JP7319935B2 - Vehicles equipped with a wheelchair accommodation device - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a structure of a vehicle equipped with a wheelchair accommodating device.

Devices have been proposed for storing a folded wheelchair in the luggage compartment of a vehicle. For example, in Patent Document 1, after holding the large wheels and casters of a folded wheelchair and pulling the wheelchair up into the luggage compartment until the front enters the vehicle compartment, the front and back direction of the wheelchair is the vehicle. A wheelchair accommodation device is disclosed that accommodates a wheelchair in a cargo room in a state where the wheelchair is rotated so as to be in the width direction of .

JP 2017-202264 A

However, since the wheelchair accommodation device described in Patent Document 1 accommodates the wheelchair in the luggage compartment in an upright position, it is difficult to accommodate the wheelchair in the luggage compartment when the wheelchair is installed in a vehicle with a high opening height of the luggage compartment. However, there were cases where it was not possible to accommodate a wheelchair when it was installed in a vehicle with a low luggage compartment.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle in which a wheelchair can be loaded using a wheelchair accommodation device even if the opening height of the luggage compartment is low.

A vehicle according to the present invention is a vehicle equipped with a wheelchair accommodation device, and the wheelchair accommodation device comprises a base rotatably mounted in a luggage compartment when viewed from above the vehicle, and a rotation center of the base. It is guided by a rotating arm that is attached to the base so as to be offset and is arranged to rotate when viewed from above the vehicle, and a roller that is rotatably attached to the tip of the rotating arm. a wheelchair holding arm that is slidable in the longitudinal direction and rotatably supported in the vertical plane of the vehicle, and has a wheelchair holding mechanism attached to the distal end thereof that holds the side surface of the folded wheelchair; a driving mechanism for driving the wheelchair holding arm with respect to the rotating arm, the rotating arm having a base end inclined to one side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the vehicle front-rear direction when viewed from the vehicle upper direction, The rotation center of the base rotates between a retraction direction in which the tip portion protrudes from the luggage compartment and a storage direction in which the tip portion is on the other side in the luggage compartment, and the rotating arm rotates in the retraction direction. It is arranged so as to be located outside the rotating arm in the vehicle width direction when the rotating arm is reached.

In this way, the base end of the rotary arm is inclined to one side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the vehicle front-rear direction when viewed from the vehicle upper direction, and the tip end protrudes from the luggage compartment. It rotates between the housing direction which is the other side of the inside, and when the rotation arm becomes the retraction direction, the rotation center of the base is arranged to be outside the rotation arm in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, after pulling the wheelchair with its sides held by the wheelchair holding mechanism to one side of the opening of the luggage compartment while lying down, make sure that the wheelchair does not hit the other side of the luggage compartment. It can be rotated horizontally and stored in the luggage compartment. Therefore, even if the height of the opening of the luggage compartment is low, the wheelchair can be loaded using the wheelchair accommodating device.

In the vehicle of the present invention, the wheelchair holding mechanism has a large wheel holding portion that holds the large wheel of the wheelchair and a frame holding portion that holds the lateral frame of the wheelchair, and the outer circumference of the large wheel of the wheelchair is provided. The wheelchair may be held so that the direction of the tangential line between the caster and the outer circumference of the caster is inclined by a predetermined angle from the vertical direction of the vehicle. Here, the retraction direction is such that the base end portion is inclined 5 to 15 degrees to the one side with respect to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle when viewed from above the vehicle. The wheelchair may be held so that the direction of the tangential line between the outer circumference and the outer circumference of the caster is inclined from the vertical direction of the vehicle by 30 degrees to 45 degrees.

By holding the wheelchair at an angle in this way, the length of the wheelchair in the width direction of the luggage compartment can be shortened. It can be carried out.

In the vehicle of the present invention, the drive mechanism of the wheelchair accommodating device includes link arms rotatably connected to the intermediate portion of the rotating arm and the base end portion of the wheelchair holding arm, respectively, and attached to the rotating arm. and a drive unit for rotationally driving the rotating arm side of the link arm.

