JPH02180260A - Walk assisting frame - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To put a seating plate in the horizontal state to sit thereon and take a rest in the midway in case of a long moving distance and to stand up from the seating posture at the time of restarting moving by providing a seating plate on a support in such a manner as to be freely laid horizontally or hung dawn. CONSTITUTION:A bearing 6 corresponding to a shaft 5 formed horizontally on a support 3 is provided on one side of a seating plate 4, and the seating plate 4 is capable of freely turning round the shaft 5. Further, there is provided a stopper mechanism 7 for disabling turning of the seating plate 4 in the horizon tal condition. When the seating plate 4 is put in the horizontal condition, an engaging pin 9 is adapted to confront with an engaging hole 8 so that the engag ing pin 9 is projected into the engaging hole 8 in such a condition by elastic force of a compression coiled spring 10 and engaged therewith to disable turning of the seating plate 4 and enable seating. In case of hanging down the seating plate 4, force against the elastic force of the compression coiled spring 10 is applied to pull out the engaging pin 9 from the fitting hole 8 to release the engaging relation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an auxiliary device that allows a patient, elderly person, or other handicapped person to walk easily.

(Prior art) As a conventional walking aid, for example, the one shown in Fig. 4a
There is. This is provided with casters C on the underside of the base, and a user d who is disabled can walk while holding on to a gripping member e provided above the base. In addition,
Symbol f is the brake of caster C.

(Problems with the prior art) As mentioned above, the conventional walking aid a allows you to walk while holding on to the gripping member e, so if you use this, even people with foot disabilities can walk easily. If the chair is long, there is no place to sit, so you have to keep standing, which puts a lot of strain on your lower limbs.
There is a problem in that even if the user d squats down and takes a rest, it is very difficult for the user d to stand up again.

It is an object of the present invention to solve these problems.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The configuration of the present invention will be explained based on FIGS. 1 to 3, which correspond to embodiments.

First, the walking aid l described in claim 1 has a seat plate 4 installed horizontally or hanging freely at a suitable position on a post 3 in front of a user's stepping space 2.

Next, the auxiliary device l described in item 2 is the seat plate 4 described in item 1.
As an example, a bearing 6 corresponding to a shaft 5 configured laterally is provided on the support 3 so that it can freely rotate around the shaft 5, and a stopper that makes it impossible to rotate in the horizontally installed state. A mechanism 7 is provided so that the seat plate 4 can be installed horizontally or hung freely from the support 3.

The auxiliary device l described in item 3 is the stopper mechanism 7 described in item 2.
consists of an engagement hole 8 provided in the support column 3, an engagement pin 9 provided in the corresponding seat plate 4, and a compression coil spring 10 that presses the engagement pin 9 toward the engagement hole 8 side. However, the retaining pin 9 is configured to be freely inserted into and removed from the engagement hole 8 when the seat plate 4 is placed horizontally.

(Function) As shown in Fig. 1(a), if the seat board 4 is hung down, the seat board 4 will not get in the way. When the user II stands up and holds onto the gripping member 12, since the casters 14 are provided on the underside of the base 13, the user II can easily walk while holding on to the gripping member 12.

If the distance traveled is long and it is necessary to take a rest on the way, the seat board 4 can be placed horizontally as shown in Figure 1 (bl).
You can sit on this and rest.

When the user wants to start moving again, he or she can stand up from the seated position on the seat board 4 and hang the seat board 4 down again. In this way, the movement of the user 11 when resuming movement is to stand up from a sitting position, which is much easier than from a crouched position.

(Example) The attachment position of the seat Irl 14 to the support column 3 is determined as long as it is easy for the user 11 to sit on the seat when the seat plate 4 is placed horizontally.

Further, as an example of a structure in which the seat board 4 is installed horizontally or can freely hang down, for example, as shown in FIG. It is sufficient to provide a stopper mechanism 7 that allows the seat plate 4 to pivot freely around the shaft 5 and prevents the seat plate 4 from pivoting in the horizontally installed state. This stopper mechanism 7 utilizes the engagement relationship between an engagement hole 8 provided in the support column 3 and an engagement pin 9 provided in the seat plate 4. This keeps it pressed toward the engagement hole 8 side at all times. If the retaining pin 9 is made to face the engagement hole 8 when the seat plate 4 is in the horizontal position, the retaining pin 9 will be in the position when the seat Fi 4 is in this state. Due to the elastic force of the compression coil spring 10, the seat plate 4 protrudes into the engagement hole 8 and is engaged, so that the seat plate 4 cannot be rotated, so that the seat plate 4 can be sat on.

In order to hang the seat board 4 in such a horizontal state, a force that resists the elastic force of the compression coil spring 10 is applied manually to the retaining pin 9, and the engaging pin 9 is inserted into the engaging hole 8. All you have to do is pull it out and release the engagement relationship. In addition, the code|symbol 15 is the brake of the caster 14.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the walking aid of the present invention is configured such that the seat board can be installed horizontally on the support or can freely hang down. This greatly reduces the difficulty associated with walking for users with lameness, as they can sit on it and take a rest, and when they want to start moving again, they only have to stand up from a sitting position. It has the effect of reducing the

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 3 correspond to embodiments of the present invention, and FIG. 1 (al), (bl are explanatory perspective views, FIG. 2 (a), Figure 3 shows the symbol A in Figure 2 fa).
FIG. 4 is an explanatory perspective view of the conventional example. Code 1: Walking aid, 2: User stepping space, 3
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Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A walking aid characterized by having a seat plate installed horizontally or freely hanging at a suitable position on the support in front of the user's stepping space. (2) The seat board described in item 1 has a bearing on one side that corresponds to an axis formed laterally on the support, and is configured to be able to freely rotate around the axis, and in the horizontally installed state. A walking aid characterized by being provided with a stopper mechanism that makes it impossible to turn, and configured so that it can be installed horizontally on a support or hang freely. (3) The stopper mechanism described in item 2 includes an engagement hole provided in the support column, an engagement pin provided in the seat plate corresponding to the engagement hole,
The engagement pin is composed of a compression coil spring that presses the engagement pin toward the engagement hole, and the engagement pin is configured to be freely inserted into and removed from the engagement hole when the seat plate is installed horizontally. A walking aid with special features.