JP6241926B2 - Wheelchair fixing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for connecting and fixing a wheelchair to a fixed installation on which the wheelchair is placed, for example, a bathtub, a bath board installed in the bathtub, a wall near the bathtub, a bed, a toilet, or a toilet wall. .

  A wheelchair is very dangerous if it starts carelessly. For this reason, conventionally, a railway vehicle or the like is provided with a fixing device that is connected to the vehicle body with a string or the like. Fixing is performed by using this fixing device in combination with a brake provided on the wheelchair side.

  On the other hand, in nursing wheelchairs used indoors, the user frequently moves between fixed installations for bathing, stool, sleeping, etc. Need to transfer to the bus board, toilet seat, bed. During the transfer, there is a possibility that the wheelchair will fall on its side with the weight on one side of the wheelchair, or it may slide sideways away from the fixed installation due to the force applied to the wheelchair at an angle. .

  Therefore, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which a wheelchair is fixed to a fixed installation so that positional displacement does not occur. According to the prior art, a pipe assembled in a crossbeam is provided on the wheelchair side, a pair of pipes is provided on the fixed installation side, and the wheelchair is moved vertically or laterally to fit the pipes. It is supposed not to.

JP 2002-200121 A

  In the above-described prior art, the complicated docking operation of the vertical movement or the horizontal movement for fitting the pipe is required.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a wheelchair fixing device that facilitates positioning (horizontal mounting) and prevents wheelchair misalignment when a wheelchair is fixedly / releasably connected to a horizontally installed fixed installation. It is to be.

  The wheelchair fixing device according to the present invention is a wheelchair fixing device for connecting a wheelchair to a fixed installation on which the wheelchair is placed, and a first locking member provided on the wheelchair side and the fixed installation side A second locking member that engages with the first locking member, and the first locking member and the second locking member are made of rigid parts, and After the wheelchair is laid on the fixed installation object, the wheelchair is engaged with either one by the displacement of one of the operations.

  According to the above configuration, when the wheelchair is fixedly / releasably connected to the fixed installation object laid sideways, the first locking member and the second locking member that are engaged with each other are respectively connected to the wheelchair and the fixed member. It is provided on the installation object and is not engaged while being placed sideways at the time of connection, but any one of the first locking member and the second locking member after the side mounting is activated by the displacement. Engage with the other.

  Therefore, positioning (horizontal mounting) for engagement is easy, and the first locking member and the second locking member are constituted by rigid parts, and the wheelchair is fixedly installed by engaging them. Because it is connected to the object, it is difficult for the wheelchair to be displaced or deformed, and even when the user moves or stands up, the weight of one side is applied, or even if the weight is applied obliquely, the wheelchair will fall or slip Can be prevented and safety can be improved.

  For example, the fixed installation object is a bathtub that a user moves from a wheelchair, a bath board installed in the bathtub, a wall near the bathtub, or a bed, a toilet, or a toilet wall.

  In the wheelchair fixing device of the present invention, the wheelchair is formed with a grip to be gripped by a user in the vicinity of the backrest.

  According to said structure, the grip which consists of the part of the pipe of the hole penetrated in the backrest cloth, the base end part of a pipe, etc. is provided in the vicinity of the backrest. In this way, when a handrail (grip) is installed on the wheelchair side, the user can easily support the body when moving, and the user's own body can be drawn to the wheelchair. The burden can be reduced. However, if a handrail (grip) is provided on the wheelchair, there is a risk of falling.

  Therefore, such a fall can be prevented by using together with the wheelchair fixing device. Further, when a handrail (grip) is fixed to a wall or a floor on which the wheelchair is laid, there is no such problem as it becomes an obstacle to storage of the wheelchair or the above-mentioned laying.

  Furthermore, in the wheelchair fixing device according to the present invention, the wheelchair includes an armrest provided with a support portion that supports a user's arm and a support that is suspended from the support, and the guide is attached to the wheelchair body. It is configured so that it can be retracted from the side of the user by being supported by a member so as to be movable up and down, the strut serves as the first locking member, and the armrest is retracted from the second locking member. It is a holder into which the said support | pillar fits by being lowered | hung to.

