JP4753125B2 - Walking assist vehicle that also serves as a shopping car - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a walking assistance vehicle that also serves as a shopping car that a healthy person can use for shopping, taking a walk, etc. without imposing a heavy burden on the body.

  1. A front frame 5 and a rear wheel frame 9 that connect a steering wheel grip 4 that is a frame member of a handcart, and a bracket frame 8 on which a luggage storage basket 3 is mounted while connecting a bracket 8. There is an invention relating to a handcart with a hook that connects the front of 11 and the front wheel frame 5 with a pair of links 13 having a lock mechanism 12, for example, Patent Document 1.

  2. Connect the upper ends of the upper frame rod 7 and the rear leg rod 6 with the front horizontal rod 8 and lay the rear horizontal rod 10 in parallel with the front horizontal rod 8 near the rear of the upper frame rod 7. There is a device related to a bag lid of a shopping car in which a main bag 11 and a sub bag 12 are suspended over a front recumbent 8 and a rear recumbent 10, for example, Patent Document 2.

JP-A-2005-162125. Public utility Showa 62-77076.

  1 In the invention according to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-162125, the front wheel frame 5 and the rear wheel frame 9 are connected via the bracket 8 but are not directly connected to the square frame 11 on which the basket 3 is placed. Are added to the connecting portion with the bracket 8. Further, the pair of links 13 having the lock mechanism 12 are connected to the outside of the mouth-shaped frame 11 on which the basket 3 is placed and the inside of the front wheel frame 5, so that the space between the outside of the basket 3 and the inside of the front wheel frame 5 is between. It is difficult to insert and disengage the lock mechanism 12 by inserting a finger into the narrow gap formed.

  2 Since the idea related to the public utility Showa 62-77076 lays the main bag 11 and the sub bag 12 over the front recumbent 8 and the rear recumbent 10, the bag itself cannot be removed and carried.

  A shopping basket having a hook edge attached to the upper hand and having the upper opening bent outward is formed, and the rectangular horizontal frame fence on which the hook edge is detachably mounted is directed downward to a symmetrical position in the central portion extending in the traveling direction of the vehicle body. Install the fixing bracket.

  The upper ends of the pair of left and right front leg rods to which the front wheels are attached and the upper ends of the pair of left and right rear leg rods to which the rear wheels are attached intersect with a connecting shaft provided in the fixed bracket so as to be foldable.

  A movable bracket is slidably inserted near the upper center of the rear leg と 共 に, and the lower part of the center of the gate-type handle 杆 is swingably connected to the rear of the horizontal frame 取 り 付 け with the fixed bracket attached. The lower end is connected to the outside of the movable bracket by a connecting shaft.

  A stop sleeve for contacting and positioning the movable bracket above the movable bracket to stop and position the movable bracket is fitted to the rear leg rod, and a locking pin is protruded laterally outside the stop sleeve.

  At the center of the locking member made of a metal plate, a notch is provided for releasably locking the locking pin, and the lower portion of the locking member swings coaxially with the connecting shaft between the connecting portion of the movable bracket and the lower end of the handle bar. At the same time, the lower part of the lock member is bent into an L shape, and an operation rod that makes the bent portion contact the lower end of the handle rod is integrally attached.

  As the movable bracket moves down between the upper part of the movable bracket and the front leg collar, the front leg collar is pulled toward the rear leg collar to fold it, and in combination with the notch of the locking member and the locking of the locking pin, Connect the front legs and rear legs to ensure the expanded state.

  When folded, the locking member moves downward together with the downward movement of the movable bracket. At this time, the bent portion of the operating rod attached to the locking member normally holds the state of contacting with the lower portion of the handle rod. Therefore, the lock member does not swing due to the paranoia. In some cases, the lock member may fall forward. Therefore, when pulling up the handle の た め for use and moving the movable bracket upward, even if the lock member is tilted forward, the lock pin provided on the stop sleeve hits the arc surface formed at the upper edge of the lock member, Accordingly, the locking pin is lifted up and does not hinder the lifting of the handle 杆, so that the notch of the locking member and the locking pin can be reliably locked.

