaft 5 is assembled to the sliding base 2. The handrail main body 1 has a “first rotation position” extending substantially horizontally forward from the sliding base 2 as shown by a solid line in FIG. 1 and a chain line shown in the same figure (see reference numeral 1A). ) So as to rotate upward about the pivot shaft 5 and to be rotatable between a “second rotation position” which is substantially parallel to the wall surface W, and in particular, the “first rotation position”. In the "rotation position", as shown in FIG. 1, the back surface 6a of the rotation member 6 abuts on and engages with the surface of the sliding base member 2, thereby preventing further downward rotation. The "first rotation position" is maintained. If it is necessary to maintain the position of the handrail body 1 at the “second rotation position”, an appropriate holding mechanism may be provided.

[0023] Incidentally, in the above description, for convenience, have been described in the order of "supporting substrate 3 → Suridomotozai 2 → handrail body 1", when the actual construction of the handrail device Z _1, first, the support The base material 3 is fixed to the wall surface W in a single state,
The handrail body 1 is previously assembled to the sliding base material 2 and assembled to the fixed supporting base material 3 to be assembled.

According to the handrail device Z ₁ configured as described above, after the fixing member 11 and Nishikai operated to release the fixed state between the Suridomotozai 2 and the supporting substrate 3, sliding Moving substrate 2
The handrail main body 1 can be moved up and down as appropriate.
Is a “downward position” indicated by a dashed line in FIG.
The height can be adjusted between two upper and lower positions of an “upward position” indicated by a chain line indicated by reference numeral 1B in FIG. Also, with the pivot shaft 5 as the center, two upper and lower positions, for example, a "downward position" shown by a dashed line in FIG. 1 and a "upward position" shown by a dashed line in FIG. Can be pivoted between them.

[0025] Thus, when installing the handrail device Z ₁ according to this embodiment, for example, on the side of the toilet in the lavatory for Disabled or elderly users of such persons with disabilities, their physique Toka posture The installation height of the handrail main body 1 can be easily set to an optimum position in accordance with conditions on the user side such as the above. For this reason, the user can grasp the handrail main body 1 accurately, for example, when sitting on the toilet or standing up from the toilet, etc. It can be done safely. That is, the handrail main body 1 can exhibit the "helping function" which is its original function, in the most limited manner.

Further, by the handrail main body 1 is rotatable in the vertical direction, for example, the handrail device Z ₁ is installed in the toilet, and when the user, such as adding the use to move a wheelchair The handrail main body 1 is temporarily moved to the "upward tilt position".
To allow the advancing of the wheelchair, and after passing the wheelchair, setting the handrail main body 1 again to the "downward tilt position" allows the user to use the wheelchair and other assistive devices as a handrail. It can exhibit a sufficient assisting function.

[0027] Reference numeral 15 in FIGS. 1 and 3, when installing the handrail device Z ₁ in toilet, a paper holder attached to the handrail body 1.

[0028] The second embodiment Figure 4-6 shows a handrail device Z ₂ according to a second embodiment of the present invention. This handrail device Z ₂
As in the case of the embodiment, the wall surface W extending substantially in the vertical direction
The handrail body 21 described below
And a sliding base material 22 and a supporting base material 23.

The supporting substrate 23 has a rectangular thick plate shape, and has both long sides 23a, 23a on the long axis side.
a includes a guide portion 3 for slidingly guiding the sliding base material 22 described below.
2, 32 are provided. The supporting base material 23 has a long axis direction substantially vertical and a back surface 23b.
A plurality of anchors 1 in a state where
0, 10,... (Not shown; see FIG. 1)
It is fixed to.

The sliding substrate 22 is made of a plate having a long rectangular plane shape, and has both side portions 22.
a and 22a are bent in a "U" shape so as to hold the guide portions 32 of the support base material 23, respectively, so as to form hook portions 33 and 33, respectively. On the side, a pair of brackets 24, 24 facing each other in parallel in the vertical direction at a predetermined interval are provided. The sliding base member 22 is held on the surface side of the support base member 23 so as to hold the respective hook portions 33, 33 on the guide portions 32, 32 of the support base member 23 from the outside. It is assembled by hanging. Therefore, the sliding substrate 22
Is formed integrally with the supporting base material 23 in a direction perpendicular to the wall surface W from the supporting base material 23 by hanging the respective hooking portions 33, 33 on the respective guide portions 32, 32 of the supporting base material 23. And the separation in the orthogonal direction is prevented,
It is vertically movable along the guides 32.

The sliding base member 22 is fixed to the supporting base member 23 by screwing the fixing members 31, 31 provided on the sliding base member 22 and pressing the front end thereof against the surface of the supporting base member 23. The vertical position is fixed. Although not shown here, stoppers are respectively provided at the upper and lower ends of the support base 23, and the upper and lower ends of the slide base 22 are engaged with the respective stoppers, whereby the sliding is performed. The detachment of the base member 22 in the vertical direction from the support base member 23 is prevented.

The handrail main body 21 is formed by bending a pipe having a predetermined diameter into a “U” shape, and both ends 21 a and 21 b are fixed to a cylindrical rotating member 26. I have. Further, the handrail main body 21 connects the rotating member 26 to the pair of brackets 24 of the sliding base 22,
24 is inserted between the brackets 24 so that the axial direction thereof is directed in the vertical direction, and is further pivotally supported in a lateral direction by a pivot shaft 25 attached across the pair of brackets 24, 24. It is assembled to the sliding base 22. The handrail main body 21 extends substantially horizontally forward from the sliding base member 22 as shown by a solid line in FIGS. 4 and 6, and a chain line shown in FIG. 21A) so as to rotate about 90 ° in the lateral direction about the pivot shaft 25 and to be freely rotatable between a “second rotation position” which is substantially parallel to the wall surface W. You. In this embodiment, by providing the lock mechanism 40 described below, the handrail main body 21 can be moved in addition to the "first rotation position" and the "second rotation position" as shown in FIG. As shown by a dashed line (see reference numeral 21B), about 45 ° in the lateral direction around the pivot shaft 25.
The posture can be maintained at the three positions of the rotated “third rotation position”.