  According to said structure, when a user lowers an armrest to the lowest retreat position for transfer etc., the support | pillar of the armrest will fit in the holder by the side of a fixed installation, and the said engagement will be performed.

  Therefore, the user can easily perform the engagement in which the wheelchair is not likely to be displaced or deformed by simply placing the wheelchair on the fixed installation and lowering the armrest. In addition, a holder may be formed in the lower end part of the said support | pillar, and the holder may move and it may be made to fit in the pin by the side of a fixed installation.

  Further, in the wheelchair fixing device of the present invention, the support part and the support column are formed in a T shape in a side view, and one or a plurality of engagement pins are suspended from the bottom surface of the support part. The fixed installation object is characterized in that a pin hole into which the engagement pin is fitted in the state where the armrest is lowered to the retracted position is formed.

  According to said structure, when an armrest is formed in T shape, in the state which this armrest was lowered | hung, rotation and twist of this armrest can be prevented with an engaging pin and its corresponding pin hole. .

  Furthermore, in the wheelchair fixing device according to the present invention, a leg portion constituting the wheelchair main body serves as the first locking member, and the second locking member is configured such that after the wheelchair is laid sideways, It consists of a pair of clamping piece inserted | pinched from front and back.

  According to said structure, when the leg part which comprises a wheelchair main body is formed with a pipe etc. and can be chucked from the side surface laterally mounted, the said engagement is implement | achieved by chucking the leg part.

  Therefore, it is possible to perform the engagement in which the wheelchair is not likely to be displaced, particularly in the forward / backward direction.

  Moreover, in the wheelchair fixing device of the present invention, the pair of holding pieces has a substantially L-shaped horizontal cross section, and when the wheelchair is placed sideways, the one holding piece in which the leg portion is held first is fixed. And the other holding piece into which the leg portion is sandwiched later is swingable around a vertical axis at one free end of the substantially L shape, and the other free end side of the substantially L shape is an end surface. Is formed on a guide slope that is abutted from the outer surface side to the inner surface side of the substantially L-shaped, and the second locking member is formed by pressing the guide slope on the other clamping piece by a leg portion when the wheelchair is laid sideways. When the leg piece swings over the guide slope and is fitted inside the substantially L-shape, the other sandwich piece is pulled back and the leg part is held inside the substantially L-shape. A bias spring is further provided.

  According to the above configuration, when the leg portion of the wheelchair laid sideways is chucked by the pair of nip pieces, the pair of nip pieces are formed in a substantially L-shaped horizontal section, and the leg portion is placed when the wheelchair is laid sideways. The one sandwiching piece that is sandwiched first is fixed, and the other sandwiching piece in which the leg portion is sandwiched later is swingable around a vertical axis at one free end of the substantially L-shape, The other free end side is formed as a guide slope whose end face competes from the substantially L-shaped outer surface side to the inner surface side. Correspondingly, the second locking member further includes a bias spring. The bias spring is configured such that when the wheelchair is laid sideways, the other sandwiching piece is swung by the guide slope being pressed by the leg portion, and when the leg portion goes over the guide oblique side, the other sandwiching piece is pulled back, and the substantially L-shaped Hold the legs inside.

  Therefore, the caregiver or the user can fix the wheelchair simply by laying the wheelchair on the fixed object.

  Furthermore, in the wheelchair fixing device of the present invention, a first cylinder extending in the front-rear direction is attached to the leg portion constituting the wheelchair body as the first locking member, As a second locking member, a pair of second cylinders that sandwich the first cylinder from the front and the rear and communicate with the first cylinder are attached, and a lock that penetrates the first and second cylinders. It has a pin.

  According to the above configuration, the first cylinder is fitted between the pair of second cylinders, thereby preventing the first cylinder, and thus the wheelchair from being displaced in the front-rear direction, and the pair of second cylinders. Since the first cylinder is fixed by the lock pin held by the cylinder, displacement of the first cylinder, and thus the wheelchair in the vertical and horizontal directions is also prevented.

  Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the horizontal displacement of the first cylinder, particularly when the weight is applied to one side of the wheelchair.

  As described above, the wheelchair fixing device according to the present invention includes a first locking member that is composed of mutually rigid parts and is engaged with each other when the wheelchair is fixedly / releasably connected to a fixed installation object that is placed sideways. A second locking member is provided on each of the wheelchair and the fixed installation, and the first locking member and the second locking are not provided to be engaged with each other at the time of connection. Either one of the members is engaged with the other by operating displacement.

  Therefore, positioning (horizontal) for engagement is easy, and it is difficult for the wheelchair to be displaced or deformed. When a user moves or stands up, he / she takes weight on one side or leans on weight diagonally. In addition, it is possible to prevent a positional shift such as a wheelchair lying down or skidding, and to improve safety.

It is sectional drawing which showed the usage example of the wheelchair fixing device which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention, and looked at the wheelchair from the front. It is a side view of FIG. It is a top view of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating a wheelchair. It is a figure for demonstrating a bus board. It is a top view which shows the usage example of the wheelchair fixing device which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the connection board carrying the wheelchair fixing device shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the usage example of the wheelchair fixing device which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the usage example of the wheelchair fixing device which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the usage example of the wheelchair fixing device which concerns on the 5th Embodiment of this invention.

(Embodiment 1)
1-3 is a figure which shows the usage example of the wheelchair fixing device 1 which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the wheelchair 2 as viewed from the front, FIG. 2 is a side view, and FIG. 3 is a plan view. In the example of FIGS. 1 to 3, the wheelchair fixing device 1 is used to fixably / releasably connect the wheelchair 2 to the bath board 5 installed in the bathtub 4 in the bathroom 3. Yes.

  FIG. 4 is a view for explaining the wheelchair 2, (a) is a side view, (b) is a plan view, and (c) is a front view. Referring to FIG. 4, this wheelchair 2 is a wheelchair for nursing care, which is called a so-called shower carry, and can be used for shower bathing of a user (caregiver), bathing, toilet, sleeping, etc. Therefore, it is possible to move between fixed installations in the house where they are performed, for example, between a bus board, a toilet seat and a bed, respectively. And a user stands up in the state which laid the wheelchair 2 on those fixed installation things, or transfers between the fixed installation objects.

  The wheelchair 2 has a seat plate 22 and a leg rest plate 23 attached to a wheelchair body 21 assembled with a pipe or the like, and a backrest cloth 24 is stretched over, and a pair of left and right armrests 25 and 26 are provided on the side. In the lower part, a pair of casters 27 and 28 are provided at the front and rear, respectively. The casters 27 and 28 are configured such that wheels 272 and 282 are pivotally supported by holders 271 and 281 that can rotate (angular displacement) around a vertical axis so as to be rotatable around a horizontal axis.

  In the wheelchair 2, the armrests 25 and 26 can be adjusted in height according to the user's physique, and can be retracted from the side of the user in order to enable the transfer of the user as described above ( (In FIG. 1, the left armrest 25 in contact with the bathtub 4 is retracted (stored) in FIG. 1). Therefore, the armrests 25 and 26 include support portions 251 and 261 for supporting the user's arm and support columns 252 and 262 depending from the support portions 251 and 261, and the support columns 252 and 262 are attached to the wheelchair body 21. The guide members 2111, 2112 are supported so as to be movable up and down. In addition, a pair of engaging pins 2511 and 2512; 2611 and 2612 are formed on the bottom surfaces of the support portions 251 and 261 in a symmetrical manner with the support columns 252 and 262 interposed therebetween.