  When the locking member is released and the horizontal frame 引 き 上 げ is pulled upward while holding the handle 杆, the horizontal frame 杆 is folded toward the handle 杆 side, the front wheels are drawn toward the rear wheel side, and the vehicle body stands up stably.

  A gate-shaped bent part of the lid that can be folded in half is connected to the front of a horizontal frame that extends in the traveling direction of the car body. An L-shaped receiving piece that supports the gate-shaped round bar that is attached to the horizontal part of the round bar and that is attached to the front side of the shopping basket together with the lid is provided in front of the horizontal frame. When the folded part of the lid is folded, the lid can be opened halfway.

  Swing the open end of the gate-shaped support frame to the rear of the connecting part of the horizontal frame extending in the direction of the vehicle body and the handle to prevent the basket attached to the store on the lid from sliding down It connects so that it is possible, and attaches | detaches the bag body with a lid for accessory cases to the horizontal part of a support frame detachable.

  A horizontal rail is placed across the center of the left and right front leg rods to hold the bottom of the shopping basket, and the strength of the shopping basket bottom is reinforced.

  By configuring as described above, the items placed in the basket provided in the store are carried on the lid so that they do not fall on the lid, and the basket is placed on the checkout table. The lid attached in a tiltable manner is tilted down to the front of the shopping basket and hangs down. At the same time, the holder attached to the shopping basket is grasped and the shopping basket picked up from the horizontal frame basket is placed on the checkout table together with the basket. The items that have been cleared by reading the above can be transferred to the shopping basket neatly by a store clerk who is familiar from the wide open opening so that the item does not hurt.

  Such a healthy person can use it for shopping and walking without putting too much burden on the body, and the body frame is robust, so it is safe to use and can also be used as a shopping cart that can be folded reliably The purpose is to provide a car.

  Place items in a basket attached to the store on a solid lid, carry the basket to the register so that it does not slide off the lid, place it on the checkout table, and tilt it up and down with a gate-shaped round bar on the horizontal frame Tilt the lid attached to the basket to the front of the shopping basket and hang it down. Grab the handle attached to the shopping basket and place the shopping basket picked up from the horizontal frame along with the basket on the checkout table. The purchaser can save the trouble of transferring since the cleared item can be transferred by the store clerk who is familiar from the basket to the wide open shopping basket so that the item does not hurt and can be transferred neatly. In addition, after returning home, the lid body can be tilted forward of the horizontal frame jar, the holding hand provided on the shopping basket is held and lifted, and can be easily carried into the room.

  The body frame that can be used for shopping and walks without a heavy burden on the body is robust and can withstand heavy loads, is safe and easy to use during use, and stops and rests on the lid when necessary. It is possible to provide a walking assistance vehicle that also serves as a shopping car that can be taken.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a walking auxiliary vehicle that also serves as a shopping cart according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a shopping basket is lifted and removed from the body frame, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in the middle of folding the body frame. It is.

  A shopping basket 2 having a collar 2a with an upper opening bent and an upper opening bent is formed, and a rectangular horizontal frame 3 on which the collar 2a is detachably mounted is mounted in the vehicle body traveling direction. The fixing bracket 4 is attached downward to the extending central part symmetrical position.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4 showing a state in which the notch 15a of the lock member 15 is not yet locked to the locking pin 14 at the time of assembling the vehicle body, the upper ends of the pair of left and right front leg rods 6 to which the front wheels 5 are attached. Then, the upper ends of a pair of left and right rear leg rods 8 to which the rear wheel 7 is attached are crossed and connected to a connecting shaft 9 provided in the fixed bracket 4 so as to be foldable.

  The movable bracket 10 is slidably fitted near the upper center of the rear leg rod 8 and the lower center portion of the gate-type handle rod 11 is swingably connected to the rear of the horizontal frame 3 to which the fixed bracket 4 is attached. In addition, the lower end of the handle bar 11 is connected to the outside of the movable bracket 10 by the connecting shaft 12.