In the vehicle according to the present invention, the drive mechanism of the wheelchair accommodation device includes link arms rotatably connected to the intermediate portion of the rotating arm and the base end portion of the wheelchair holding arm, respectively, and the base end of the rotating arm. A wire winding mechanism attached to a part for winding and releasing a wire, a first pulley provided at the tip of the rotating arm, and a second pulley provided at the tip of the wheelchair holding arm. A wire that is wound around and connects the wire winding mechanism and a wire fixing portion provided at the tip of the rotating arm.

As a result, the wheelchair accommodation device can be configured with a simple configuration.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can provide a vehicle in which a wheelchair can be loaded using a wheelchair storage device even if the luggage compartment opening height is low.

It is a top view which shows the rear part structure of the vehicle by which the wheelchair accommodation apparatus in embodiment was mounted. It is a perspective view which shows the extension state of the wheelchair accommodation apparatus mounted in the vehicle of embodiment. 1 is a perspective view showing a retracted state of a wheelchair accommodation device mounted on a vehicle according to an embodiment; FIG. 1 is a side view of the wheelchair in a folded state; FIG. It is a diagram showing the operation of the wheelchair accommodating device, and is an elevational view of the state in which the longitudinal directions of the rotating arm and the wheelchair holding arm are rotated in the retraction direction, as seen from the side of the vehicle. It is a diagram showing the operation of the wheelchair accommodation device, and is an elevational view of the state in which the wheelchair is held by the vehicle holding arm as viewed from the side of the vehicle. FIG. 7 is an elevation view of the state shown in FIG. 6 as seen from the rear of the vehicle; It is a figure which shows the operation|movement of a wheelchair accommodation apparatus, and is the elevation view which looked at the state which pulled a wheelchair into the luggage compartment from the side of a vehicle. It is a diagram showing the operation of the wheelchair storage device, and is an elevational view of the state in which the wheelchair is retracted into the rear area of the luggage compartment, viewed from the side of the vehicle. It is a figure which shows the operation|movement of a wheelchair storage apparatus, and is the elevation view which looked at the state which pulled the wheelchair into the rear area|region of the cargo room from the upper side of a vehicle. It is a figure which shows the operation|movement of a wheelchair accommodation apparatus, and is a figure which shows the state which rotated the wheelchair accommodation apparatus to the accommodated position. It is a diagram showing the operation of another wheelchair accommodation device mounted on the vehicle of another embodiment, and is an elevational view of the state in which the wheelchair is pulled into the luggage compartment as viewed from the side of the vehicle. FIG. 13 is an elevation view of the state shown in FIG. 12 as seen from the rear of the vehicle;

A vehicle 100 according to an embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. An arrow RR, an arrow UP, and an arrow RH shown in each drawing indicate the rearward direction (the direction opposite to the traveling direction), the upward direction, and the rightward direction, respectively. The opposite directions of the arrows RR, UP, and RH indicate the forward direction, downward direction, and leftward direction of the vehicle. In the following description, when simply using front-rear, left-right, and up-down directions, front-rear in the vehicle front-rear direction, left and right in the vehicle left-right direction (vehicle width direction), and up and down in the vehicle vertical direction will be indicated, unless otherwise specified. do.

As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle 100 is equipped with a wheelchair accommodation device 20 for accommodating a wheelchair 60 in a luggage compartment 10 at the rear of a body 13 . The wheelchair accommodating device 20 is composed of a base 21 , a rotating arm 23 , a wheelchair holding arm 25 and a drive mechanism 50 . The wheelchair storage device 20 rotates the link arm 51 by the drive mechanism 50, thereby switching between the stored state in which the wheelchair holding arm 25 is stored as shown in FIGS. can be deformed between the stretched state and the stretched state.

