JP6340747B2 - Handrail and handrail mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a handrail and a handrail mounting structure.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a conventional handrail. The handrail described in Patent Document 1 has a vertically long cross section. This conventional handrail is chamfered so that both corners of the upper end form a smooth curved surface so that the user does not feel uncomfortable even if the user holds the upper end with his hand.

JP 2001-214589 A

  By the way, for example, when an elderly person with weak legs and the like uses a handrail, the elderly person or the like may raise the body by holding the handrail or move while supporting the body by holding the handrail strongly. However, in the conventional handrail, even if the user tries to firmly hold the upper end, both corners of the upper end are chamfered so as to form a smooth curved surface, and it is difficult to apply force because it is difficult to catch a finger.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a handrail that can be firmly grasped when the user grasps the upper end portion and an attachment structure thereof. .

The handrail according to one aspect of the present invention extends in the left-right direction, and protrudes rearward from the handrail main body formed in a vertically long shape in a cross section perpendicular to the left-right direction, and the upper end of the handrail main body. The handrail main body portion has a hand contact portion that is located at the upper part of the front surface of the handrail main body portion and is recessed backward from the front surface, and a lower surface that continues downward from the lower end of the hand contact portion. The contact portion is a concave curved surface whose back surface has a curvature and is recessed backward, and the boundary between the upper and lower sides is a continuous shape via a convex curved surface having a curvature, and the cross section is vertically long and flat. The hitting part is located in the upper part of the front surface of the handrail body, and the lower part of the front surface of the handrail body is formed by the lower surface .

  A handrail attachment structure according to an aspect of the present invention includes the handrail and a wall to which the handrail is attached, and the handrail has the handrail main body portion in which the left-right direction intersects the vertical direction and the handrail. It attaches to the said wall so that the said finger-hanging part side may oppose the said wall among the front-back directions of a main-body part.

  According to the handrail of the present invention, when the user grasps the upper end portion, it can be firmly grasped.

  According to the handrail attachment structure of the present invention, when the user grasps the upper end, it can be firmly grasped.

It is a perspective view of the attachment structure of the handrail of this embodiment. It is the sectional view on the AA line in FIG. FIG. 3A is a schematic front view of the anti-slip portion of the present embodiment. FIG. 3B is a schematic front view of a non-slip portion of a modified example. FIG. 3C is a schematic front view of a non-slip portion according to a further modification. It is a disassembled perspective view of the attachment structure of the handrail of this embodiment. It is the BB sectional view taken on the line in FIG. 6A, 6B, and 6C are explanatory views for explaining the use of the handrail mounting structure of the present embodiment. FIG. 7A is an explanatory diagram when the user stands up using the handrail of the present embodiment. FIG. 7B is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a state where the user has grabbed the handrail. 8A to 8D are cross-sectional views of the handrails of the first to fourth modifications. 9A and 9B are cross-sectional views of the handrails of the modified examples 5 and 6. FIG. It is sectional drawing of the handrail of the modification 7.

  In the attachment structure of the handrail 2 of the present embodiment, the handrail 2 is attached to a bathroom wall 10 as shown in FIG. The handrail 2 mounting structure includes a bathroom wall 10, a plurality of supports 6 fixed to the wall 10, a handrail 2 fixed to the support 6, and a plurality of shelves 8.

  The plurality of shelf members 8 are installed between the handrail 2 and the wall 10. A space located above each shelf 8 between the handrail 2 and the wall 10 is a storage space 70. In each storage space 70, articles (for example, bottles for putting shampoo or bathroom accessories such as soap) placed on the lower shelf 8 can be stored. That is, a storage space 70 for storing articles is provided between the handrail 2 and the wall 10.

  In the following, the longitudinal direction of the handrail 2 is defined as the left-right direction. Further, in the mounting state in which the handrail 2 is mounted horizontally, a horizontal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the handrail 2 is defined as the front-rear direction, and the direction from the handrail 2 side to the wall 10 side in the front-rear direction is the rear direction (rearward) ) And the opposite direction is the forward direction (forward).

