JP3174020U - Hooded wheelchair - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a hooded wheelchair that does not require a work for attaching a hood to a wheelchair and that does not require a storage space for the hood.
A wheelchair 2 having a seating portion 4 and a backrest portion 6 and a hood mechanism 3 for covering a user seated on the wheelchair 2 are provided. The hood mechanism 3 includes a pair of left and right support frames extending inwardly from the vertical frame body 8 of the backrest 6, a pair of left and right storage frames 11 provided at the inner ends of the support frames, and the storage frames 11 and a pair of left and right telescopic rods 12 which are accommodated so as to be stretchable in the vertical direction, and a folding hood which is provided on these telescopic rods 12 and moves upward by extending the telescopic rods 12.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a wheelchair with a hood that can protect a wheelchair user from rain and wind, sunlight, and the like, and can store the hood when it is not necessary.

  Wheelchairs are widely used by elderly and disabled people. A wheelchair user goes out with a coat on a rainy day or the like, but the trouble of wearing the coat is very troublesome. Also, caregivers who push in wheelchairs should not get wet when it rains, but at the same time hold an umbrella over the wheelchair, but wheelchair users may get wet in the rain. Currently.

  Therefore, a wheelchair with a protective hood is known that protects a wheelchair user from rain and wind by attaching a top plate to an upper portion of a support column erected from the wheelchair (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .

JP 2008-61713 A

  However, in the wheelchair with the protective hood of Patent Document 1, it is necessary to attach the protective hood to the wheelchair every time it rains, and there is a problem that a storage place for storing the protective hood must be secured when it is not necessary. is there.

  Accordingly, in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, the present invention aims to provide a highly convenient hooded wheelchair that does not require a work for attaching the hood to the wheelchair and that does not require a storage space for the hood. And

In order to achieve the above object, the following technical measures were taken.
That is, the hooded wheelchair of the present invention is a wheelchair with a hood provided with a seating portion and a backrest portion, and a hood mechanism for covering a user seated on the wheelchair, the hood mechanism comprising: A support frame extending inwardly from the vertical frame body of the backrest, a storage frame that is long in the vertical direction provided at the inner end of the support frame, and a telescopic rod provided in the storage frame so as to be extendable in the vertical direction And a foldable folding hood that is provided on the telescopic rod and moves upward by extending the telescopic rod.

  According to the present invention, the accommodation frame connected to the backrest portion is provided with a telescopic rod that can be stretched and a foldable folding hood that moves upward by extending the telescopic rod. The work of attaching the body hood to the wheelchair is not necessary, and it is not necessary to secure a storage place for the hood.

  It is preferable that the folding hood includes a plurality of hood members folded so as to be convertible from a folded storage state to an unfolded state deployed above the seating portion so as to cover the user. In this case, when it is not necessary, it can be folded and made compact, and when necessary, it can be developed above the seating portion to cover the user.

  The plurality of hood members include a first hood member that covers substantially right above the user in the unfolded state, and a second hood that is connected to the front end of the first hood member and covers the upper front of the user. It is preferable to have a member. In this case, it is possible to cover the user substantially directly above and obliquely above the front.

  Preferably, the plurality of hood members include a third hood member that is connected to a front end of the second hood member and covers a front of the user. In this case, the front of the user can be covered.

  Preferably, the plurality of hood members include a sub hood member that is provided on one or both of the first and second hood members and covers the side of the user in the deployed state. In this case, it is possible to cover not only the top and front of the user but also the side.

  It is preferable that the folding hood has a movable frame fixed to the upper end of the telescopic rod, and the plurality of hood members are provided on the movable frame. In this case, if the movable member is lifted, the plurality of hood members can be pulled upward.

The support frame is rotatable about the vertical frame body together with the storage frame in conjunction with the movement of folding the wheelchair, and the telescopic rod is detachable from the storage frame together with the folding hood. Is preferably provided.
In this case, the support frame and the storage frame can be stored in conjunction with the movement of folding the wheelchair, and the folding hood can also be removed. Thereby, it becomes possible to fold a wheelchair and to improve the convenience.

  Examples of the telescopic rod include those composed of a plurality of cylindrical bodies having different diameters that are sequentially fitted in order of size.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the accommodation frame connected to the backrest portion is provided with the telescopic rod that can be stretched and the folding hood that is movable upward by extending the telescopic rod is provided. Therefore, it is not necessary to attach a separate hood to the wheelchair, and it is not necessary to secure a storage place for placing the hood, and convenience can be improved.