As shown in FIGS. 1-3, the base 21 is rotatably mounted on a swivel bearing 22 fixed to the floor 12 of the luggage compartment 10 . The center of rotation 21 a of the rotary bearing 22 is arranged in the luggage compartment 10 at a position on the right side of the vehicle, which is one side of a center line 18 in the width direction of the vehicle 100 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The base 21 is rotatable around a rotation center 21a when viewed from above the vehicle.

The rotating arm 23 is a longitudinal member fixed to the upper surface of the base 21 so as to be offset from the center of rotation 21a of the base 21 . Therefore, the rotating arm 23 is integrated with the base 21 and is rotatable around the center of rotation 21a when viewed from above the vehicle. Moreover, as shown in FIG.

The wheelchair holding arm 25 is a longitudinal member provided with a wheelchair holding mechanism 40 for holding a folded wheelchair 60 at the distal end 25b. The lower surface of the wheelchair holding arm 25 is slidable in the longitudinal direction of the rotating arm 23 by the roller guide 24 of the rotating arm 23, and rotates within the vertical plane of the vehicle 100 around the rotation axis of the roller guide 24. supported as possible.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the wheelchair holding mechanism 40 is composed of a holding plate 41 , an engaging portion 42 , a holding bar 43 and a hook 44 . The holding plate 41 is a flat plate that holds the side surfaces of the large wheels 61 of the wheelchair 60 and is a plate member having both ends raised. The engaging portions 42 are U-shaped members that are attached to both ends of the holding plate 41 in the width direction and restrict movement of the wheelchair holding arm 25 of the large wheels 61 in the width direction. The holding bar 43 is a T-shaped member projecting upward from the intermediate portion of the wheelchair holding arm 25 . The hook 44 is a member attached to the end of the holding bar 43 in the width direction to hold the upper horizontal frame 63 a and the lower horizontal frame 63 c of the wheelchair 60 . The holding plate 41 and the engaging portion 42 form a large wheel holding portion, and the holding bar 43 and the hook 44 form a frame holding portion.

Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the wheelchair 60 includes a large wheel 61, a front caster 62, two front and rear vertical frames 64a and 64b, and upper and lower wheels that connect the two vertical frames 64a and 64b to the front and rear. It is composed of horizontal frames 63a, 63b, 63c arranged in three stages in the direction and a handle 65. As shown in FIG. The large wheel 61 is rotatably attached to the intersection of the rear vertical frame 64b and the lower horizontal frame 63c. The casters 62 are attached to the lower ends of the front vertical frames 64a. In the folded state, the wheelchair 60 is folded in the width direction, and the handle 65 is laid down.

6 and 7 show a state in which the wheelchair holding mechanism 40 holds a folded wheelchair 60. FIG. A hook 44 at the tip of the holding bar 43 of the wheelchair holding mechanism 40 engages the upper horizontal frame 63 a and the lower horizontal frame 63 c of the wheelchair 60 . Further, the holding plate 41 holds the side surface of the large wheel 61, and the engaging portion 42 engages with the large wheel 61 to suppress the movement of the large wheel 61 in the width direction.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the drive mechanism 50 is composed of a link arm 51 and a drive section 54 . One end 53 of the link arm 51 is rotatably connected to a support portion provided in the intermediate portion of the rotating arm 23 . The other end 52 of the link arm 51 is rotatably connected to the base end portion 25a of the rotating arm 23. As shown in FIG. The driving portion 54 is attached to the rotating arm 23 and drives the one end 53 of the link arm 51 to rotate. As shown in FIG. 3, when the link arm 51 is rotated by the drive unit 54 so that the other end 52 of the link arm 51 is in the vicinity of the base end 23a of the rotating arm 23, the base end 25a of the wheelchair holding arm 25 is rotated. is retracted to a position in the vicinity of the base end portion 23a of the rotating arm 23, and the wheelchair holding arm 25 is in a retracted state in which it substantially overlaps the rotating arm 23. As shown in FIG.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, when the one end 53 of the link arm 51 is rotated so that the other end 52 of the link arm 51 faces the tip 23b of the rotating arm 23, the wheelchair holding arm 25 moves toward the tip 25b. While being let out to the side, it rotates around the roller guide 24 so that the front end portion 25b faces downward within the vertical plane of the vehicle 100.例文帳に追加In this manner, the drive unit 54 can be deformed between a retracted state in which the wheelchair holding arm 25 is retracted as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 and an extended state in which the wheelchair holder is extended as shown in FIG. can.