  The bathroom includes a plurality of walls 10. In the bathroom, a bathtub 11 and a washing place 12 adjacent to the bathtub 11 are installed. The washing area 12 is adjacent to the width direction of the bathtub 11.

  The handrail 2 extends over the entire length of the bathroom wall 10 in the left-right direction, and is attached so as to straddle the bathtub 11 side and the washing room 12 side. The handrail 2 is disposed above the bathtub 11 and the washing place 12. A plurality of supports 6 are provided between the handrail 2 and the wall surface 13 (the front surface of the wall 10), and the handrail 2 is separated from the wall surface 13. As shown in FIG. 2, the handrail 2 includes a handrail main body 3 and a finger hook 4 that protrudes rearward from the upper end of the handrail main body 3. The finger rest 4 is provided with a non-slip portion 5. The upper end portion of the handrail 2 is composed of the upper end portion of the handrail main body portion 3 and the finger hanging portion 4, and is a portion that is gripped by the user. The handrail 2 is formed by, for example, extrusion molding, and the handrail main body 3 and the finger hanging portion 4 are integrally formed.

  The handrail main body 3 extends in the left-right direction and constitutes the main body of the handrail 2. The handrail main body 3 has a vertically long shape extending in the vertical direction in a cross section perpendicular to the horizontal direction. Specifically, the handrail body 3 of the present embodiment is configured by a flat hollow member having a thickness dimension in the front-rear direction of about 15 mm and a width dimension in the vertical direction of about 85 mm. In the handrail main body 3, the upper end surface (the surface facing upward at the upper end portion) constitutes a hand placement surface 31 on which the user's hand is placed. The hand placement surface 31 is configured by a plane that forms a horizontal straight line in a cross section perpendicular to the left-right direction.

  The front surface of the handrail main body 3 is continuous downward from the hand placement surface 31 (that is, the upper end surface of the handrail main body 3) in the order of the upper edge surface 32, the hand contact portion 33, and the lower surface 35.

  The upper edge surface 32 is inclined so as to be positioned forward as it goes downward. The upper edge surface 32 has a plane that forms a straight line in a cross section perpendicular to the left-right direction.

  The hand contact portion 33 is a recess for storing the thumb or thumb ball of the hand when the user grasps the upper end of the handrail 2. The handle portion 33 is continuous downward from the lower end of the upper edge surface 32 and is recessed rearward from the lower end of the upper edge surface 32. The upper part 34 of the hand contact part 33 faces downward, and is configured to regulate upward movement of the thumb and thumb ball of the hand. Thereby, in a state where the user grasps the upper end portion of the handrail 2, it is possible to suppress the finger from sliding upward.

  The lower surface 35 is configured by a vertical surface that continues downward from the lower end of the handle portion 33. The lower end of the lower surface 35 is continuous with the lower end surface of the handrail main body 3, and the protruding corner formed by the lower end surface of the handrail main body 3 has an arcuate cross section.

  The finger hooking portion 4 is a portion for hooking a finger when the user holds the upper end portion of the handrail 2. The finger rest 4 protrudes rearward from the upper end of the handrail main body 3. That is, in the drawing, a portion located behind the rear surface of the handrail main body 3 corresponds to the finger hook portion 4 of the present embodiment. The finger hanging portion 4 includes an upper surface 41 (hereinafter referred to as a finger hanging upper surface 41), a rear surface 42 (hereinafter referred to as a finger hanging rear surface 42), and a lower surface 43 (hereinafter referred to as a finger hanging lower surface 43).

  The finger-hanging upper surface 41 is continuous from the rear end of the hand placing surface 31 of the handrail body 3 toward the rear. The finger-hanging upper surface 41 is inclined so as to be positioned downward as it goes rearward. The finger-hanging upper surface 41 has a flat surface that is linear in a cross section perpendicular to the left-right direction.