1 is a perspective view of a hooded wheelchair according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view of a wheelchair with a hood. It is a rear view of a wheelchair with a hood for explaining a hood mechanism. It is a state side view for demonstrating the state which expand | folds a folding hood. It is a perspective view of the wheelchair with a hood which developed the folding hood.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hooded wheelchair 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view of the hooded wheelchair 1. The hooded wheelchair 1 includes a wheelchair 2 and a hood mechanism 3 for covering a user seated on the wheelchair 2. The form, shape, etc. of the wheelchair 2 are not limited, and can be applied to, for example, a self-propelled, assistive, and self-propelled assistive wheelchair. In the following description, the upper and lower sides of the wheelchair 2 are simply referred to as the upper and lower sides, respectively, and the left and right sides of the wheelchair 2 are simply referred to as the left and right sides, respectively.

  The wheelchair 1 with the hood of the present embodiment is provided with a seating portion 4 on which a user sits, a footrest portion 5 that is provided in front of the seating portion 4 and places a user's foot, and is provided behind the seating portion 4. It is composed of a backrest portion 6 on which a person leans and a pair of left and right wheel portions 7. Among these, the backrest part 6 is composed of a pair of left and right vertical frames 8 extending in the vertical direction, a sheet material 9 stretched on the vertical frame 8, and the like.

  The hood mechanism 3 is provided on the back surface of the backrest portion 6, and as shown in FIG. 3, a pair of left and right support frames 10 extending inwardly from the left and right vertical frame bodies 8 of the backrest portion 6, and the left and right support frames. 10, a pair of left and right accommodation frames 11 provided at the inner end 10a, and a pair of left and right extension rods 12 accommodated in the left and right accommodation frames 11 so as to be extendable in the vertical direction, and these left and right extension rods. 12 and a foldable folding hood 13 that moves upward by extending the left and right telescopic rods 12.

  The left and right support frames 10 are provided so as to be freely rotatable by the respective turning portions 14 provided in the middle portions in the vertical direction of the left and right vertical frame bodies 8. It extends toward. Due to the presence of each rotation part 14, each support frame 10 can be rotated around the vertical frame body 8 together with each storage frame 11 in conjunction with the movement of folding the wheelchair 2. In addition, what is necessary is just to employ | adopt a well-known structure for each rotation part 14 which makes the left and right support frame 10 rotatable. Thereby, each support frame 10 and each accommodation frame 11 can be accommodated in conjunction with the movement of folding the wheelchair 2.

  The left and right housing frames 11 are fixed to the inner ends 10a of the left and right support frames 10 and have a cylindrical shape with the inside as a housing portion. Each housing frame 11 houses a telescopic rod 12 that can be stretched in the vertical direction. Each telescopic rod 12 of the present embodiment is composed of a plurality of cylinders having different diameters that are sequentially fitted in order of size so as to freely enter and exit. The configuration of each telescopic rod 12 is not limited, and may be a rod-like one that can be expanded and contracted.

  The outermost cylindrical body 15 of each telescopic rod 12 is fixed to each housing frame 11 by a fixing member 16 so that it does not come out of each housing frame 11 even if each telescopic rod 12 is stretched. . The fixing member 16 allows the outermost cylindrical body 15 of each telescopic rod 12 to be removed from each housing frame 11. Therefore, each telescopic rod 12 is housed together with the folding hood 13. The frame 11 is detachable.

  The folding hood 13 provided on the left and right telescopic rods 12 includes a movable frame 17 that is fixed to the upper ends 12 a of the left and right telescopic rods 12 and that is long in the left-right direction, and a plurality of hood members 18 attached to the movable frame 17. have. The movable frame 17 has substantially the same length as the distance between the left and right vertical frame bodies 8 of the wheelchair 2, and a handle 19 for the user to hold is attached to the movable frame 17. The handle 19 is rotatable in the front-rear direction of FIG. 2 and can be tilted when not in use.

  When the user holds the handle 19 and lifts the movable frame 17 upward, the telescopic rods 12 accommodated in the left and right accommodation frames 11 are extended. Accordingly, when the movable frame 17 is lifted upward, the plurality of hood members 18 are also moved upward together.

  FIG. 4 is a state side view for explaining a state in which the folding hood 13 is unfolded, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the hooded wheelchair 1 in which the folding hood 13 is unfolded. The plurality of hood members 18 constituting the folding hood 13 are folded so as to be convertible from a folded storage state to a deployed state developed above the seating portion 4 so as to cover the user.

  The plurality of hood members 18 are connected to the front end 20a of the first hood member 20 so as to cover the user's front diagonally upper side by being connected to the first hood member 20 that covers substantially right above the user in the deployed state. The hood member 21, the third hood member 22 connected to the front end 21 a of the second hood member 21 to cover the front of the user, and attached to the left and right sides of the first hood member 20, It is comprised with the sub hood member 23 which covers the side of a user. Between the movable frame 17 and the first hood member 20, between the first hood member 20 and the second hood member 21, and between the second hood member 21 and the third hood member 22, both of them can be rotated with respect to each other. A connecting member 24 is provided for connection to the. A well-known configuration is employed for the connecting member 24, and the connecting member 24 is not limited as long as it connects the hood members and allows them to rotate.