As shown in FIG. 1, the wheelchair storage device 20 has a center of rotation 21a of the base 21 located on the vehicle right side of the center line 18 in the width direction of the vehicle 100 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. It is attached to the floor 12 of the luggage compartment 10 so as to be in a bent position. The rotating arm 23 has a base end portion 23a inclined toward the right side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle by an angle θ1 when viewed from the vehicle upper direction, and a distal end portion 23b extending from the opening 11 of the luggage compartment 10 to the vehicle. It is rotatable between a retracting direction P that protrudes rearward and an accommodating direction Q in which the tip portion 23b is on the other side in the luggage compartment 10, that is, on the left side. Here, the rotation center 21a of the base 21 is arranged so as to be on the vehicle width direction right side of the rotating arm 23 when the rotating arm 23 is in the retraction direction P. As shown in FIG. Here, the angle θ1 may be, for example, around 10 degrees, or may be selected within a range of approximately 5 to 15 degrees in accordance with the structure of the vehicle 100 .

A procedure for accommodating the wheelchair 60 in the luggage compartment 10 using the wheelchair accommodation device 20 in the vehicle 100 described above will be described.

In the initial state, the wheelchair accommodating device 20 is mounted in the luggage compartment 10 in the retracted state shown in FIG. 3 so that the distal end portion 23b of the rotating arm 23 faces the accommodation direction Q as shown in FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 5, the back door 14 is opened. Then, the base 21 is rotated around the center of rotation 21a counterclockwise in FIG. In this state, as shown in FIG. 1, the base end portion 23a of the rotating arm 23 is inclined by an angle .theta.1 toward the right side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the vehicle front-rear direction as viewed from above the vehicle, as shown in FIG. , the tip portion 23b protrudes rearward of the vehicle from the opening 11 of the luggage compartment 10. As shown in FIG.

Then, one end 53 of the link arm 51 is rotated clockwise in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the distal end portion 25b of the wheelchair holding arm 25 is extended toward the rear of the vehicle 100, and the distal end portion 25b is directed downward within the vertical plane of the vehicle 100 as indicated by an arrow 95. It rotates like this. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, when the distal end portion 25b of the wheelchair holding arm 25 reaches a position near the ground, the driving portion 54 is stopped.

Next, the sides of the folded wheelchair 60 are held by the wheelchair holding mechanism 40 of the wheelchair holding arm 25 . As shown in FIG. 7, the hook 44 at the tip of the holding bar 43 of the wheelchair holding mechanism 40 is engaged with the upper horizontal frame 63a and the lower horizontal frame 63c of the wheelchair 60. As shown in FIG. Also, the side surface of the large wheel 61 is placed on the holding plate 41 and the engaging portion 42 is engaged with the large wheel 61 . At this time, the holding bar 43 and the hook 44 of the wheelchair holding mechanism 40 are arranged so that the direction of the tangential line 15 between the outer circumference of the large wheel 61 of the wheelchair 60 and the outer circumference of the caster 62 is inclined by an angle θ2 from the vertical direction 19 of the vehicle. holding the wheelchair 60; When the wheelchair 60 is held in this manner, the direction of the tangential line 15 between the outer circumference of the large wheel 61 of the wheelchair 60 and the outer circumference of the caster 62 is inclined at an angle of 90-θ2 with respect to the ground. Here, the angle θ2 may be about 30 degrees. In this case, the direction of the tangential line 15 between the outer circumference of the large wheels 61 of the wheelchair 60 and the outer circumference of the casters 62 is about 60 degrees with respect to the ground. By holding the wheelchair 60 in the wheelchair holding mechanism 40 in this manner, the width of the wheelchair 60 in the width direction of the opening 11 of the luggage compartment 10 can be reduced, and even if the opening 11 of the luggage compartment 10 is narrow, the wheelchair 60 can be loaded. It can be retracted into chamber 10 . The angle θ2 can be changed depending on the configuration of the wheelchair 60, and may be set to about 30 to 45 degrees as long as it is a predetermined angle that can reduce the width of the wheelchair 60 in the width direction of the opening 11 of the luggage compartment 10. In this case, the direction of the tangential line 15 between the outer circumference of the large wheel 61 of the wheelchair 60 and the outer circumference of the caster 62 is about 45 to 60 degrees with respect to the ground.