  The finger hook rear surface 42 is continuous downward from the rear end of the finger hook upper surface 41. The finger hook rear surface 42 is a front end surface of the finger hook portion 4 facing rearward. Although the finger-hanging rear surface 42 is configured by a vertical plane, for example, it may be configured by a curved surface as described later, and is not particularly limited.

  The finger-hanging lower surface 43 continues from the lower end of the finger-hanging rear surface 42 toward the front, and also continues to the rear surface of the handrail main body 3. The finger-hanging lower surface 43 includes a rear portion 431 that is continuous with the finger-hanging rear surface 42 and a front portion 432 that is continuous with the rear surface of the handrail main body 3. The rear portion 431 of the finger-hanging lower surface 43 is inclined so as to be positioned upward as it approaches the rear surface of the handrail main body portion 3. The front portion 432 of the finger-hanging lower surface 43 is a portion that connects the rear portion 431 of the finger-hanging lower surface 43 and the rear surface of the handrail main body 3 and has a circular arc shape in cross section.

  The finger rest 4 having such a configuration is provided with a non-slip portion 5. The anti-slip portion 5 is provided at the distal end portion of the finger hanging portion 4, and suppresses the finger from slipping when the user's finger is hung on the finger hanging portion 4. Specifically, the anti-slip portion 5 is provided on the finger-hook rear surface 42. The anti-slip portion 5 is not provided on the finger-hanging upper surface 41 and the finger-hanging lower surface 43, and is provided only on the finger-hanging rear surface 42.

  The anti-slip portion 5 is configured by an uneven portion 51 having an uneven surface 42 on the finger. The concavo-convex portion 51 has a plurality of concave grooves 52 extending in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the handrail main body portion 3. Here, the groove 52 is a groove recessed from the finger-hanging rear surface 42. The concave and convex portion 51 is repeatedly formed with concave and convex portions by arranging the concave grooves 52 in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the concavo-convex portion 51 is composed of a plurality of concave grooves 52 extending in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the handrail 2. For example, as shown in FIG. You may be comprised by the several groove 52 extended in the direction to incline. The concave groove 52 referred to here.
The degree of the inclination may be crossed with respect to the vertical direction, but the anti-slip effect can be more effectively applied closer to the horizontal. Further, as the concavo-convex portion 51, for example, the concavo-convex portions may be repeatedly formed by arranging a plurality of ridges protruding from the finger-hanging rear surface 42 in the vertical direction instead of the concave grooves 52. Further, as shown in FIG. 3C, the uneven portion 51 may be formed uneven by scattering dot-like protrusions 53.

  The handrail 2 having such a configuration is attached so that the finger-hanging portion 4 side faces the wall 10 side, and the handrail body portion 3 having a vertically long cross section extends along the wall surface 13. The handrail 2 is arranged in a posture in which the longitudinal direction is horizontal (that is, in a posture in which the longitudinal direction intersects the vertical direction). The handrail 2 is supported by a plurality of supports 6.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the supports 6 are provided apart in the longitudinal direction of the handrail 2. The support body 6 includes a first support portion 61 fixed to the wall 10 and a second support portion 64 fixed to the handrail 2, and connects the first support portion 61 and the second support portion 64. Thus, the handrail 2 is fixed.

  The 1st support part 61 is fixed to the wall 10 via a fixing tool. The first support portion 61 includes a support main body portion 62 having a C-shaped cross section and a wall fixing portion 63 provided at the rear end portion of the support main body portion 62. The wall fixing portion 63 is screwed to the wall 10 in a state where it is in contact with the wall surface 13, thereby being fixed to the wall 10.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the second support portion 64 includes a cylindrical cylindrical body portion 65 and a handrail fixing portion 66 provided at the front end portion of the cylindrical body portion 65. A backup material 7 is disposed inside the handrail 2. The handrail fixing portion 66 and the backup material 7 are configured to be screwed to each other, whereby the handrail 2 is fixed to the second support portion 64.

