JP3116653U - Walking aid - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a walking aid that can support a user's body with higher safety.
SOLUTION: A support column 10 extending in the vertical direction, a side pad portion attached to the upper end portion thereof, and a grip portion 30 attached to an upper portion of the extension of the support column. Extending in a telescopic manner, the side pad part has a side pad part main body 21 and is not movable up and down around the upper end part of the column, but is rotatable around the upper end part of the column. The grip portion has a grip portion main body 31 and is rotatable around the upper portion of the support column in the vertical direction, movably in the vertical direction, and around the upper portion of the support column in the vertical direction. It is attached movably.
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Description

  The present invention is a walking aid having a column extending in the vertical direction, a side pad mounted on the upper end of the column, and a grip mounted on the upper part of the column extending in the vertical direction. About.

  Patent Document 1 proposes a crutch having a side bow, a side pad attached to the upper end of the side bow, and a grip attached to the side bow. Here, the crutch can be referred to as the above-mentioned walking aid, and the side bow, the side pad, and the grip included in the crutch can be referred to as the support, the side pad part, and the grip part, respectively, included in the above-described walking auxiliary member. 1 is a walking having a structure including a support column extending in the vertical direction, a side pad attached to the upper end of the support column, and a grip attached to the upper part of the support column in the vertical direction. It can be said that assistive devices have been proposed.

  According to the walking aid proposed in Patent Document 1 having such a configuration, the grip portion is gripped by the hand of the walking aid user (hereinafter simply referred to as a user) and the side pad portion is used. The user's body can be supported by both the user's arm and armpit by placing the armpit on the armpit of the user, so even a user with weak arm strength can support the user's body, Further, it is possible to support the user's body without applying an excessive tightening force to the user's armpit from below, and is therefore widely used.

  In addition, in Patent Document 1, in the walking aid having the above-described configuration, a portion of the support that is actually applied to the armpit of the armpit, as viewed from the side of the walking aid, on the upper part of the support in the vertical direction, and the support Provide a bulging part that bulges from the line connecting the lower free end to the outside of the user's torso when using the walking aid, and the grip part is actually The part to be gripped, as seen from the side of the walking aid, is the side opposite to the user's torso when using the walking aid from the line connecting the part of the side pad that actually hits the armpit and the lower end of the column The structure which is extended and attached to the left-right direction so that it may be located in the outer side of this is shown.

According to the walking aid proposed in Patent Document 1 having a configuration in which the bulging portion is provided on the support column and the grip portion is attached to the bulging portion, the walking aid is used when the walking aid is used. The user should not bend the wrists and elbows inwardly (toward the user's torso) with his / her hand at the part of the grip that is actually gripped by the hand, and the bottom end of the column should be separated from the user's feet. The user's body can be supported relatively safely because it can be held without being positioned.
JP 2000-126253 A

  In the case of the walking aid proposed in Patent Document 1, when using it, the part of the armpit that is attached to the upper end of the column is applied to the armpit of the user and used. Even if the person's body can be supported, the vertical length of the support cannot be adjusted, and the side of the support part of the support part that is actually applied to the armpit is around the upper end of the support part. Since the rotation position cannot be adjusted, when using walking aids, place the part of the armpit that actually contacts the armpit on the armpit in the armpit in a posture close to the user's nature. It had the disadvantage that it could not be applied without applying excessive tightening force.

  In addition, in the case of the walking aid proposed in Patent Document 1, when used, the grip part that is attached to the bulging part that is extending the post in the left-right direction and that is actually gripped by the hand is used. Even if the wrist and elbow can be gripped without bending unnaturally, it is impossible to adjust the vertical position and the pivot position of the gripping part of the gripping part of the gripping part that is actually gripped by the hand. When using assistive devices, the user cannot grasp the part of the grip part that is actually gripped by the hand, with the hand stretched downward naturally without bending the wrist or elbow unnaturally. Had drawbacks.

From the above, in the case of the walking aid proposed in Patent Document 1, the user's body can be comfortably raised with higher safety without causing the lower end of the column to slip. It had the disadvantage of being unable to support.
Therefore, the present invention proposes a novel walking aid that does not have the above-mentioned drawbacks.