Next, as indicated by an arrow 96 in FIG. 8, the drive unit 54 rotates the link arm 51 counterclockwise in FIG. Thereby, the wheelchair holding arm 25 is pulled up above the rotating arm 23 . Then, as shown in FIG. 9, when the link arm 51 is rotated until the base end 25a of the wheelchair holding arm 25 is near the base end 23a of the rotating arm 23, the wheelchair holding arm 25 moves above the rotating arm 23. It will be in a storage state that overlaps with.

As shown in FIG. 9, when the link arm 51 rotates, the wheelchair holding arm 25 is retracted toward the front of the vehicle 100 along the retraction direction P in FIG. At this time, the rightmost handle 65 and the leftmost caster 62 with respect to the retracting direction P in a direction perpendicular to the retracting direction P follow the trajectories of arrows 91 and 92 parallel to the retracting direction P, respectively. It is pulled into the position by the right side of the vehicle inside. In this manner, when the retraction direction P is viewed from above the vehicle, the proximal end portion 23a of the rotating arm 23 and the proximal end portion 25a of the wheelchair holding arm 25 are inclined by an angle θ1 rightward with respect to the vehicle front-rear direction. Therefore, the wheelchair 60 can be retracted to a position on the right side of the vehicle in the luggage compartment 10.例文帳に追加Therefore, the clearance d between the wheelchair 60 and the left side of the luggage compartment 10 can be increased after the retraction is completed.

Next, as shown in FIG. 11, the base 21 is rotated around the center of rotation 21a manually or by a rotation driving device (not shown) until the direction of the rotating arm 23 becomes the accommodation direction Q. Next, as shown in FIG. At this time, the point A at the tip of the wheelchair 60 moves to the point B in the housing direction Q following a trajectory indicated by an arrow 93 in FIG. As described above, the clearance d between the wheelchair 60 and the left side of the luggage compartment 10 is large after the retraction is completed, and the rotation center 21a of the base 21 is positioned by the right side of the luggage compartment 10. As a result, the wheelchair 60 can rotate in the storage direction Q without interfering with the left inner surface of the luggage compartment 10 .

In this manner, in the vehicle 100 of the embodiment, the wheelchair 60, whose sides are held by the wheelchair holding mechanism 40, is laid down and moved to the right side of the opening 11 of the luggage compartment 10 and pulled into the opening 11 of the luggage compartment 10. After that, the wheelchair 60 can be horizontally rotated and stored in the luggage compartment 10 so as not to hit the left side of the luggage compartment 10 . Therefore, even if the height of the opening 11 of the luggage compartment 10 is low, the wheelchair 60 can be accommodated using the wheelchair accommodation device 20 .

In the vehicle 100 of the embodiment described above, the wheelchair accommodation device 20 has been described as retracting the wheelchair 60 to the right side of the luggage compartment 10, but the rotation center 21a of the base 21 is not limited to this. The retraction direction P is a direction in which the base end portion 23a of the rotating arm 23 and the base end portion 25a of the wheelchair holding arm 25 are inclined by an angle θ1 toward the left side with respect to the vehicle front-rear direction when viewed from above the vehicle, The wheelchair 60 may be retracted to a position on the left side of the vehicle in the luggage compartment 10, and after the retraction is completed, the clearance d between the wheelchair 60 and the right side of the luggage compartment 10 may be increased.