  The second support part 64 to which the handrail 2 is fixed is connected to the first support part 61 fixed to the wall 10. The installer inserts the first support portion 61 into the cylindrical portion 65 of the second support portion 64 to which the handrail 2 is fixed, and in this state, the lower surface of the cylindrical portion 65 is screwed to the first support portion. And the 2nd support part 64 and the 1st support part 61 are connected.

  The shelf material 8 is provided between the handrail 2 and the wall 10 (FIG. 2). As shown in FIG. 4, the shelf 8 is configured by arranging a plurality of wires 81 extending in the left-right direction at intervals in the front-rear direction and connecting the wires 81 with a plurality of holding members 82.

  The shelf material 8 is supported by a plurality of receiving bodies 9. Each receptacle 9 has a cylindrical shape, and is configured so that a fixing tool can be inserted along the central axis. Half of the plurality of receptacles 9 are attached to the rear surface of the handrail 2. The plurality of receivers 9 attached to the rear surface of the handrail 2 are arranged apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the handrail 2. The remaining half of the plurality of receptacles 9 is attached to the wall 10. The plurality of receptacles 9 attached to the wall 10 are arranged apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the handrail 2. The shelf member 8 is attached by being placed on the plurality of receiving bodies 9. And the space above each shelf material 8 provided in this way becomes the storage space 70 mentioned above.

<How to use>
The handrail 2 is used as follows, for example. As shown in FIG. 6A, the user sitting on the chair of the washing area 12 extends his hand and grasps the upper end of the handrail 2. The user stands up firmly holding the handrail 2. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6B, the user moves to the bathtub 11 side along the handrail 2 while grasping the handrail 2. The user raises the leg while firmly grasping the upper end of the handrail 2 and straddles the bathtub 11. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6C, the user who has moved into the bathtub 11 bends while grabbing the upper end of the handrail 2, sinks himself into the hot water in the bathtub 11, and then releases the handrail 2.

  Thus, since the handrail 2 of this embodiment is attached ranging over the bathtub 11 side and the washroom 12 side in the bathroom wall 10, the operation | movement in which an elderly person stands up or straddles the bathtub 11 in particular. On the other hand, it can assist effectively.

  7A and 7B are detailed diagrams when the user stands up. As shown in FIG. 7B, for example, the user hangs four fingers excluding the thumb on the finger-hanging portion 4 and hits the upper end portion of the handrail 2 by hitting the thumb or mother-child ball against the hand-holding portion 33. The user can stand up in this state by firmly holding the handrail 2. In addition, since the anti-slip portion 5 is provided at the distal end portion of the finger-hanging portion 4, it is possible to prevent the finger from slipping.

  Generally, when a user stands by grabbing the handrail 2, the user tends to bring the body closer to the handrail 2 as shown in FIG. 7A. At this time, although the head is close to the wall surface 13, the mounting structure of the handrail 2 of the present embodiment has a space that can be stored between the wall surface 13 and the handrail 2, that is, the handrail 2 A certain distance or more is provided between the wall surface 13. For this reason, according to the attachment structure of the handrail 2 of this embodiment, it can prevent that a user's head interferes with the wall surface 13 at the time of standing.

<Summary of Embodiment>
As described above, the handrail 2 of the present embodiment includes the handrail main body portion 3 extending in the left-right direction and the finger hook portion 4 protruding rearward from the upper end portion of the handrail main body portion 3. The handrail main body 3 is continuous downward from the lower edge of the upper edge surface 32 on the front surface of the handrail main body 3 and the upper edge surface 32 that forms the upper edge, and is recessed rearward from the lower end of the upper edge surface 32. It has a handle portion 33. Here, the finger-hanging portion 4 is provided in a certain region that extends downward from the uppermost position of the handrail main body portion 3 and at a position where four fingers other than the thumb are hooked when the handrail 2 is grasped from above. Just do it. In this case, for example, the connecting portion between the lower surface 43 of the finger rest 4 and the rear surface of the handrail main body 3 may be located below the center of the handrail main body 3 in the vertical direction.