  A stop sleeve 13 that abuts the movable bracket 10 above the movable bracket 10 and stops and positions the movable bracket 10 is fitted to the rear leg rod 8, and a locking pin 14 is laterally disposed outside the stop sleeve 13. Project.

  A notch 15a that is detachably engaged with the engagement pin 14 is provided at the center of the lock member 15 made of a metal plate, and the lower portion of the lock member 15 is interposed between the movable bracket 10 and the connecting portion of the lower end of the handle bar 11. The lock shaft 15 is pivotably mounted coaxially with the connecting shaft 12, the central portion of the lock member 15 is bent into an L shape, and the operation rod 16 is integrally connected to the lock member 15 at the bent portion 15 c. An outer peripheral edge is formed on the circular arc surface 15b.

  Along with the downward movement of the movable bracket 10 between the upper part of the movable bracket 10 and the front leg rod 6, the front leg rod 6 is expanded in a direction away from the rear leg rod 8, and the notch 15a of the lock member 15 and the locking pin 14 are In combination with the locking, the linkage 17 is connected to ensure the expanded state of the front leg 6 and the rear leg 8 during walking. 5 and 9 show a state where the notch 15a is locked to the locking pin 14 and the vehicle body is assembled with good stability.

  When the lock member 15 is released and the horizontal frame 3 is pulled up and folded so as to be sandwiched between the handle frame 11 and the horizontal frame 3 is folded, the front wheel 5 is drawn toward the rear wheel 7 and the vehicle body is stabilized. Well independent.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7 and 8, the open end portion of the gate-shaped round bar 18 is connected to the front position of the horizontal frame 3 extending in the traveling direction of the vehicle body so that it can be tilted up and down, and the plate material is placed in the bag body. The folding part of the lid body 19 that can be folded in half is inserted and attached to the horizontal part of the gate-shaped round bar 18, and the gate-shaped round bar 18 that has been tilted forward together with the lid 19 to the shopping basket 2 is attached. A supporting piece having an L-shaped cross section to be supported is provided in front of the horizontal frame 3. The lid 19 is put over the opening of the shopping basket 2 so as to be fully closed, and the lid 19 is folded halfway by folding the folded portion of the lid 19 so that the lid 19 is moved forward of the shopping basket 2. The shopping basket 2 can be taken out of the vehicle body by hanging it down, raising the hand 1 of the shopping basket 2 and holding it.

  The operating rod 16 integrated with the lock member 15 shown in FIG. 10 is rotated clockwise from the use state in which the notch 15a of the lock member 15 shown in FIG. The bent portion of the lock member 15 that is in contact with the lower front surface of the handle rod 11 when the handle rod 11 is lifted for reuse after the vehicle body is folded after releasing the engagement between the notch 15a and the lock pin 14 Even if 15c is separated and the lock member 15 is tilted forward, the arc surface 15b formed on the lock member 15 abuts so as to push up the locking pin 14 from below, and is guided to the arc surface 15b as shown in FIG. As a result, the lock member 15 swings in the clockwise direction of the arrow, and the bent portion 15c returns to the position where it comes into contact with the front surface of the handle bar 11 again.

  In order to prevent the store-equipped basket placed on the lid 19 from slipping down, a suspension belt 24 is provided on the handle bar 11 and a gate-type support frame for preventing sliding off at the rear position of the connecting part of the handle bar 11. The open end portion of the bag 21 is connected so as to be swingable, and a bag body 22 with a lid for small items is detachably attached to the horizontal portion of the support frame rod 21.

  A horizontal rod 24 is laid across the center of the left and right front leg rods 6 to support the bottom of the shopping basket 3, and the strength of the bottom is reinforced.