  The height adjustment is performed at one end of the lock levers 2121 and 2122 through which the guide members 2111 and 2112 are inserted into any one of the pin holes 253 and 263 arranged in the vertical direction in the support columns 252 and 262. This is performed by the locking pieces 2141 and 2142 provided. Specifically, the pin holes 253 and 263 are formed in communication with the long holes 254 and 264 at the lower ends of the long holes 254 and 264 formed in the longitudinal direction of the columns 252 and 262, that is, in the vertical direction. . On the other hand, the lock levers 2121 and 2122 are formed in a substantially L shape in a side view and extend outward from one end thereof to form the locking pieces 2141 and 1422, and the locking pieces 2141 and 2142 are formed. Reference numeral 2142 is formed to have a width corresponding to the diameter line of the pin holes 253 and 263. The lock levers 2121 and 2122 are swingable around the axis of the locking pieces 2141 and 1422, and the lock levers 2121 and 2122 are operated so that the locking pieces 2141 and 2142 are horizontal. The locking pieces 2141 and 2142 are locked to the inner peripheral surfaces of the pin holes 253 and 263, the armrests 25 and 26 are fixed, and the lock levers 2121 and 2142 are arranged so that the locking pieces 2141 and 1422 are vertical. When 2122 is operated, the locking pieces 2141 and 2142 are loosely fitted in the long holes 254 and 264, and the armrests 25 and 26 can be displaced up and down. For this reason, thick grip portions 2131 and 2132 operated by caregivers and users are formed at the other ends of the lock levers 2121 and 2122.

  5A and 5B are diagrams for explaining the bus board 5, in which FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional view seen from the side, FIG. 5B is a plan view, and FIG. 5C is a cross-sectional view seen from the front. . Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3 and 5, the bus board 5 is roughly a rectangular seat plate 51, a fixed piece 52 that rises from one end 511 of the seat plate 51, and a droop hanging from the other end 512. And a piece 53.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the seat plate 51 is spanned between the edge portions 41 so as to straddle the bathtub 4, and a user who has transferred from the wheelchair 2 sits down. The fixed piece 52 has an arc-shaped receiving surface 521 at its tip. When the seat plate 51 is stretched across the bathtub 4 as described above, the receiving surface 521 is placed on the wall surface 31 of the bathroom 3. The bus board 5 is displaced by engaging with the horizontal pole 321 of the attached handrail 32 and by fitting one end 511 of the seat plate 51 into the corner between the edge 41 of the bathtub 4 and the wall 31. It is suppressed. The above is the configuration of the part that functions as a bus board.

  The bus board 5 of the present embodiment is provided with a hanging piece 53 in order to connect the wheelchair 2 to the above configuration. The hanging piece 53 hangs down along the side wall 42 of the bathtub 4, a holder 532 is provided at the lower end portion 531, and a pair of connection blocks 534 and 535 are provided near the upper end portion 533. Pin holes 5341 and 5351 extending in the vertical direction are formed in the connection blocks 534 and 535.

  In the wheelchair 2 and the bath board 5 configured as described above, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, the caregiver or the user can use the wheelchair 2 for bathing with the bath board 5 attached to the bathtub 4. Is placed on the bathtub 4 and the lock levers 2121 and 2122 are operated for transfer, and the armrest 25 or 26 (in the example of FIGS. 1 to 3, the left side of the wheelchair 2 is placed on the bathtub 4. The lower end 2521 of the column 252 protrudes from the guide member 2111 and fits into the holder 532. At the same time, the engagement pins 2511 and 2512 are fitted into the pin holes 5341 and 5351 of the connection blocks 534 and 535, respectively.

  Therefore, the caregiver or the user lays the wheelchair 2 on the bus board 5 that is a fixed installation, and does not engage with the wheelchair 2 while being fixed / releasably connected. By simply performing an operation displacement of lowering, the lower end portion 2521 of the support column 252 serving as the first locking member can be easily engaged with the holder 532 serving as the second locking member for fixing. Also, the wheelchair 2 can be released simply by performing an operation displacement of raising the armrest 25. These support | pillar 252 and the holder 532 comprise the wheelchair fixing device 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

  And the support | pillar 252 which is provided in the wheelchair 2 side and becomes a 1st locking member consists of a rigid metal square tube. Further, the seat plate 51, the fixed piece 52, and the hanging piece 53 of the bus board 5 are formed of a rigid plastic molded product or the like, and a metal fitting of a holder 532 serving as a second locking member is attached to the molded product. A bus board 5 is configured. Therefore, the wheelchair 2 is unlikely to be displaced or deformed, and even when the user is transferred or standing up, the wheelchair 2 is prevented from being displaced such as a sideways fall or a side slip even when the weight is applied to one side or the weight is applied obliquely. Can improve safety.