  As in the case of the walking aid proposed in Patent Document 1, the walking aid according to the present invention is a column extending in the vertical direction, a side pad portion attached to the upper end of the column, And a grip part attached to the upper part of the support column in the vertical direction.

However, the walking aid according to the present invention is such that in the walking aid having such a configuration, the support column extends in a straight line in the vertical direction.
In this case, the main column is extended linearly in the vertical direction, and the upper end of the main tube is gently inserted into the main tube from below to extend in the vertical direction. It is acceptable to have a configuration having a secondary pipe body.

In addition, the side pad part has a side pad part main body extending in the left-right direction, and cannot be moved in the vertical direction together with the side pad part body around the upper end part of the support column, but the upper end part of the support column It is attached to be freely rotatable around.
In this case, the armpit part is mounted on the armpit part tube body that is rotatably attached to the periphery of the armrest part main body and the upper end part of the support column, and the left and outer circumferences of the outer peripheral surface of the armpit part tube body. The side support part left support and the side support part that are connected to them from the right side of the surface and extend to the upper left and upper right, respectively, and extend to the left end and the right end of the side support part main body and are connected to them respectively. It is acceptable to have a structure with a right support.

Further, the grip portion has a grip portion main body extending in the left-right direction, and is movable in the vertical direction together with the grip portion main body around the upper portion of the support in the vertical direction, and the vertical extension of the support post. The grip body can be pivoted around the upper part, walking from the line extending from the upper part of the support column in the vertical direction to the side of the walking aid from the side of the walking aid and the lower end of the support. At the time of use of an auxiliary tool, it attaches so that it may be located in the outer side on the opposite side to the user's torso side.
In this case, the grip portion is attached to the outside of the rod-shaped grip portion main body, to be movable in the vertical direction around the upper portion of the support column in the vertical direction, and to be rotatable about the upper portion of the support column in the vertical direction. The grip part mounting tool extending in the vertical direction, and the grip part main body extending from the left and right outer surfaces of the grip part mounting tool to the front left lower part and the front right lower part, respectively. It is possible to have a structure including a left grip part and a right grip part extending to the left end and the right end of the grip part and connected to them respectively.

  According to the walking aid according to the present invention, as in the case of the walking aid proposed in Patent Document 1, a support column extending in the vertical direction and a side pad portion attached to the upper end of the support column. And a grip part attached to the upper part of the vertical extension of the column, and the armpit part and the grip part have the armpit part body and the grip part body, respectively, and therefore proposed in Patent Document 1. In accordance with the walking aids that are used, the user's body can be obtained by grasping the grip part main body of the grip part with the user's hand and placing the armpit part of the armpit part against the user's armpit. Can be supported by both the user's arm and armpit, so even a user with weak arm strength can support the user's body, and the user's armpit can be tightened from below with an unreasonable tightening force. Supporting the user's body without adding It can be.

  In addition, according to the walking aid of the present invention, the strut has a configuration in which the support post extends in a straight line in the up and down direction, and the side support part has the side support part body extending in the left and right direction. In addition, since it has a structure that cannot be moved in the vertical direction around the upper end of the support, it can be moved around the upper end of the support, but it can be rotated around the upper end of the support. Before, the vertical length of the support can be adjusted in advance, and when using the walking aid, the rotation position of the side support part relative to the upper end of the support part of the side support part is Because it is automatically adjusted according to the orientation, when using the walking aid, the armpit part of the armpit part should be placed in the armpit of the user in a posture that is close to the user's nature. Can be applied without applying clamping force.

  Furthermore, according to the walking aid according to the present invention, the grip portion has a grip portion main body extending in the left-right direction, and around the upper portion of the support column in the vertical direction, along with the grip portion main body in the vertical direction. The grip part main body and the support part of the side support part as seen from the side of the walking aid from the upward extension part of the support pillar in the up-and-down extension part are movable and rotatable around the extension part in the vertical direction. Before using the walking aid, it has a structure that is attached to the outside of the side opposite to the user's torso when using the walking aid from the line connecting the lower free end. In the case of the walking aid proposed in Patent Document 1, the vertical position and the rotational position of the grip part main body of the grip part can be adjusted in advance and placed with respect to the upper part of the support column. When using walking aids The user can move the lower end of the support column away from the user's feet without bending the grip body of the grip with the wrist and the elbows unnaturally inside (torso of the user). Therefore, when using a walking aid, the user's body can be supported more safely than in the case of the walking aid proposed in Patent Document 1. .

