JP3176340U - Mobility aid - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a structure of a mobility assist vehicle that makes it easy for a disabled person to use a toilet.
A moving auxiliary vehicle mainly includes a vehicle body structure, a wheel set, a pair of seat pad driving mechanisms, and an electronic control module. The vehicle body structure includes a vehicle body frame 11, a seat pad set 12, and a back pad 13, and forms a rear opening 160. By installing the seat pad driving structure on the left seat pad 121 and the right seat pad 122 of the seat pad set 12, respectively, the opening of the left seat pad and the right seat pad is driven. The electronic control module can control the operation of the wheelset and seat pad drive structure of the mobility assist vehicle. When adding a use in the toilet, when the mobility assistance vehicle is retracted, the toilet enters the appropriate position below the seat pad set 12 from the rear opening 160, and when the left seat pad and the right seat pad of the seat pad set are opened, the user Can be used in the bathroom.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a structure of a mobility assistance vehicle for a physically handicapped person, and more particularly to a structure of a mobility assistance vehicle for a user to easily use a toilet.

  Assistive devices used by persons with disabilities in the prior art are classified based on the function. Among them, moving / walking aids include wheelchairs, corrective shoes, artificial limbs, custom vehicles (or improved kits), walking aids, walking sticks, foot splint wheelchairs or other alternative moving tools. As for wheelchairs, there are conventional manual type wheelchairs and other electric type wheelchairs. Conventional wheelchairs or other mobility aids can be used as a tool for people with disabilities to move, but various situations encountered in daily life, such as when using a toilet to move from a wheelchair to a toilet, The wheelchair could not be supported, and it was difficult and inconvenient, so further improvement was necessary.

JP 2009-39529 A

  In order to solve the drawbacks of the known structure, it is a main object of the present invention to provide a mobile auxiliary vehicle that can be easily used in a toilet.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a structure of a mobile auxiliary vehicle. It consists mainly of the vehicle body structure, wheel set, seat pad drive mechanism and electronic control module. The vehicle body structure includes a vehicle body frame, a seat pad set, and a back pad. The seat pad set includes a left seat pad, a right seat pad, and a seat pad frame, one end of the seat pad frame is connected to the back seat, the other end is connected to the body frame, and the body structure is one rear Form an opening. The wheel set is installed at the bottom of the vehicle body structure. A pair of seat pad driving structures are respectively installed on the left seat pad and the right seat pad of the seat pad set, and the opening of the left seat pad and the right seat pad of the seat pad set is driven. By installing the electronic control module at a predetermined position of the vehicle body structure, the movement of the wheel set and the seat pad drive structure of the movement assist vehicle is controlled. When the mobility assistance vehicle is moved backward, the toilet enters the appropriate position below the seat pad set from the rear opening, and when the left seat pad and the right seat pad of the seat pad set are opened, the user can use the toilet in the toilet. it can.

  In the present invention, by installing a vehicle body structure, a wheel set, a seat pad driving mechanism, an electronic control module, etc., a disabled person can meet various needs in daily life, particularly in the toilet. It is not necessary for the user to get off the mobility assistance vehicle and move the body to the toilet when using the toilet, and the disabled person who uses the present invention can perform all the steps for adding directly to the toilet. Can be used more quickly, conveniently and safely.

It is a three-dimensional view of the movement assistance vehicle in this invention. It is a side view of the movement auxiliary vehicle in this invention. It is a rear view of the movement assistance vehicle in this invention. It is a top view of the movement auxiliary vehicle in this invention. The opening / closing state of the seat pad of the movement assistance vehicle in this invention is shown. The opening / closing state of the seat pad of the movement assistance vehicle in this invention is shown. A situation in which a user uses a toilet using the mobility assistance vehicle of the present invention is shown. A situation in which a user uses a toilet using the mobility assistance vehicle of the present invention is shown. A situation in which a user uses a toilet using the mobility assistance vehicle of the present invention is shown.