  In addition, a holder may be formed in the lower end part 2521 of the support | pillar 252, and the holder may move and it may be made to fit in the pin etc. of the bus board 5 side. Further, in order to prevent the displacement of the bus board 5, a protrusion or the like that contacts the edge 41 of the bathtub 4 may be formed on the back surface of the seat plate 51. As described above, the horizontal pole of the handrail 32 can be used as the bus board 5 which is liable to cause a lateral shift in a state where the wheelchair 2 is not applied, and the wheelchair 2 needs to be fixed when the user is transferred. Engagement with 321 is preferable because it is less likely to be displaced.

  A plurality of the support columns 252 may be provided, but in the example of FIGS. 1 to 4, in order to simplify the mechanism of the lock lever 2121, the support columns 251 and the support columns 251 are provided. 252 is formed in a T shape in a side view. Therefore, engagement pins 2511 and 2512 are provided on the bottom surface of the support portion 251, and the armrest 25 can be prevented from rotating and twisting by being fitted into the pin holes 5341 and 5351 of the connection blocks 534 and 535, respectively. It has become. It is sufficient that at least one of the engagement pins 2511 and 2512 is provided on the support portion 251.

  In the wheelchair 2 of the above-described embodiment, the armrests 25 and 26 are configured to be retractable (stored) from the side of the user by lowering, but may be configured to be retractable by flipping up. In the wheelchair 2 of the present embodiment, the armrests 25 and 26 can be retracted (stored), and the backrest pipe 2151 can be transferred in response to the fact that the user can move from the sitting state to the side. Grips 291 and 292 that are suitably used for the transfer are formed on the 2152. In the example of FIGS. 1 to 4, the pipes in the hole portions that are cut through the backrest cloth 24 are the grips 291 and 292.

  Thus, when the handrail (grips 291, 292) is installed on the wheelchair 2 side, the user can easily support the body when moving, and the user's own body can be attracted to the wheelchair 2. , Can reduce the burden of transfer. In addition, when handrails (grips 291 and 292) are simply attached to the wheelchair 2, there is a risk of falling, but when used in combination with the wheelchair fixing device 1, such falling can be prevented. Furthermore, when a handrail (grip) is fixed to the wall or floor on which the wheelchair 2 is laid, there is no such problem against the storage of the wheelchair 2 or in the case of the above-mentioned laying.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a usage example of the wheelchair fixing device 1a according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a plan view similar to FIG. This embodiment is the same as the above-described embodiment with respect to the wheelchair 2, only the configuration on the bathtub 4 side is different, and the corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted. The present embodiment is different in that the holder 532 and the connection blocks 534 and 535 serving as the second locking members are attached to the side wall 42 of the bathtub 4. Therefore, the holder 532 and the connection blocks 534 and 535 are attached to the base board 61 made of a rigid metal plate or the like to form the connection board 6, and the connection board 6 is attached to the bathtub 4. It has become. This eliminates the positional deviation between the holder 532 and the connecting blocks 534 and 535, and facilitates the mounting.

  7A and 7B are views for explaining the connecting board 6, in which FIG. 7A is a sectional view seen from the side, FIG. 7B is a plan view, and FIG. 7C is a sectional view seen from the front. . FIG. 7 corresponds to FIG. 5 of the bus board 5 described above. The base board 61 is formed of a rectangular plate, a holder 532 is formed at the lower end 611 thereof, and connecting blocks 534 and 535 are formed at the upper end 613 thereof. A portion of the base board 61 is attached to the side wall 42 of the bathtub 4 by screwing or bonding.