  From the above, according to the walking aid according to the present invention, in the case of the walking aid proposed in Patent Document 1 without causing the user's body to slide on the lower end of the column. Compared with higher safety, it can be supported without difficulty.

Next, Embodiment 1 of the walking aid according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In Example 1 of the walking aid according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a support column 10 extending in the vertical direction, a side pad 20 attached to an upper end portion of the support column 10, and a support column 10. And a grip portion 30 attached to the upper part of the upper and lower direction.
In this case, as will be more apparent with reference to FIG. 2, the struts 10 are, for example, arranged in two upper and lower stages that are formed by extending in the left-right direction along a plane perpendicular to the tube axis. There are two side abutting portion fixing bolt insertion long holes 11a and a plurality of bolt through holes 11b respectively drilled on a plurality of lines arranged at intervals in the vertical direction perpendicular to the tube axis. And a main pipe body 11 having an annular cross section and extending linearly in the vertical direction, and has an outer diameter that can be loosely inserted into the main pipe body 11 from below and is orthogonal to the pipe axis, for example, 1 An auxiliary pipe body 12 having a bolt through hole 12a drilled on one line and having an annular cross section and extending linearly in the vertical direction. The upper end portion of the sub-pipe body 12 is gently inserted from below, and the bolt of the sub-pipe 12 is The through hole 12a is aligned with a selected one of the plurality of bolt through holes 11b arranged in the vertical direction of the main pipe body 11, and in that state, a separately prepared bolt 13a is connected to the bolt through holes 12a and 11b. The main pipe body 11 and the sub pipe body 12 are adjusted to the main pipe body 11 by adjusting the sub pipe body 12 in advance by screwing the nut 13b to the free end of the bolt 13a and tightening the nut 13b. It has the structure integrated in the aspect added by the length, Therefore, it has the structure which the support | pillar 10 was extended in the up-down direction so that expansion and contraction was possible. In the figure, a case where the lower free end surface of the sub-pipe 12 is closed by the anti-slip plate 14 is shown.

  Further, as will be more apparent with reference to FIG. 3, the side abutting portion 20 includes, for example, a rod-like side abutting portion main body 21 extending in the left-right direction and the upper end of the main pipe body 11 of the column 10 described above. It has an inner diameter that can be loosely inserted, has an annular cross section, has an upper end plate 22a, and corresponds to two bolt insertion long holes 11a formed in the main tube 11 of the column 10 in two upper and lower stages. The side abutment portion tube body 22 extending linearly in the vertical direction has two mother screws 22b respectively formed on two lines arranged in two upper and lower stages perpendicular to the tube axis. And the side abutting portion main body 22 of the side abutting portion tubular body 22 connected to them from the left upper portion and the right portion of the upper end outer circumferential surface, respectively extending to the upper left and upper right, and then continuously extending upward together. 21 to the left and right ends respectively. Further, the side support portion left support rod 23L and the side support portion right support rod 23R are connected to each other, and the side support portion tube body 22 is abutted around the upper end portion of the main tube body 11 of the column 10 from above. The upper end plate 22a of the main tube body 22 is in contact with the upper end surface of the main tube body 11, and the two mother screws 22b of the side support tube body 22 are respectively inserted into the two bolt insertion long holes 11a of the main tube body 11 of the support column 10. The two main bolts 11 are loosely inserted until they are matched, and in that state, two bolts 24 prepared separately are respectively screwed into the two mother screws 22b of the side support tube 22 and the two main pipes 11 are connected. By loosely inserting each into the bolt insertion long hole 11a, the upper end portion of the main tube 11 of the column 10 cannot be moved in the vertical direction, but is fixed and attached around the main tube 11 so as to be movable. The side which has a structure and the side pad part 20 is extended in the left-right direction. In addition to the support body 21, it is configured to be movable around the upper end of the support column 10, but cannot be moved in the vertical direction together with the side pad main body 21. Have.