  FIGS. 1 to 4 are a three-dimensional view, a side view, a rear view, and a top view, respectively, of the mobility assistance vehicle according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the main structure of the mobility assistance vehicle 100 of the present invention includes one vehicle body structure 1, one electronic control module 2, one wheel set 3, and a pair of seat drive mechanisms 51 and 52.

  The vehicle body structure 1 includes one vehicle body frame 11, one seat pad set 12, one back pad 13, one elbow rest structure 14, one footrest 15, and one side plate set 16. The seat pad set 12 includes one left seat pad 121, one right seat pad 122, and one seat pad frame 123. One end of the seat pad frame 123 is connected to the back pad 13, and the other end is a vehicle body frame. 11 is connected. The side plate set 16 includes one side plate 161 and one caster structure 162. When the seat pad set 12 is opened, the left and right seat pads 121 and 122 of the seat pad set 12 are supported by the side plate set 16. . When one rear opening 160 is formed in the vehicle body structure 1 and the use is added in the toilet, when the mobile auxiliary vehicle 100 is moved backward, the toilet enters the appropriate place below the seat pad set 12 from the rear opening 160 and is used in the toilet. It becomes easy to add.

  The electronic control module 2 is installed at one predetermined position of the vehicle body structure 1, and is installed in the elbow rest structure 14 of the vehicle body structure in this embodiment, and the user who rides the movement auxiliary vehicle 100 moves by operating a pole or a button. All the movements of the auxiliary vehicle 100 can be controlled. The electronic control module 2 in this embodiment is only given as an example, and the arrangement of the circuit board and the design of the circuit are adjusted based on the actual situation, and are not limited to the arrangement method shown in this embodiment. .

  The wheel set 3 is installed at the bottom of the vehicle body structure 1 and comes into contact with the ground, and one wheel transmission structure is coupled to receive the driving, and the wheel transmission mechanism is controlled by the electronic control module 2. In this embodiment, the front wheel is a steering wheel and the rear wheel is a transmission wheel. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the transmission wheel and the steering wheel may be arranged differently.

  By installing the seat pad driving structures 51 and 52 on the bottoms of the left seat pad 121 and the right seat pad 122 of the seat pad set 12, respectively, the left seat pad 121 and the right seat pad 122 of the seat pad set 12 are opened. To drive. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the seat pad driving structure 51 includes one rotating gear 512 and one corresponding gear rail 511, and the seat pad driving structure 52 includes one rotating gear 522 and one corresponding gear rail 521. Including, under the control of the electronic control module 2, the gears 512 and 522 are rotated via the stepping motor and engaged with the gear rails 511 and 521, so that the left seat pad 121 and the right seat pad 122 of the seat pad set 12 are engaged. Control the opening. The gear rails and rotating gears of the seat pad driving structure described here are only given as an example, and other similar function structures can be used and are not limited thereby.

  The user's lower limb is fixed by installing the lower limb fixing structure 6 in front of the vehicle body structure 1. Each of the lower limb fixing structures 6 of the present embodiment is a pair of air sac devices 61. The air sac device 61 is mainly used to lower the user's lower limbs (for example, knees, calves) before mainly raising the seat pad set 12 and the back seat 13 upward. Fixing position) prevents the user from sliding down when raised upwards. The air sac device 61 can wrap and support the lower limbs of the user firmly at an angle of 180 to 360 degrees mainly as needed. Through such a fixing method, when the user stands in a standing posture, the user can stand more stably and there is no situation such as slipping or tilting the center of gravity. Also, even in an emergency situation, for example, when the power supply is completely exhausted or there is an element of failure, the air sac device 61 can be manually deflated and the user's lower limbs can be unfixed. It is one means that can be solved.