In the above description, the drive mechanism 50 is described as being composed of the link arm 51 and the drive section 54, but the configuration is not limited to this. For example, the driving mechanism 50 may be composed of a wire 71, a wire winding mechanism 72, and a link arm 51, as in a wheelchair accommodation device 70 mounted on a vehicle 200 shown in FIGS.

A vehicle 200 and a wheelchair accommodation device 70 according to another embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. The same parts as those of the vehicle 100 and the wheelchair accommodation device 20 described above with reference to FIGS. Here, in FIG. 12, similarly to FIG. 6, the wheelchair holding arm 25 of the wheelchair storage device 70 is in an extended state, and the distal end portion 25b of the wheelchair holding arm 25 is extended toward the rear of the vehicle 200, and the vehicle 200 stands up. It shows a state in which the front end portion 25b is rotated downward in the plane.

As shown in FIG. 12, the rotating arm 23 of the wheelchair accommodation device 70 is fixed above the pedestal 23c on the side of the base end 23a so that the tip 23b is slightly obliquely downward toward the rear of the vehicle. The pedestal 23c is fixed to the upper surface of the base 21 so as to be offset from the rotation center 21a of the base 21. As shown in FIG. Similar to the wheelchair accommodation device 20 described above, the base 21 is rotatable around the center of rotation 21a when viewed from above the vehicle. Therefore, the rotating arm 23 and the pedestal 23c are integrated with the base 21 and are rotatable around the center of rotation 21a when viewed from above the vehicle.

A wire winding mechanism 72 for winding and releasing the wire 71 is attached between the upper surface of the pedestal 23c and the base end portion 23a of the rotating arm 23. As shown in FIG. A guide pulley 73 is provided at the proximal end portion 23a of the rotary arm 23, and a first pulley 74 is provided at the distal end portion 23b. A second pulley 75 is attached to the pulley holding plate 25c attached to the distal end portion 25b of the wheelchair holding arm 25. As shown in FIG. Here, the first pulley 74 is rotatably disposed coaxially with the roller guide 24 provided at the distal end portion 23b of the rotating arm 23. As shown in FIG. A wire fixing portion 76 is provided adjacent to the first pulley 74 at the distal end portion 23 b of the rotating arm 23 .

A wire 71 is wound around a guide pulley 73 and a first pulley 74 from a wire winding mechanism 72 and extends along the rotating arm 23 toward the distal end portion 23b. The wire 71 is wound around a first pulley 74 and a second pulley 75 and extends along the wheelchair holding arm 25 toward the distal end portion 25b. Further, the wire 71 extends from the second pulley 75 along the wheelchair holding arm 25 from the distal end portion 25b toward the proximal end portion 25a, and the distal end is connected to the wire fixing portion 76 provided at the distal end portion 23b of the rotating arm 23. It is

The wheelchair storage device 70 does not include a drive unit 54 that rotates the one end 53 of the link arm 51, and the wire winding mechanism 72 winds and releases the wire 71 to move the wheelchair holding arm 25 to the retracted position. change to the extended position.

As shown in FIG. 13, the wheelchair holding arm 25 of the wheelchair accommodation device 70 is slightly wider than the wheelchair holding arm 25 of the wheelchair accommodation device 20 described above, and the lower holding bar 45 and the upper holding bar 47 are attached to the pedestal 45a. , 47a. The pedestals 45a and 47a support the lower holding bar 45 and the upper holding bar 47 respectively between a support position extending in a direction perpendicular to the wheelchair holding arm 25 and a retracted position in a direction along the wheelchair holding arm 25 from the supporting position. are rotatable as indicated by arrows 98 and 99, and are fixedly supported between a supporting position and a retracted position. The pedestals 45a and 47a are fixed to the wheelchair holding arm 25 with bolts, respectively. Note that FIG. 13 shows a state in which the lower holding bar 45 and the upper holding bar 47 are in their supporting positions.

