JP5083651B2 - Handrails and sliding door handles installed in the hallway - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to the positional relationship between a handle for a sliding door that is easy to operate and a handrail attached to a corridor when a handicapped person opens and closes a sliding door that is attached to a room or toilet entrance.

  FIG. 4 shows a case where the sliding door (I) is represented alone, but a handle (B) is attached to the door end side of the sliding door (I). The shape of the handle (b) is substantially U-shaped, and the grip part (c) extends in the vertical direction at a position separated from the sliding door surface by a certain space. A person can grasp the appropriate position of the grip part (c) and pull the sliding door (I) to open it, and if the opened sliding door (I) is semi-automatic, it closes alone.

FIG. 5 shows a case where a conventional sliding door (A) having a generally U-shaped handle (B) is opened. In the figure, the person operating is a disabled person (d) and is on a wheelchair (e).
In (a), a disabled person (D) in a wheelchair (e) can pull the sliding door (I) by grasping the handle (B). In this case, the sliding door (I) is about 1 at the entrance. Can open up to about / 2. That is, it is possible to pull the handle (b) to the position of the dotted line with the grip (c).

  Therefore, after that, as shown in (b), the wheelchair (e) must be retracted and pulled again as shown in (c), and from the fully opened entrance (f) as shown in (d). You will enter the wheelchair. As described above, in the sliding door (b) provided with the generally U-shaped handle (b) shown in FIG. 4, the wheelchair (e) must be moved backward when the sliding door (b) is pulled about ½. Therefore, going in and out is troublesome and takes time.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, if a sliding door (I) is provided at the corner of the room, the disabled person (D) in the wheelchair (E) B) The problem that the hand is out of reach occurs. That is, the tip of the wheelchair (e) hits the wall surface, and the wheelchair (e) cannot be moved forward. Therefore, it is necessary to get out of the wheelchair (e) and grasp the handle (b), which may cause the balance of the body to be lost, which is very dangerous.

  Therefore, the applicant has developed a sliding door handle that allows the sliding door to be opened easily even if it is a disabled person or an elderly person in a wheelchair or with a cane. The handle of “the sliding door handle and the sliding door provided with the handle” according to Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-146507 has a generally rectangular grip portion with curved corner portions, and upper and lower end portions to be attached to the panel to the rear. The generally rectangular grip portion has an extending arm, the main grip portion being located on the door end side and extending in the vertical direction, the auxiliary grip portion being located on the door bottom side and extending in the vertical direction, and the main grip portion and the auxiliary grip portion. It consists of an upper grip part and a lower grip part that connect the upper and lower ends of the grip part. The main grip part and the auxiliary grip part are substantially parallel to each other and parallel to the panel surface at a predetermined interval. .

  In this way, the sliding door handle has a generally rectangular shape, and has a main grip part, an auxiliary grip part, and an upper / lower grip part. It is possible to open and close the sliding door with an appropriate grip without moving. In general, the auxiliary grip located on the door butt side is opened to some extent, and then the main grip is changed to open the sliding door. Moreover, it is also possible to open it with the upper and lower grips as necessary. Therefore, the sliding door can be fully opened easily without moving the wheelchair and can be quickly entered from the entrance. Even when a sliding door is installed in the corner of the room, it is possible to pull the sliding door by grasping the auxiliary gripping portion without riding out in a state of riding in a wheelchair. On the other hand, since the handle according to the present invention has the upper and lower grips, it is easy for a handicapped person or the like walking with a cane to open and close by gripping the upper and lower grips.

By the way, handrails are attached to the corridors of nursing homes and hospitals, and the handicapped and elderly people often walk on the handrails. Walks on the handrail and opens and closes by sliding the handle of the sliding door at the entrance of the room or toilet, but it is necessary to install it while maintaining a positional relationship that does not create a large space between the handrail and the handle. In this case, when the sliding door is opened, the roughly rectangular handle may interfere with the handrail tip. That is, when the sliding door is fully opened, the handle comes into contact with the handrail extending to the door pocket.
"Sliding door handle and sliding door provided with the handle" according to JP 2007-146507 A

  As described above, the conventional sliding door handle has the above-described problems. The problem to be solved by the present invention is this problem. The handle is easy to operate for a disabled person in a wheelchair, or a disabled person or an elderly person with a cane, and the sliding door is opened. Provided are a handrail and a sliding door handle attached to a corridor so that the handle does not interfere with the handrail.