  By holding the handle 19 and lifting the movable frame 17, the folding hood 13 is moved upward, and then folded forward as shown in FIG. 4, and the folded first to third hood members 20, 21, 22, the first and second hood members 21, 22 are folded forward while leaving the first hood member 20, and then the third hood leaving the second hood member 21. The member 22 is further moved forward to change the folding hood 13 to the unfolded state shown in FIG.

  Then, the sub hood members 23 attached to the left and right sides of the first hood member 20 are further expanded. A rod-like member 26 is provided at the outer end 23 a of each sub-hood member 23, and a string-like body 25 is connected to the lower end 26 a of the rod-like member 26. In the state where each sub-hood member 23 is spread, the string-like body 25 connected to the lower end 26a of the rod-like member 26 is tied to the vertical frame body 8 of the wheelchair 2, for example, so that each sub-hood member 23 is left in a widened state. be able to. With the above configuration, it is possible to cover the user substantially directly above, obliquely upward, forward, and sideways, and can protect the user from rain and wind, sunlight, and the like.

  According to the present embodiment, each accommodating frame 11 connected to the backrest portion 6 is provided with each telescopic rod 12 that can be stretched, and the folding food hood 13 that moves upward by extending each telescopic rod. Therefore, the work of attaching a separate hood to the wheelchair 2 is not necessary, and it is not necessary to secure a storage place for the hood, and convenience can be improved.

  The folding hood 13 has a plurality of hood members 18 folded so as to be convertible from a folded storage state to a deployed state deployed above the seating portion 4 so as to cover the user. When it is not, it can be folded to be compact, and when necessary, it can be deployed above the seat 4 to cover the user.

  Each support frame 10 and each storage frame 11 can be stored in conjunction with the movement of folding the wheelchair 2, and each telescopic rod 12 can be detached from each storage frame 11 together with the folding hood 13. It is possible to remove the tatami hood 13 and fold the wheelchair 2, thereby improving convenience.

  The above embodiment is illustrative and not restrictive. The shape and size of the hood mechanism support frame, housing frame, telescopic rod, and folding hood can be changed as appropriate. For example, the sub hood member may be attached not only to the first hood member but also to the second hood member or the third hood member. In this case, a wider range next to the user can be covered.

1 Wheelchair with hood 2 Wheelchair
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Hood mechanism 4 Seating part 6 Backrest part 8 Vertical frame body 10 Support frame 11 Storage frame 12 Telescopic rod 13 Folding hood 14 Rotating part 15 Cylindrical body 17 Movable frame 18 Several hood members
19 Handle 20 First hood member 21 Second hood member 22 Third hood member 23 Sub hood member

Claims (8)

A wheelchair with a hood comprising a wheelchair having a seating portion and a backrest and a hood mechanism for covering a user seated in the wheelchair,
The hood mechanism includes a support frame extending inwardly from the vertical frame body of the backrest, a vertically long storage frame provided at an inner end of the support frame, and a vertically extendable storage in the storage frame. A hooded wheelchair comprising: a telescopic rod, and a foldable folding hood that is provided on the telescopic rod and moves upward by extending the telescopic rod.   The folding hood has a plurality of hood members folded so as to be convertible from a folded storage state to an unfolded state deployed above the seating portion so as to cover a user. The hooded wheelchair according to claim 1.   The plurality of hood members include a first hood member that covers substantially right above the user in the unfolded state, and a second hood that is connected to the front end of the first hood member and covers the upper front of the user. The hooded wheelchair according to claim 2, further comprising a member.   The hooded wheelchair according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of hood members include a third hood member that is connected to a front end of the second hood member and covers the front of the user.   The said several hood member is provided in any one or both of the said 1st and 2nd hood members, and has a sub hood member which covers a user's side in the expansion | deployment state, or characterized by the above-mentioned. 4. A wheelchair with a hood according to 4.   The said folding hood has a movable frame fixed to the upper end of the said expansion-contraction rod, The said several hood member is provided in this movable frame, The any one of Claims 2-5 characterized by the above-mentioned. Hooded wheelchair as described in   The support frame is rotatable about the vertical frame body together with the storage frame in conjunction with the movement of folding the wheelchair, and the telescopic rod is detachable from the storage frame together with the folding hood. The hooded wheelchair according to claim 1, wherein the hooded wheelchair is provided.   The hooded wheelchair according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the telescopic rod is composed of a plurality of cylinders having different diameters that are sequentially fitted in order of size.

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