A hook 46 for holding the large wheel 61 of the wheelchair 60 is provided at the tip of the lower holding bar 45 . A hook 48 is attached to the tip of the upper holding bar 47 to engage a front vertical frame 64 a of the wheelchair 60 and a front end frame 66 supporting the footrest 67 . The lower holding bar 45, the upper holding bar 47, and the respective hooks 46, 48 are arranged so that the direction of the tangential line between the outer circumference of the large wheel 61 of the wheelchair 60 and the outer circumference of the caster 62 is inclined by an angle θ2 from the vertical direction 19 of the vehicle. Hold 60. The wheelchair accommodating device 70 holds the wheelchair 60 so that the angle θ2 is approximately 45 degrees. When the wheelchair 60 is held in this manner, the direction of the tangential line between the outer circumference of the large wheels 61 of the wheelchair 60 and the outer circumference of the casters 62 is inclined by about 45 degrees with respect to the ground. Here, the lower holding bar 45, the upper holding bar 47 and the respective hooks 46, 48 constitute the wheelchair holding mechanism 40. As shown in FIG.

By holding the wheelchair 60 in the wheelchair holding mechanism 40 in this manner, the wheelchair accommodation device 70 can reduce the width of the wheelchair 60 in the width direction of the opening 11 of the luggage compartment 10, similarly to the wheelchair accommodation device 20 described above. The wheelchair 60 can be pulled into the luggage compartment 10 even if the opening 11 of the luggage compartment 10 is narrow.

Next, a procedure for accommodating the wheelchair 60 in the luggage compartment 10 using the wheelchair accommodation device 70 in the vehicle 200 will be described.

FIG. 12 shows a state in which the wire winding mechanism 72 releases the wire 71 and places the wheelchair holding arm 25 in the extended position, with the distal end 25b of the wheelchair holding arm 25 facing downward. When the wire 71 is wound up by the wire winding mechanism 72 from this state, the distal end portion 25b of the wheelchair holding arm 25 is pulled upward. At this time, the proximal end portion 25a of the wheelchair holding arm 25 is moved by the roller guide 24 attached to the distal end portion 23b of the rotating arm 23 and the link arm 51 as shown by the arrow 97 in FIG. It rotates within the vertical plane of 200. Further, when the wire 71 is further wound up, the wheelchair holding arm 25 is in a retracted state in which it overlaps with the rotating arm 23 as in FIG.

At this time, the wheelchair holding arm 25 is retracted to the right side of the vehicle in the luggage compartment 10 following the trajectories of arrows 91 and 92 parallel to the retraction direction P, as described with reference to FIG. . Then, as described with reference to FIG. 11, the base 21 is rotated around the center of rotation 21a manually or by a rotation driving device (not shown) until the direction of the rotating arm 23 becomes the accommodation direction Q. As shown in FIG. As described above with reference to FIG. 10, the clearance d between the wheelchair 60 and the left side of the luggage compartment 10 is large after the retraction is completed, and the center of rotation 21a of the base 21 is aligned with the luggage compartment. 10 , the wheelchair 60 can rotate in the storage direction Q without interfering with the left inner surface of the luggage compartment 10 .

As described above, in the vehicle 200 of the embodiment, the wheelchair 60, whose side surfaces are held by the wheelchair holding mechanism 40, is laid down and moved toward one side of the opening 11 of the luggage compartment 10. After being drawn into the opening 11 of 10, the wheelchair 60 can be rotated horizontally and accommodated in the luggage compartment 10 so as not to hit the other side of the luggage compartment 10. - 特許庁Therefore, even if the height of the opening 11 of the luggage compartment 10 is low, the wheelchair 60 can be accommodated using the wheelchair accommodation device 70 .