  For this reason, according to the handrail 2 of the present embodiment, the user can place his / her finger on the finger rest portion 4 after placing the thumb or mother-child ball on the hand contact portion 33, so that the upper end portion of the handrail 2 is firmly attached. Can be grabbed.

  The handrail 2 preferably has the following configuration. That is, the following configuration is not necessarily required for the handrail 2 but is an arbitrary configuration.

  The handrail 2 of this embodiment is inclined so that the upper edge surface 32 is positioned downward as it goes forward.

  Thus, since the upper edge surface 32 of the present embodiment is inclined so as to be positioned downward as it goes forward, the user can easily hook his / her finger to the bottom of the lower surface 43 of the finger rest portion 4 and grasp the handrail 2. Cheap. For this reason, according to the handrail 2 of this embodiment, the user can grasp the upper end part of the handrail 2 firmly.

  Further, the upper edge surface 32 of the present embodiment is configured by a plane that is linear in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the handrail main body 3.

  For this reason, according to the handrail 2 of the present embodiment, when the user puts his / her finger on the finger rest portion 4 after placing the thumb or mother-child ball on the hand contact portion 33, the palm is brought into close contact with the planar upper edge surface 32. Can be made. Thereby, a user becomes difficult to slide a hand below compared with the thing whose upper edge surface 32 is a cross-sectional arc shape, for example.

  Moreover, the attachment structure of the handrail 2 of this embodiment is provided with the handrail 2 provided with the finger rest part 4 and the wall 10 to which the handrail 2 is attached. The handrail 2 is attached to the wall 10 so that the longitudinal direction thereof intersects the vertical direction and the finger-hanging portion 4 faces the wall 10 side. Further, in the mounting structure of the handrail 2 of the present embodiment, the handrail 2 is attached to the bathroom wall 10.

  For this reason, according to the attachment structure of the handrail 2 of the present embodiment, the user can hang his / her finger on the finger-hanging portion 4, and the anti-slip portion 5 is provided on the finger-hanging portion 4. The upper end of the handrail 2 can be grabbed.

  Generally, when a handrail is attached to the wall 10 of the bathroom, the user grips the handrail with a wet hand, so that the user is more slippery than using the handrail outside the bathroom. However, according to the attachment structure of the handrail 2 of the present embodiment, the user can hang his / her finger on the finger-hanging portion 4 and can prevent the finger from slipping at the non-slip portion 5, so that it can be used in a bathroom. But you can grab the handrail 2 firmly.

  Furthermore, the attachment structure of the handrail 2 of this embodiment is provided with a storage space 70 for storing articles between the handrail 2 and the wall 10.

  For this reason, according to the attachment structure of the handrail 2 of this embodiment, an article can be stored between the handrail 2 and the wall 10. In general, when the user stands by grabbing the handrail 2, the user tends to approach the handrail 2 as shown in FIG. 7A. At this time, the head is close to the wall surface 13. Here, in the attachment structure of the handrail 2 of the present embodiment, a storage space 70 for storing articles is provided between the wall surface 13 and the handrail 2, and a certain amount or more is provided between the handrail 2 and the wall surface 13. Is provided. For this reason, the user's head is less likely to come into contact with the wall surface 13 when standing up.

  Furthermore, the attachment structure of the handrail 2 of the present embodiment is provided with a shelf material 8 for placing an article between the handrail 2 and the wall 10, and the storage space 70 is above the shelf material 8.

  For this reason, the attachment structure of the handrail 2 of the present embodiment can store articles in the storage space 70 between the handrail 2 and the wall 10 by placing articles on the shelf 8.