  7 and 8 show a situation where the user enters the toilet using the mobility assistance vehicle of the present invention. First, in the present embodiment, one sensor 17 can be installed at a location close to the rear opening 160, and the toilet 4 located behind is detected by the sensor 17 of the movement assist vehicle 100. Subsequently, when the auxiliary mobility vehicle 100 is moved backward and the toilet 4 enters from the rear opening 160 of the vehicle body structure 1, the toilet 4 is positioned at an appropriate position below the seat pad set 12 of the auxiliary mobility vehicle 100. When a user inputs a command using an operation pole or button in the elbow rest structure 14, the seat pad set 12 and the back seat 13 are first actuated upward by the control of the electronic control module 2. When the user stands upright, the left and right seat pads 121 and 122 of the seat pad set 12 are opened by the operation of the seat pad driving mechanisms 51 and 52 (see FIGS. 5 and 6). At this time, the user can easily take off his pants. Finally, when the seat pad set 12 and the back seat 13 are lowered again, the user is just in an appropriate position on the toilet 4 and can use it. it can. Of course, when the user adds work in the toilet, whether to raise the seat pad set 12 and the back seat 13 upward can be changed based on different needs.

  The method of going to the toilet with the mobility assistance vehicle of this embodiment is only an example, and is not limited thereto. For example, when combined with a toilet with a special structure design and a signal radio installed in a mobile auxiliary vehicle device, when the mobile auxiliary vehicle approaches the toilet, a signal is received and the mobile auxiliary vehicle is automatically A method that leads to a position is another implementation. However, different usage designs still need to be determined taking into account the actual situation, convenience and cost.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Mobility assistance vehicle 1 Car body structure 11 Car body frame 12 Seat pad set 121 Left seat pad 122 Right seat pad 123 Seat pad frame 13 Back pad 14 Elbow rest structure 15 Footrest 16 Side plate set 160 Back opening 161 Side plate 162 Caster structure 17 Sensor 2 Electronic control module 3 Wheel set 4 Toilet 51, 52 Seat pad drive structure 511, 521 Gear rail 512, 522 Rotating gear 6 Lower limb fixing structure 61 Air sac device

Claims (9)

Includes car body structure, wheel set, seat pad drive mechanism, electronic control module, lower limb fixation structure,
The vehicle body structure includes a vehicle body frame, a seat pad set, and a back pad, and the seat pad set includes a left seat pad, a right seat pad, and a seat pad frame, and one end of the seat pad frame is connected to the back seat, The back seat forms an angle with the seat pad frame or rises upward to exhibit an upright state, the other end of the seat pad frame is connected to the body frame, and the body structure forms one rear opening,
Installing the wheel set at the bottom of the vehicle body structure;
Installing the seat pad drive structure in the seat pad set, thereby driving the opening of the left seat pad and the right seat pad of the seat pad set;
By installing the electronic control module at a predetermined position of the vehicle body structure, the movement of the wheel set and the seat pad drive structure of the auxiliary mobility vehicle is controlled,
A structure of a movement assistance vehicle characterized in that a user's lower limb is fixed by installing the lower limb fixing structure in front of the vehicle body structure.   When the mobility assistance vehicle is moved backward, the toilet enters the appropriate position below the seat pad set from the rear opening, and when the left seat pad and the right seat pad of the seat pad set are opened, the user can use the toilet in the toilet. The structure of the movement auxiliary vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that it can be made.   2. The structure of a movement assist vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the seat pad driving structure includes a gear rail and a rotating gear.   2. The structure of a movement auxiliary vehicle according to claim 1, wherein one sensor is installed at a location near the rear opening of the vehicle body structure.   2. The structure of a mobile auxiliary vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle body structure further includes an elbow rest structure.   The structure of the auxiliary mobility vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle body structure further includes a footrest.   2. The structure of a movement assist vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle body structure further includes a side plate set.   The side plate set further includes a sight plate and a caster structure, and when the seat pad set is opened, the left and right seat pads of the seat pad set can be supported through the side plate set. The structure of the mobility assistance vehicle of Claim 6 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The structure of the mobility assistance vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the lower limb fixing structure can be an air sac.

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