  Furthermore, as is clearer with reference to FIG. 4, the grip portion 30 is, for example, a rod-shaped grip portion main body 31 that extends in the left-right direction, and the upper extension portion of the main tubular body 11 of the column 10 described above. A ring-shaped portion 32a having an open ring shape having an inner diameter for loosely inserting the ring portion 32a, and a plurality of portions extending in the opposite direction from the both ends of the ring portion 32a facing each other in the cross section and spaced apart in the vertical direction. In the figure, there are a left plate portion 32bL and a right plate portion 32bR having bolt through holes 33bL and 33bR respectively drilled on two lines extending in the left-right direction through two positions. The grip part mounting tool 32 and the outer surface left part and the outer surface right part of the ring part 32a of the grip part mounting tool 32 are respectively connected to them and extended to the front left lower part and the front right lower part, respectively, and then continuously to the front lower part. The grip portion main body 31 has a grip portion left support rod 34L and a grip portion right support rod 34R that extend to the left end and the right end of the grip portion main body 31, respectively, and are connected to the grip portion main body 31, respectively. Is arranged around the upper part of the main tube 11 of the support column 10 while adjusting the vertical position and the rotational position, and in this state, the left plate portion 32bL and the right plate portion 32bR of the grip portion mounting tool 32 are arranged. A bolt 35a separately prepared in advance is inserted into each of the bolt through holes 33bL and 33bR that are drilled, and a nut 35b is screwed onto the free end of the bolt 35a, and the nut 35b is tightened to fix it to the column 10. Therefore, the grip portion 30 has a grip portion main body 31 extending in the left-right direction, and the grip portion book around the upper portion of the support column 10 extending in the vertical direction. 31 and the support part of the side support part 20 as seen from the side of the walking aid from the upper part of the vertical extension of the support column 10 around the upper extension part of the support pillar 10 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. It has the structure attached so that it may be largely separated from the line | wire which connects the main body 21 and the lower free end of the support | pillar 10 on the outer side on the opposite side to the user's trunk | drum side at the time of use of a walking aid.

The above is the configuration of Embodiment 1 of the walking aid according to the present invention.
According to Example 1 of the walking aid according to the present invention having such a configuration, as in the case of the walking aid proposed in Patent Document 1, the column 10 extending in the vertical direction and the column 10 are supported. The side pad 20 and the grip 30 are attached to the upper end of the support 10 and the grip 30 attached to the upper part of the support 10 in the vertical direction. Since the main body 21 and the grip portion main body 31 are provided, the grip portion main body 31 of the grip portion 30 is used by the user according to the case of the walking aid proposed in Patent Document 1 and schematically shown in FIG. The user's body can be supported by both the user's arm and armpit by gripping with the hand of the user and by placing the armpit part body 21 of the armpit part 20 against the armpit of the user. Even users with weak arm strength 'S body can support, also can support the user's body without adding excessive clamping force from below the armpit of the user.

  Moreover, according to Example 1 of the walking aid by this invention, while the support | pillar 10 has the structure extended in the up-down direction so that expansion and contraction was possible, the side pad part 20 was extended in the left-right direction. Use of walking aid because it has the side pad main body 21 and cannot be moved in the vertical direction at the upper end of the column 10 but is pivotally attached around the upper end of the column 10 Before, the vertical length of the support column 10 can be adjusted in advance, and when the walking aid is used, the support unit body 21 of the side support unit 20 rotates with respect to the upper end portion of the support column 10. Since the position is automatically adjusted according to the direction of the armpit, when using the walking aid, it is impossible to place the armpit 20 on the armpit of the user in a posture close to the user's nature. It can be applied without applying any tightening force.