<Modification>
The handrail 2 of the present embodiment may have the following shape, for example. Hereinafter, the modified examples 1, 2,. Note that, in the first modification, with respect to the configuration corresponding to the configuration of the above embodiment, “a” is added to the end of the same reference numeral, description thereof is omitted, and different portions are mainly described. Similarly, in Modification 2, “b” is appended to the end of the same symbol, in Modification 3, “c” is appended to the end of the same symbol, and in Modification 4, “d” is appended to the end of the symbol. .

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the handrail main body 3a of Modification 1 has a flat vertically long shape. In the first modification, the radius of curvature of the boundary between the handle portion 33a and the upper edge surface 32a is smaller than that in the above embodiment. Further, the contact portion 33a is formed so that the radius of curvature of the back surface is smaller than that of the present embodiment, and is large enough to accommodate the thumb but not the mother and child balls. The hand contact portion 33a of the first modification is configured to restrict the upward movement of the thumb when the user grasps the upper end portion of the handrail 2a.

  As shown in FIG. 8B, the handrail main body 3b of Modification 2 has a flat vertically long shape. In the second modification, the upper edge surface 32b has a circular arc shape in cross section and is continuous with the contact portion 33b. The upper edge surface 32b and the contact portion 33b are smoothly continuous, and no boundary appears in appearance. Further, the lower end portion of the handle portion 33b extends vertically downward and continues to the lower surface 35b. The lower end portion of the handle portion 33b and the lower surface 35b do not appear on the outer appearance, and form a vertical surface.

  As shown in FIG. 8C, the handrail main body 3c of Modification 3 has a flat vertically long shape. In Modification 3, the radius of curvature of the boundary between the handle portion 33c and the upper edge surface 32c is formed smaller than that in the above embodiment. Further, the handle portion 33c has a substantially L-shaped cross-section, and its lower end is continuous with the lower surface 35c. As in the second modification, the boundary between the lower end portion of the handle portion 33c and the lower surface 35c does not appear in appearance, and the lower end portion of the handle portion 33c and the lower surface 35c form a vertical surface.

  As shown in FIG. 8D, the handrail body 3d of Modification 4 has a flat vertically long shape. In the modification 4, it forms circular arc shape so that the front surface of the handrail main-body part 3d may swell ahead. Further, the contact portion 33d is formed so that the curvature radius of the back surface is smaller than that of the present embodiment, and is large enough to accommodate the thumb but not the mother and child spheres.

  Although the handrail 2 of the said embodiment was provided with the anti-slip | skid part 5 in the rear surface which is a part of front-end | tip part of the finger hook part 4, the following aspects may be sufficient, for example. Hereinafter, the modified examples 5 and 6 will be described. In the modified example 5, with respect to the configuration corresponding to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, “e” is added to the end of the same reference numerals, description thereof is omitted, and different portions are mainly described. Similarly, in the sixth modification, “f” is added to the end of the same reference numeral.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, the handrail 2e of the modified example 5 has a flat vertically long shape in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the handrail main body 3e, but is not provided with the hand contact portion 33 described in the above embodiment. . Moreover, the front surface of the handrail main body 3e has a circular arc shape so as to swell forward.

  The finger hanging portion 4e includes a finger hanging upper surface 41e, a finger hanging rear surface 42e, and a finger hanging lower surface 43e. The finger rest upper surface 41e, the finger rest rear surface 42e, and the finger rest lower surface 43e are continuous. The finger-hanging upper surface 41e is a portion that forms a straight line in the cross section. The finger-hanging rear surface 42e is a portion that continues downward from the rear end of the finger-hanging upper surface 41e and has a curved shape in cross section. The finger-hanging lower surface 43e is continuous with the lower end of the finger-hanging rear surface 42e. The rear portion of the finger-hanging lower surface 43e is linear in cross section.

  The anti-slip part 5e is provided at the tip of the finger hook part 4e. The anti-slip portion 5e is provided from the rear end portion of the finger hanging upper surface 41e to the rear end portion of the finger hanging lower surface 43e.