The perspective view which shows the walk auxiliary vehicle which serves as the shopping car which concerns on this invention. The perspective view which shows the state which lifts and removes the shopping basket from a vehicle body frame. The perspective view which shows the state which folds a vehicle body frame. A movable bracket in which the front leg and rear legs that support the body frame are supported at a single point on a fixed bracket provided on the horizontal frame, and the front legs and rear legs are connected together and are inserted into the rear legs. FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of a main part showing a state in which the handle bar is integrally connected to the lock member and the lock member is not yet locked to the lock pin. The principal part enlarged front view which shows the state which locked the locking member in the locking pin in FIG. The front view which shows the state which fully closed the opening of the shopping basket with the lid. The front view which shows the state which folded and overlapped the bending part of the cover body and made the cover body half open. The front view which shows the state which takes out a shopping basket from a vehicle body by falling a lid body ahead of a shopping basket, making it hang down, raising a holding hand of a shopping basket, and lifting a gripper. The principal part enlarged front view which shows the assembly use state of the vehicle body which locked the locking member to the locking pin. When the operating rod integrated with the locking member is turned clockwise to release the locking member notch and the locking pin, and the vehicle body is folded, the steering wheel Even when the bent portion of the lock member that is in contact with the lower front surface of the lock member is separated from the handle bar and the lock member is tilted forward, the arc surface formed on the lock member pushes the locking pin from below. The main part enlarged front view which shows the state at the time of the pulling of the handle | steering rod which contact | abuts so that a locking pin may slide on an arc surface and a lock member may rotate clockwise. In FIG. 10, since the notch of the lock member is not locked with the locking pin, the main part enlarged front view showing a state in which the assembling operation accompanying the pulling up of the handle bar is not hindered.

2 Shopping basket 3 Horizontal frame
4 Fixing bracket
6 Front leg kite
8 Rear leg rods 9, 12 Connecting shaft
10 Movable bracket
11 Handle 杆
13 Stop sleeve
14 Locking pin
15 Locking member
15a Notch in lock member
15b Arc surface of lock member
15c bent part
17 Rengo
18 Gate type round bar
19 Lid
20 receiving piece
21 Support frame
23 Yokohama

Claims (1)

  A horizontal basket that extends in the direction of the vehicle body of a rectangular horizontal frame that forms a shopping basket having a collar that is attached with a hand and has an upper opening bent outward, and is symmetrical with respect to the center of the horizontal frame that extends in the vehicle body traveling direction. Attach the fixed bracket to the position downward, and cross the upper ends of the pair of left and right front leg rods to which the front wheels are attached and the upper ends of the pair of left and right rear leg rods to which the rear wheels are attached to the connecting shaft provided in the fixed bracket. Connected at one point to allow folding, and a movable bracket is slidably inserted near the upper center of the rear leg cage, and the lower part of the gate-type handlebar is swung behind the horizontal frame with the fixed bracket attached. Connected to the lower end of the handlebar with a connecting shaft, and connected to the upper end of the movable bracket to abut the movable bracket to stop and position the movable bracket. The hook is fitted to the rear leg collar, and a locking pin is protruded laterally outside the restraining sleeve, and a lock is provided at the center of the locking member so as to be detachably locked to the locking pin. The lower part of the member is attached so as to be swingable coaxially with the connecting shaft between the connecting part of the movable bracket and the lower end of the handle 杆, and the connecting bracket is connected to the lower part of the lock member and the upper part of the front leg 杆. The folding end of the lid that can be folded in two, with the open end of the gate-shaped round bar connected to the front of the horizontal frame that extends in the direction of travel of the car body. A curved portion is attached over the horizontal portion of the round bar, and an L-shaped receiving piece for supporting the round bar that is tilted to the front of the shopping basket together with the lid is provided in front of the horizontal frame, The open end of the gate-shaped support frame 杆 is connected to the rear position of the connecting portion of the handle 杆 so that it can swing. The basket attached to the store is prevented from slipping off when it is placed on the lid, and a bag with a lid for small items is detachably attached to the horizontal part of the support frame に わ た り over the center of the left and right front leg heels. A walking assistance vehicle that doubles as a shopping cart that accepts the bottom of a shopping basket.

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