  The sliding door handle according to the present invention has a substantially rectangular shape, and is attached to the panel of the sliding door by an upper arm and a lower arm. The generally rectangular handle has a main grip portion extending vertically on the door end side, an auxiliary grip portion extending vertically on the door bottom side, and a horizontal upper grip portion and a lower grip portion connecting the main grip portion and the auxiliary grip portion. have. Each corner has a smoothly curved shape. However, in the present invention, about half of the lower side of the auxiliary grip portion is cut away, and the lower grip portion is connected to the middle portion of the main grip portion.

  The auxiliary grip portion is parallel to the main grip portion and parallel to the sliding door surface. The handle is attached to the sliding door panel via an upper arm and a lower arm, but the upper and lower arms extend from the upper and lower ends of the main grip. Further, a middle arm may be provided as necessary. By the way, the sliding door handle of the present invention is attached to both sides of the sliding door, and is used for a disabled person or an elderly person on a wheelchair or with a cane on the main grip part, auxiliary grip part, upper grip. It is possible to perform an opening / closing operation by grasping an appropriate grip portion of the lower grip portion or the lower grip portion.

  On the other hand, a handrail is attached to the corridor, and the handrail extends to the front end portion of the door pocket so as not to create a space between the front end of the handrail and the handle for the sliding door. And the height of this handrail is generally provided in the height of 750 mm-850 mm. Although this height corresponds to the height at which the handle is located, the auxiliary gripping portion is not cut, so that it does not interfere with the handrail even if the sliding door is fully opened. Here, the thickness of the handrail is not particularly limited, but is generally 32 mm to 36 mm.

  Since the handle for a sliding door of the present invention has a substantially rectangular shape and has a main grip part, an auxiliary grip part, and an upper / lower grip part, a disabled person or the like riding on a wheelchair can determine the position of the wheelchair. The sliding door can be opened and closed with a suitable grip without moving. In general, the auxiliary grip located on the door butt side is opened to some extent, and then the main grip is changed to open the sliding door. Also, it can be opened with the upper and lower grips as required.

  Therefore, the sliding door can be fully opened easily without moving the wheelchair and can be quickly entered from the entrance. Even when a sliding door is installed in the corner of the room, it is possible to pull the sliding door by grasping the auxiliary gripping portion without riding out in a state of riding in a wheelchair. On the other hand, since the handle according to the present invention has the upper and lower grips, it is easy for a handicapped person or the like walking with a cane to open and close by gripping the upper and lower grips.

  Further, in the present invention, the lower side of the auxiliary grip portion of the handle is cut out. That is, the auxiliary gripping portion is approximately half the length of the main gripping portion, so that when the sliding door is opened, it does not interfere with the handrail attached to the corridor extending to the tip of the door pocket. Therefore, in the conventional handle, considering the interference with the handrail when the sliding door was opened, the handrail could only be extended to the front of the handle, but by cutting the auxiliary grip portion of the handle, Being able to extend to the club is convenient for the physically handicapped and the elderly.

  FIG. 1 is an embodiment showing a sliding door 1 according to the present invention. The sliding door 1 is composed of a vertically long rectangular panel 2, and suspension vehicles (not shown) are attached to both sides of the upper end, and the sliding door 1 is suspended from an upper rail (not shown) via the suspension vehicle. And the handle | steering-wheel 3 is attached to the door-end side of both surfaces of the sliding door 1, and the person can hold this handle | steering-wheel 3 and can open the sliding door 1. FIG. In general, since the upper rail on which the suspension vehicle is mounted is inclined slightly lower on the door end side, the sliding door 1 opened by pulling by hand can be closed by its own weight. Of course, the sliding door can be always opened by lowering the door bottom side.

  Incidentally, a handle 3 serving as a grip portion is attached to the panel 2 of the sliding door 1, but is fixed to the panel 2 via the arms 4 and 4. The handle 3 has a main grip part 5, an auxiliary grip part 6, an upper grip part 7, and a lower grip part 8, and the main grip part 5 and the auxiliary grip part 6 are parallel to each other and extend in the vertical direction, and the auxiliary grip The upper and lower ends of the part 6 are connected to the main grip part 5 at the upper grip part 7 and the lower grip part 8. In addition, each corner portion is smoothly curved.