  With this configuration, it is not necessary to use a separate bus board 5 as described above. Therefore, when using the existing bus board 5a that allows the caregiver to enter the surroundings of the bathtub 4 by flipping up or sliding, for example, the edge 43 of the bathtub 4 can let the user sit down. This is suitable when the width is as wide as possible. In addition, the connecting board 6 can be moved from the side surface of the bathtub 4 on the side of the wheelchair 2 to the side surface below the bath board 5a, so that the connecting board 6 can be stored, and a healthy person can take a bath. At this time, the holder 532 and the connecting blocks 534 and 535 are not caught and are safe.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an example of use of the wheelchair fixing device 1b according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In the wheelchair fixing device 1b according to the present embodiment, the connection board 7 attached to the bathtub 4 side is a main configuration, and constitutes a second locking member. The first locking member is a wheelchair body 21b of the wheelchair 2b. The front and rear leg portions 11 and 12 in FIG. The connection board 7 includes a base board 71, a pair of clamping pieces 72 and 73, a support piece 74, a tightening knob 75, and a connecting piece 76.

  The base board 71 is a rigid plastic molding or the like, is formed of a rectangular plate, and is attached to the side wall 42 of the bathtub 4 by screwing or bonding. In the base board 71, a clamping piece 72 whose front end is bent toward the front side is erected in correspondence with the leg 12 at the rear of the wheelchair 2 b laid side by side, and corresponds to the leg 11 at the front. The support piece 74 is erected. A clamping piece 75 is supported on the support piece 74 by a tightening knob 75, and the clamping piece 73 is opposed to the clamping piece 72 and has a tip bent toward the rear side.

  Therefore, in FIG. 8, the caregiver or the user fits the leg portion 12 at the rear part of the wheelchair 2b into the sandwiching piece 72 as indicated by reference numeral A1, and widens the front part of the wheelchair 2b as indicated by reference numeral A2. Then, the leg part 11 is fitted inside the clamping piece 73, and the clamping knob 75 is tightened as indicated by reference numeral A3, so that the clamping piece 73 is displaced close to the clamping piece 72 and the leg parts 11, 12, the wheelchair 2 b is fixed to the side wall 42 of the bathtub 4. By loosening the tightening knob 75, the clamping piece 73 is displaced away from the clamping piece 72, and the leg portion 12 can be pulled out from the leg portion 11.

  As described above, in the wheelchair fixing device 1b according to the present embodiment, when the legs 11 and 12 of the wheelchair 2b are formed of a rigid metal pipe or the like and can be chucked from the lateral side, the legs 11 and 12 are provided. Is realized by chucking with a pair of sandwiching pieces 72 and 73 made of a sheet metal product having rigidity, etc., so that the wheelchair 2b can be engaged in a position that is difficult to be displaced, particularly in the front-rear direction. it can. In the above-described example, the rear side of the rear leg portion 12 and the front side of the front leg portion 11 are chucked by the sandwiching pieces 72 and 73, but the front and rear leg portions 11 and 12 are respectively viewed from both the front and rear sides. It may be chucked.

  Moreover, in the wheelchair 2b of this embodiment, since the armrest 26b is not involved in fixing / releasing with the bathtub 4, the armrest 26b can be easily retracted (stored) from the side of the user by flipping up. Yes. Therefore, after tightening the tightening knob 75 as shown by reference symbol A3 and fixing the wheelchair 2b to the side wall 42 of the bathtub 4, the armrest 26b is moved as shown by reference symbol A for the user to move to the bathtub 4. When it is flipped up, a gap is formed between the seat plate 22 of the wheelchair 2b and the edge 41 of the bathtub 4 by the wheelchair fixing device 1b. That is, in the wheelchair 2 described above, the armrests 25 and 26 are lowered to close the gap. Therefore, the connecting board 7 is provided with a connecting piece 76 in order to eliminate the gap, thereby making the space between the seat plate 22 of the wheelchair 2b and the edge 41 of the bathtub 4 substantially flush. Can do.