The lock mechanism 40 is provided with three engagement grooves 42, 42, 42 so as to correspond to the respective rotational positions.
.. Provided with the engaging base 41 fixed to the sliding base 22 and the engaging base 41 provided on the handrail main body 21 side and always protruding toward the engaging base 41 by a biasing member (not shown). And the engaging element 43 is provided.
By pulling 3 forward, the tip 43a of the engaging element 43 is disengaged from the engaging groove 42 of the engaging base 41 so that the handrail body 21 can freely rotate about the pivot shaft 25. On the other hand, by engaging the tip 43a of the engaging element 43 with any of the engaging grooves 42, 42,. Is held in position.

[0034] Since the assembly procedure the handrail device Z ₂ are the same as in the first embodiment described here omitted.

According to the handrail device Z ₂ configured as described above, the fixing member 31 is screwed to operate the sliding base material 22.
The height of the handrail main body 21 is adjusted by releasing the fixed state of the handrail main body 21 after releasing the fixed state between the handrail main body 21 and the support base 23. Therefore, when the handrail device Z ₂ according to this embodiment is installed, for example, beside a toilet in a toilet for the physically handicapped or an elderly person, the user such as a physically handicapped can use his / her physique or posture. The installation height of the handrail main body 21 can be easily set to an optimum position according to the conditions of the user. For this reason, the user can grasp the handrail main body 21 accurately, for example, when sitting on the toilet or standing up from the toilet, etc. It can be done safely. In other words, the handrail main body 21 can exhibit the "helping function", which is its original function, to the maximum extent.

Further, by the handrail body 21 is rotatable in the lateral direction, for example, the handrail device Z ₂ is installed in the toilet, and when the user, such as adding the use to move a wheelchair In this case, the handrail body 21 is temporarily set to the "second rotation position" to allow the wheelchair to advance, and the handrail body 21 is again set to the "first rotation position" after passing the wheelchair. Thus, a user who uses an assistive device such as a wheelchair can exhibit a sufficient assisting function as a handrail.

Others (1) In each of the above embodiments, the moving direction of each of the handrail bodies 1 and 21 is the "up and down direction". However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. Needless to say, the moving direction of the handrail bodies 1 and 21 can be "lateral direction (left-right direction)" or "diagonal direction".

(2) In each of the above embodiments, each of the support bases 3 and 23 is fixed to a vertical wall, and each of the handrail bodies 1 and 21 is movable along the vertical wall. The configuration is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the support bases 3 and 23 may be fixed on a floor, and the handrail bodies 1 and 21 may be configured to be movable along the floor. Needless to say.

(3) In each of the above embodiments, the handrail bodies 1 and 21 are both rotatable in the vertical and horizontal directions, but the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the present invention can be applied to a device without such a rotating mechanism.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a handrail device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of arrows II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view taken in the direction of arrows III-III in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view of a handrail device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view taken in the direction of arrows VV in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a view taken in the direction of arrows VI-VI in FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a handrail body, 2 is a sliding base, 3 is a supporting base, 4 is a bracket, 5 is a pivot, 6 is a rotating member, 10 is an anchor,
11 is a fixing member, 12 is a guide portion, 13 is a hook portion, 15
Is a paper holder, 21 is a handrail body, 22 is a sliding base material, 23 is a supporting base material, 24 is a bracket, 25 is a pivot shaft, 26 is a rotating member, 31 is a fixing member, 32 is a guide member, and 33 is a guide member. hooking portion, 40 locking mechanism, 41 Kakarigomotozai, 42 engaging insertion groove, 43 the engaging element, Z ₁ and Z ₂ are handrail device.

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A supporting base material fixed to a predetermined mounting surface and having a guide portion extending in substantially parallel to the mounting surface at an appropriate position, and a guide portion engaged with the guide portion of the supporting base material. A sliding base member capable of being displaced by impulse along the hand, and a handrail main body attached to the sliding base member to perform a handrail function, and sliding the sliding base member with respect to the support base member. A handrail device wherein the disposition position of the handrail main body with respect to the mounting surface can be changed and set by displacing. 2. The mounting surface according to claim 1, wherein the mounting surface is a vertical surface extending in the vertical direction, and the support base is fixed to the vertical surface with the extending direction of the guide portion being vertical. A handrail device, wherein the sliding base is movable in the vertical direction along the guide portion. 3. The mounting surface according to claim 1, wherein the mounting surface is a vertical surface extending in a vertical direction, and the support base is fixed such that an extending direction of the guide portion is substantially horizontal with respect to the vertical surface. A handrail device wherein the sliding base material is movable in a substantially horizontal direction along the guide portion. 4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the mounting surface is a horizontal surface extending in a substantially horizontal direction, the support base is fixed to the horizontal surface, and the sliding base is arranged along the guide portion. A handrail device which is movable in a lateral direction. 5. The handrail body according to claim 1, wherein the handrail main body is centered on a pivot shaft extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to a moving direction of the sliding base with respect to the sliding base. A handrail device which is rotatable. 6. The handrail body according to claim 1, wherein the handrail main body is centered on a pivot shaft extending in a direction substantially parallel to a moving direction of the sliding base with respect to the sliding base. A handrail device which is rotatable.