  The main grip portion 5 and the auxiliary grip portion 6 are both parallel to the panel 2 at a predetermined interval, and the upper grip portion 7 and the lower grip portion 8 are horizontal to form the main grip portion 5 and the auxiliary grip portion. 6 is connected. In the present invention, the lower side of the auxiliary grip 6 is cut out and shorter than the main grip 5. That is, the auxiliary grip portion 6 is about ½ of the main grip portion 5 and has a shape having the auxiliary grip portion 6 on the upper side of the main grip portion 5.

  FIG. 2 shows a case where the sliding door 1 is attached to the entrance 9 and opened. The sliding door device shown in the figure includes a door pocket 10, and if the sliding door 1 slides and opens, the handle 3 accommodated in the door pocket 10 and attached to the door end side of the sliding door 1 moves to the tip of the door pocket. A handrail 11 is mounted horizontally in the corridor, and the height H of the handrail 11 is generally set to 750 mm to 850 mm. That is, the height of the handrail 11 is the same as the lower part of the handle 3.

For handicapped old man's body, the handrail 11 is required, 掴 Mari to該手sliding when you walk down the hallway, also it can be leans to the handrail 11. The thickness is generally 32 mm to 36 mm, and is a size that can be grasped by a hand. The handrail 11 extends to the tip of the door pocket 10, but does not interfere with the handle 3 even when the sliding door 1 is opened. Thus, by providing the door pocket 10, the handrail 11 can be extended to the tip of the door pocket. Without the door pocket, a large space is created between the handrail 11 and the handle 3, and the physically handicapped and the elderly who have fallen on the handrail 11 lose their means of supporting the body.

  The handle 3 is attached to the panel 2 via both arms 4 and 4 so that a moderately sized space is formed between the handle 3 and the panel surface. If the sliding door 1 is opened, the sliding door 1 is accommodated in the door pocket 10. In addition, the door pocket panel can be fitted into a space formed between the panel surface and the handle 3. That is, the sliding door 1 opens the entrance 9 so that the door pocket panel fits between the handle 3 and the panel surface.

  If the handle 3 is generally rectangular as in the prior art, it interferes with the handrail 11 extending to the tip of the door pocket, but the lower end of the handle 3, that is, the lower end of the auxiliary grip 6 is cut away. The sliding door 1 is fully opened without interfering with the handrail 11. The handrail 11 is attached via supports 12, 12... Provided in places, and is attached horizontally with a predetermined space between the wall surface of the hallway and the door pocket surface.

  FIG. 3 shows a perspective view in a state in which the sliding door 1 is opened, and the handrail 11 attached to the door pocket surface leaving a predetermined space forms a space in which the door pocket panel fits between the panel surface. The handle 3 attached in this manner has approximately the same protruding dimension to the surface side, but does not interfere with the handle 3 whose lower end is notched.

The example which shows the sliding door which attached the handle | steering-wheel. The relationship between the handle and the handrail when the sliding door is opened. The perspective view at the time of opening a sliding door. The example which shows the conventional sliding door. A procedure for a disabled person in a wheelchair to operate a conventional sliding door. Operation of conventional sliding doors installed in the corner of the room.

Explanation of symbols

1 Sliding door 2 Panel 3 Handle 4 Arm 5 Main grip part 6 Auxiliary grip part 7 Upper grip part 8 Lower grip part 9 Entrance
10 door pocket
11 Handrail
12 Support

Claims (2)

The handrail attached horizontally to the wall surface of the corridor via the support tool extends to the tip of the door of the sliding door device, and the door pocket panel fits between the panel surface via at least two arms on the door end side of the sliding door. A generally rectangular handle is attached, leaving a predetermined space, such that the handle is provided on the door-end side and is located on the door-end side and extends in the up-down direction. auxiliary grip portion is shorter notching the lower extend in a direction, and, the lower grip the upper and lower ends from the upper grip and a lower grip portion connecting the main grip portion I formed of the auxiliary grip portion of the main grip intermediate parts and connections, generally rectangular handle forms a substantially parallel at a predetermined distance from the panel surface, when the sliding door is housed in the door pocket open, door pocket panel into the space between the handle and the sliding door panel extending fitting Rutotomoni until door pocket tip Handrail and sliding door handle attached to the corridor, characterized in that the handrail tip is prevented from interfering with the handle. The handrail and the sliding door handle attached to the corridor according to claim 1, wherein the arm extends from the upper and lower ends of the main grip portion and has a substantially L shape.

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