  Furthermore, in the wheelchair 2b of the present embodiment, since the armrest 26b is a flip-up type, the grips 291 and 292 are formed at the base ends of the pipes 2151 and 2152 that support the backrest cloth 24 in the wheelchair body 21b. The In the present embodiment, the grips 291 and 292 are formed with a large diameter by a urethane resin foam or the like wound around the pipes 2151 and 2152, so that the user can easily grip them.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of use of the wheelchair fixing device 1c according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the wheelchair fixing device 1c according to the present embodiment, the connecting board 8 attached to the bathtub 4 side constitutes a second locking member, and the first locking member is the front and rear legs of the wheelchair body 21c of the wheelchair 2c. The first cylinder 13 is provided between 11 and 12. The first cylinder 13 is made of a rigid metal pipe or the like, is arranged extending in the front-rear direction, and is attached so as to protrude from the side of the wheelchair body 21c. One or a plurality of the first cylinders 13 are provided, and two examples are shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, the connection board 8 includes a base board 81, second cylinders 82 and 83, a lock pin 84, and a connecting piece 76. The base board 81 is a rigid plastic molding or the like and is formed of a rectangular plate, and is attached to the side wall 42 of the bathtub 4 by screwing or bonding. In the base board 81, the number of second cylinders 82, 83 made of a rigid metal pipe or the like corresponding to the first cylinder 13 of the wheelchair 2c laid sideways corresponds to the first cylinder 13 (FIG. The second cylinders 82 and 83 are paired so as to sandwich the first cylinder 13 from the front and rear and communicate with the first cylinder 13. A lock pin 84 made of a rigid metal rod or the like passes through the second cylinder 82, the first cylinder 13, and the second cylinder 83. In the example of FIG. 9, since the first cylinder 13 and the second cylinders 82 and 83 corresponding thereto are provided in two sets, the base end side of the lock pin 84 is the interlocking piece 85 for easy operation. Are connected by

  Therefore, the caregiver or the user positions the first cylinder 13 so as to fit between the second cylinders 82 and 83 while laying the wheelchair 2c on the bathtub 4 as shown by reference numeral B1 in FIG. The wheelchair 2c is fixed to the side wall 42 of the bathtub 4 by aligning and operating the interlocking piece 85 and inserting the lock pin 84 as indicated by reference numeral B2. By pulling out the lock pin 84, the wheelchair 2c can be pulled out.

  Thus, in the wheelchair fixing device 1c of the present embodiment, the first cylinder 13 is fitted between the pair of second cylinders 82 and 83, so that the position of the first cylinder 13 and thus the wheelchair 2c in the front-rear direction is increased. The first cylinder 13 is fixed by the lock pin 84 held by the pair of second cylinders 82 and 83, and the first cylinder 13 and thus the wheelchair 2c is moved up and down. Positional displacement in the left-right direction can also be prevented.

  The armrest 26b is a flip-up type as in FIG. 8 described above, so that the seat plate 22 of the wheelchair 2c and the edge of the bathtub 4 are used for the movement of the user after the jump-up as shown by reference numeral B3. A connecting piece 76 for closing the gap by the wheelchair fixing device 1 c is provided at the upper end of the base board 81 between the part 41 and the unit 41.

(Embodiment 5)
FIG. 10: is a perspective view which shows the usage example of the wheelchair fixing device 1d which concerns on the 5th Embodiment of this invention. The wheelchair fixing device 1d according to the present embodiment is similar to the wheelchair fixing device 1b shown in FIG. 8 described above, and corresponding portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. First, in this embodiment, in the wheelchair 2d, the grips 291 and 292 are provided on handles (grips) 293 and 294 attached to the backrest pipes 2151 and 2152. As described above, the grips 291 and 292 are not limited to the backrest pipes 2151 and 2152, but may be provided in the vicinity of the backrest.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, in the wheelchair 2d, the handles (grip hands) 2191, 2192 that the caregiver holds are foldable. In FIG. 10, the left handle 2191 is folded. When the handle 2191 or 2192 is extended, the handle 2191 or 2192 is fixed by a lock pin (not shown) so that the handle 2191 or 2192 does not move undesirably.