  Furthermore, according to Example 1 of the walking aid by this invention, the grip part 30 has the grip part main body 31 extended in the left-right direction, and the grip part main body in the upper part of the up-down direction of the support | pillar 10 is extended. 31, so that it can move up and down and turn around the upper part of the support column in the up-and-down direction, the grip body 31 is supported by the side of the walking aid from the upper part of the support column 10 in the up-and-down direction. It is attached so as to be located far away from the line on the opposite side to the user's body side when using the walking aid from the line connecting the side pad main body 21 of the portion 20 and the lower free end of the column 10. Since it has a configuration, before use of the walking aid, the vertical position and the rotational position of the grip portion 30 with respect to the upper part of the support column 10 can be adjusted in advance and proposed in Patent Document 1. Walking aid According to the case, when using the walking aid, the user does not bend the grip part main body 31 of the grip part 30 with the hand and the elbow of the wrist unnaturally (inside the user's torso). Since the lower tip of the support column 10 can be firmly grasped without being positioned far away from the user's feet, the user's body can be walked as proposed in Patent Document 1 when the walking aid is used. It can be supported more safely than an auxiliary tool.

From the above, according to Embodiment 1 of the walking aid according to the present invention, the walking proposed in Patent Document 1 without causing the user's body to slip on the lower end of the column 10. Compared to the case of an auxiliary tool, it can be supported without difficulty with higher safety.
In the above description, only one example is shown for each of the support column 10, the side pad portion 20, and the grip portion 30, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  It can be widely used as a so-called crutch as a user who is inconvenient to walk.

It is the front view (A), right view (B), and top view (C) which show the Example of the walking aid by this invention. It is the front view (A), right view (B), and top view (C) which decomposed | disassembled and showed the support | pillar used for the Example of the walking aid by this invention shown in FIG. It is the front view (A), right view (B), and top view (C) which show the armrest part used for the Example of the walking aid by this invention shown in FIG. It is the front view (A), right view (B), and top view (C) which show the grip part used for the Example of the walking aid by this invention shown in FIG. It is the front view (A) and right view (B) which show typically the use condition of the Example of the walking aid by this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Support | pillar 11 Main pipe body 11a Bolt insertion long hole 11b Bolt through hole 12 Sub pipe body 12a Bolt through hole 13a Bolt 13b Nut 14 Anti-slip plate 20 Side support part 21 Side support part main body 22 Side support part pipe body 22a Upper end plate 22b Mother screw 23L Side support part left support rod 23R Side support part right support rod 24 Bolt 30 Grip part 31 Grip part main body 32 Grip part attachment tool 32a Ring part 32bL Left plate part 32bR Right plate part 33bL Bolt through hole 33bR Bolt through hole 34L Grip part left support 34R Grip part right support 35a Bolt 35b Nut

Claims (2)

In a walking aid having a column extending in the vertical direction, a side pad attached to the upper end of the column, and a grip attached to the upper part of the column extending in the vertical direction,
The above struts extend in a straight line in the up and down direction,
The side pad part has a rod-like side pad part main body extending in the left-right direction, and cannot be moved in the vertical direction together with the side pad part body around the upper end part of the column, It is pivotally attached around the upper end of the
The grip portion has a rod-shaped grip portion main body extending in the left-right direction, and is movable in the vertical direction together with the grip portion main body around the upper part of the support column in the vertical direction. The grip body is pivotable around the upper part of the vertical extension, and the grip part main body is below the side support part of the side support part and the support post as viewed from the side of the walking aid from the upper part of the vertical extension of the post. A walking aid, wherein the walking aid is attached so as to be positioned far away from the line opposite to the user's body side when the walking aid is used from a line connecting the free end. The walking aid according to claim 1,
The support column is linearly extended in the vertical direction, and the upper end of the main tube is slowly inserted into the main tube from below to extend in the vertical direction. And having a secondary pipe
The abutting part is rotatably mounted around the upper end of the support column outside the abutting part main body, and the left and outer circumferences of the outer peripheral surface of the abutting part tube The side support part left support and the side support which are connected to them from the right part of the surface and extend to the upper left and upper right, respectively, and extend to the left end and the right end of the side support part main body, respectively. Have a right branch,
The grip part is attached to the grip part body so as to be movable up and down around the upper part of the support column in the vertical direction and rotatably around the upper part of the support part in the vertical direction. The grip part mounting tool and the left and right outer surfaces of the grip part mounting tool are connected to the left part and the right part of the outer part, respectively, and extend to the front left lower part and the front right lower part, respectively, and extend to the left end and right end of the grip part main body, respectively. And a grip part left fulcrum and a grip part right fulcrum respectively connected thereto.

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