  As shown in FIG. 9B, the handrail 2f of Modification 6 has a vertically long shape in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the handrail main body 3f, but is not flat. Moreover, the hand contact part 33 said to the said embodiment is not provided in the front surface of the handrail main-body part 3f.

  The finger hanging portion 4f includes a curved finger hanging upper surface 41f, a curved finger hanging rear surface 42f, and a planar finger hanging lower surface 43f. The finger-hanging upper surface 41f and the finger-hanging rear surface 42f have the same radius of curvature and are smoothly continuous. In this case, there is no clear boundary between the finger-hanging upper surface 41f and the finger-hanging rear surface 42f, but the surface facing upward corresponds to the finger-hanging upper surface 41f, and the surface facing rearward corresponds to the finger-hanging rear surface 42f.

  The anti-slip portion 5f is provided at the tip of the finger hook portion 4f. The anti-slip portion 5f of the modified example 6 is provided on the rear end portion of the finger-hanging upper surface 41f and the finger-hanging rear surface 42f.

  Moreover, although the handrail 2 of the said embodiment protruded toward the back from the upper end part of the handrail main-body part 3, the following aspects may be sufficient as it, for example. Hereinafter, the modification 7 will be described. In the modified example 7, with respect to the configuration corresponding to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, “g” is added to the end of the same reference numeral, description thereof is omitted, and different portions are mainly described.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the handrail 2 of the modified example 7 has a finger hanging portion 4g protruding rearward from the upper end portion of the handrail main body portion 3g. The finger-hanging upper surface 41g of the finger-hanging portion 4g extends rearward from below the rear end portion of the upper end surface (hand placement surface 31g) of the handrail main body portion 3g, but is not continuous.

  Moreover, although the handrail of this embodiment was attached to the wall 10 of the bathroom, for example, it may be attached to the wall 10 on the side of the stairs. It is not limited only to when becomes horizontal. In other words, the handrail 2 in the installed state does not have to be parallel to the vertical direction in the left-right direction, and only needs to intersect the vertical direction.

  Further, a box-shaped storage member opened upward, for example, may be provided between the handrail 2 and the wall 10 instead of the shelf material 8. Further, the shelf material 8 may be omitted, and the space between the handrail 2 and the wall 10 may be used as the storage space 70. Further, the storage space 70 may not be provided between the handrail 2 and the wall 10.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Wall 2 Handrail 3 Handrail main-body part 32 Upper edge surface 33 Hand contact part 35 Lower surface 4 Finger hook part

Claims (6)

A handrail main body extending in the left-right direction and formed in a vertically long shape in a cross section perpendicular to the left-right direction;
A finger hook that protrudes rearward from the upper end of the handrail main body,
The handrail body is
A hand contact portion located in the upper part of the front surface of the handrail body portion and recessed backward from the front surface;
A lower surface continuous from the lower end of the hand-holding portion to the lower end surface of the handrail main body ,
The contact portion has a concave curved surface whose back surface has a curvature and is recessed backward, and a boundary between the upper and lower sides is a continuous shape via a convex curved surface having a curvature,
The balustrade part is located in the upper part of the front surface of the handrail body part which is vertically long and flat in cross section, and the lower part of the front surface of the handrail body part is formed by the lower surface . The front surface of the handrail main body has an upper edge surface formed between an upper end surface of the handrail main body and the hitting portion ,
The handrail according to claim 1 , wherein the upper edge surface is not positioned in front of the front end of the lower surface in the front-rear direction . The front surface of the handrail main body is formed in a circular arc shape that swells forward.
The handrail according to claim 1 or claim 2. The hitting portion is configured such that when the user grasps the upper end portion of the handrail with a hand, the thumb of the user hits the hand.
The handrail according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . The handrail according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A wall to which the handrail is attached;
With
The handrail is attached to the wall such that the left-right direction of the handrail main body intersects the vertical direction, and the finger-hanging portion side of the handrail main body in the front-rear direction faces the wall. /> Handrail mounting structure .   The wall is a bathroom wall
The handrail mounting structure according to claim 5.

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