  And in this embodiment, although the point which is the front-and-rear leg parts 11 and 12 in the wheelchair main body 21d of the wheelchair 2d is the same as FIG. 8, the 1st locking member comprises a 2nd locking member. The connection board 7d is different from the connection board 7 of FIG. Specifically, the holding piece 72 corresponding to the base board 71 and the connecting piece 76 and the leg 12 at the rear part of the wheelchair 2d is the same as the connecting board 7, but the holding piece 72 corresponding to the leg 11 at the front part of the wheelchair 2d. The configuration regarding the piece 73d is different.

  The sandwiching pieces 72 and 73 d have a substantially L-shaped horizontal cross section, and the sandwiching pieces 73 d are support pieces provided on the baseboard 71 as a pair on the upper and lower sides with respect to the sandwiching piece 72 fixed to the baseboard 71. The shaft 77 supported by 74d is supported so as to be swingable around the vertical axis at one free end of a substantially L shape. The other free end side of the substantially L shape in the sandwiching piece 73d is formed as a guide slope 731 whose end face competes from the outer surface side of the substantially L shape to the inner surface side. Further, between the hook 711 provided on the base board 71 and the pin 732 erected on the upper end of the holding piece 73d, the end of the bias spring 78 wound around the shaft 77 is engaged. Yes. The bias spring 78 biases the clamping piece 73d in the closing direction, that is, the direction facing the clamping piece 72.

  Therefore, in FIG. 10, the caregiver or the user fits the leg portion 12 at the rear part of the wheelchair 2b into the sandwiching piece 72 as indicated by reference numeral A1, and widens the front part of the wheelchair 2b as indicated by reference numeral A2. Then, when the leg portion 11 is pressed against the guide slope 731 of the sandwiching piece 73d, the sandwiching piece 73d once opens outwardly against the elastic force of the bias spring 78, as shown by reference numeral A4. When the portion 11 gets over the guide slope 731, it is pulled back by the elastic force of the bias spring 78, and the leg portion 11 is held inside the substantially L-shape. As a result, the wheelchair 2d can be fixed simply by being placed on the bathtub 4. The wheelchair 2d can be released by a caregiver or user holding the knob 79 provided on the holding piece 73d and opening the holding piece 73d (separating from the holding piece 72).

1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d Wheelchair fixing device 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d Wheelchair 11, 12 Leg 13 First tube 21, 21b, 21c Wheelchair body 2111, 2112 Guide member 2121, 2122 Lock lever 22 Seat plate 23 Leg rest plate 24 Backrest cloth 25, 26 Armrest 251, 261 Support portion 252, 262 Support 251, 2512; 2611, 2612 Engagement pin 291, 292 Grip 3 Bathroom 32 Handrail 4 Bathtub 42 Side wall 5, 5a 51 Seat plate 52 Fixed piece 53 Hanging piece 532 Holder 534, 535 Connection block 5341, 5351 Pin hole 6, 7, 7d, 8 Connection board 61, 71, 81 Base board 72, 73, 73d Clamping piece 75 Tightening knob 82, 83 Second cylinder 84 Lock pin

Claims (2)

A wheelchair fixing device for connecting a wheelchair to a fixed installation on which the wheelchair is laid,
The wheelchair includes a wheelchair body and an armrest,
The armrest includes a substantially horizontal support portion that supports a user's arm and a support column that extends downward from the support portion,
The wheelchair main body is attached with a guide member that supports the column to be freely moved up and down,
A holder having a hole extending in the vertical direction is provided on the side of the fixed installation, and when the armrest is displaced downward, the lower end of the column is fitted into the hole, and the wheelchair is connected to the fixed installation. Wheelchair fixing device characterized by being made. The support portion and the support column are formed in a T shape in a side view, and one or a plurality of engagement pins are suspended from the bottom surface of the support portion,
The wheelchair fixing device according to claim 1, wherein a pin hole into which the engagement pin is fitted in the state where the armrest is in the lowered position is formed in the fixed installation object.