10 luggage compartment, 11 opening, 12 floor, 13 body, 14 back door, 15 tangential line, 18 center line, 19 vehicle vertical direction, 20, 70 wheelchair accommodation device, 21 base, 21a rotation center, 22 rotation bearing, 23 rotation arm , 23a, 25a base end portion, 23b, 25b tip portion, 23c, 45a, 47a pedestal, 24 roller guide, 25 wheelchair holding arm, 25c pulley holding plate, 40 wheelchair holding mechanism, 41 holding plate, 42 engaging portion, 43 Holding bar, 44, 46, 48 hook, 50 drive mechanism, 51 link arm, 52 other end, 53 one end, 54 drive unit, 60 wheelchair, 61 large wheel, 62 caster, 63a, 63b, 63c lateral frame, 64a, 64b Vertical frame 65 Handle 66 Front end frame 67 Footrest 71 Wire 72 Wire winding mechanism 73 Guide pulley 74 First pulley 75 Second pulley 76 Wire fixing part 100, 200 Vehicle.

Claims (5)

A vehicle equipped with a wheelchair accommodation device,
The wheelchair accommodation device includes:
a base rotatably mounted in the luggage compartment when viewed from above the vehicle;
a rotating arm attached to the base so as to be offset from the center of rotation of the base and arranged to rotate when viewed from above the vehicle;
A wheelchair that is guided by rollers rotatably attached to the distal end of the rotating arm, is slidable in the longitudinal direction with respect to the rotating arm, is rotatably supported in the vertical plane of the vehicle, and is folded at the distal end. a wheelchair holding arm to which a wheelchair holding mechanism for holding the side is attached;
a drive mechanism attached to the rotating arm to drive the wheelchair holding arm relative to the rotating arm;
The rotating arm has a base end inclined to one side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the vehicle front-rear direction when viewed from the vehicle upper direction, and a tip end projecting from the luggage compartment in a retracting direction and a tip end projecting from the luggage compartment. Rotate between the accommodation direction that is the other side in the
the center of rotation of the base is arranged to be outside the rotating arm in the vehicle width direction when the rotating arm is in the retraction direction;
A vehicle characterized by A vehicle according to claim 1,
The wheelchair holding mechanism includes:
a large wheel holding portion that holds the large wheel of the wheelchair;
a frame holding portion that holds the lateral frame of the wheelchair;
holding the wheelchair so that the direction of the tangential line between the outer circumference of the large wheel of the wheelchair and the outer circumference of the caster is inclined by a predetermined angle from the vertical direction of the vehicle;
A vehicle characterized by A vehicle according to claim 2,
In the retraction direction, the base end portion is inclined from 5 degrees to 15 degrees to the one side with respect to the vehicle front-rear direction when viewed from the vehicle upper direction,
The wheelchair holding mechanism holds the wheelchair so that the direction of the tangential line between the outer circumference of the large wheel of the wheelchair and the outer circumference of the caster is inclined from the vertical direction of the vehicle by 30 degrees to 45 degrees;
A vehicle characterized by A vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The drive mechanism of the wheelchair accommodation device comprises:
a link arm rotatably connected to an intermediate portion of the rotating arm and a base end portion of the wheelchair holding arm;
a driving unit attached to the rotating arm and configured to rotationally drive the rotating arm side of the link arm;
A vehicle characterized by A vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The drive mechanism of the wheelchair accommodation device comprises:
a link arm rotatably connected to an intermediate portion of the rotating arm and a base end portion of the wheelchair holding arm;
a wire winding mechanism attached to the proximal end of the rotating arm for winding and releasing a wire;
A first pulley provided at the distal end of the rotating arm and a second pulley provided at the distal end of the wheelchair holding arm are wound around the wire winding mechanism and the wire winding mechanism provided at the distal end of the rotating arm. and a wire that connects the wire fixing part that is installed,
A vehicle characterized by

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