JPH05111439A - Washing/dressing stand for wheelchair - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the washing/dressing stand which can be used easily by an old person and a physically handicapped person by providing an opening part into which the lower part than knees of a person in a wheel chair enters, in the lower part of a washbowl, and attaching a handrail to the upper face of a counter or the front of the washing/ dressing stand. CONSTITUTION:In the lower part of a washbowl. 5, an opening part 6 of size into which the lower part than knees of a person who is sitting on a wheelchair is provided, and also, in front of a washing/dressing stand 1, a handrail 5 is provided, therefore, when an old person or a physically handicapped person grips the handrail 5 and draws the wheelchair closer thereto in a state that he is sitting on the wheelchair, and puts his knees into the opening part 6 provided in the lower part of the washbowl 3, the wheelchair can be brought close easily to a position in which his face can be washed. Also, when a person who is sitting on the wheelchair stands up and washes his face, since the handrail 5 is provided on the upper face of a counter 2 being in the vicinity of a side edge of the washbowl 3, when he stands up by gripping this handrail 5, he can wash easily his face.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wheelchair vanity that is easy to use on a wheelchair.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a wash basin has been known as Jitsuko 56-31
As described in Japanese Patent No. 619, a washbasin is attached to a counter, a lower portion of the washball serves as a storage chamber, and a door is attached to a front surface.

[0003]

However, although such a vanity is easy for an ordinary person to use, it is not suitable for an elderly person or a physically handicapped person who has been forced to use a wheelchair due to weak legs and waist. It's difficult.

That is, when a person in a wheelchair approaches a bathroom vanity, the knees of a person in the wheelchair hit the front door of the bathroom vanity, making it impossible to bring the wheelchair closer. Therefore,
People in wheelchairs had no choice but to stand up and approach the vanity, which was a pain for the elderly and disabled.

Further, since there is nothing to support the body in the conventional bathroom vanity, it was also a pain to stand and use the bathroom vanity. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a bathroom vanity which is free from the above-mentioned problems and which is easy to use by elderly people and people with physical disabilities.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems and achieves the above objects. It is a washbasin for a wheelchair, which is composed of a vanity with a washbasin attached to a counter and a handrail. It is a dressing table, and an opening is provided in the lower part of the wash-basin so that the person can get in from the knees of a person in a wheelchair, and the upper surface of the counter near the side edge of the wash-ball or near the opening side edge The handrail is attached to the front surface of the vanity table.

The handrail according to the present invention may be an L-shaped handrail from the upper surface of the counter near the side edge of the wash bowl to the front surface of the vanity near the opening side edge. Also, when the side of the vanity where the wash basin is attached to the counter is close to the wall, instead of attaching the handrail to the top of the counter or to the front of the vanity near the opening side edge, Wall near the top, or
It may be attached to the wall near the front of the vanity. Further, an L-shaped handrail may be attached from the wall near the upper surface of the counter to the wall near the front surface of the vanity.

The handrail according to the present invention is the front surface of the counter near the side edge of the wash bowl of the vanity, the front of the vanity near the side edge of the opening, or the wall near the top of the counter and the front of the vanity. The handrail may be provided on only one of the left and right sides, or may be provided on both sides.

[0009]

When a person in a wheelchair wash the surface while riding on the wheelchair, the wheelchair moves and it is difficult to wash. However, in the present invention, the upper surface of the counter near the side edge of the washball or the opening side. Since the handrail is provided on the front surface of the vanity near the edge, holding the handrail with one hand stabilizes the wheelchair. Therefore, if a person holds the wheelchair with one hand from time to time to wash the surface while stabilizing the wheelchair, even an elderly person or a physically handicapped person can easily wash the surface.

The wash basin for wheelchairs of the present invention is provided with an opening at the bottom of the wash basin, the size being such that the person under the wheelchair can enter below the knees, and a handrail is provided on the front of the wash basin. Therefore, while the elderly or physically handicapped person is still in the wheelchair, pull the wheelchair with the handrail and put the knee into the opening provided under the washbasin to easily bring the wheelchair closer to the washbasin position. be able to.

When a person in a wheelchair stands up to wash the surface, there is a handrail provided on the upper surface of the counter near the side edge of the washball. Therefore, it is easy to wash the surface when standing with the handrail.

If an L-shaped handrail is attached from the upper surface of the counter near the side edge of the wash basin to the front of the vanity, a person in a wheelchair will be able to move to the front of the vanity. You can hold a handrail, lift your hips, and move up to the upper part of the handrail to get up.

As described above, the handrail according to the present invention is attached to the upper surface of the counter or the front surface of the vanity, and the operation differs depending on the respective mounting positions. However, there are individual differences depending on the elderly and disabled persons. Since the difficulty of the work is different, the handrail may be provided on the upper surface of the counter or on the front surface of the vanity according to the difficulty of the work. Alternatively, an L-shaped handrail may be provided from the upper surface of the counter to the front surface of the vanity table.

When the side surface of the vanity is close to the wall, a handrail is attached to the wall near the upper surface of the counter or the wall near the front of the vanity, or
If you install an L-shaped handrail from the wall near the top of the counter to the wall near the front of the vanity, you can attach it to the top of the counter or the front of the vanity, or from the top of the counter to the front of the vanity. Since it will be almost the same position where the L-shaped handrail is attached,
It has the same effect.

[0015]

EXAMPLES Next, examples of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a wheelchair vanity of the present invention, and is a perspective view showing a wheelchair vanity in which L-shaped handrails are attached to the upper surface of a counter near both side edges of a wash bowl. ..

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
It is a perspective view which shows the vanity for a wheelchair with which the L-shaped handrail was attached to the wall near the vanity. In FIG. 1, A is a wheelchair vanity, and this wheelchair vanity A comprises a vanity 1 and an L-shaped handrail 5.

Reference numeral 2 is a counter having a height of 50 cm, and this counter 2 is provided on the upper surface of the vanity 1. 3 is a wash ball, and this wash ball 3 is provided on the counter 2.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a water faucet. When the handle 41 of the water faucet 4 is twisted, water flows out into the wash bowl 3. The L-shaped handrails 5 are attached to both the left and right sides from the upper surface of the counter 2 near the side edge of the washbasin 3 to the front surface of the vanity 1.

Reference numeral 6 denotes an opening provided on the front surface of the vanity 1. The size of the opening 6 is 70 cm in width and 7 in height.
The size is 0 cm and the depth is 45 cm, and the size is such that the person under the knee of a person in a wheelchair can enter it.

Reference numeral 7 is a door of a storage room provided on the front surface of the vanity 1. When the handle 71 of the door 7 is opened and opened,
The inside is a storage room. Next, a method of using the wheelchair vanity A will be described.

A person in a wheelchair can use a vanity A for a wheelchair
And hold the front part of the vanity 1 with both handrails 5 and 5 and pull the wheelchair to a position where the vanity 1 can be used.

At this time, since the opening 6 having a size that allows the person under the wheelchair to enter the knees of the person under the washbasin 3 is provided below the washbasin 3 on the front of the vanity 1. With the handrail 5 held as it is, the wheelchair can easily be brought close to a position where the vanity 1 can be used.

Next, the handle 41 of the water faucet 4 is twisted to drain water and wash the surface. At that time, while washing the wheelchair, the wheelchair moves back and forth and left and right and becomes unstable. However, if the person in the wheelchair sometimes holds the handrail 5 with one hand, the wheelchair is stable, so that the person can easily wash the surface.

Incidentally, a person who wants to stand and wash his / her hand can hold the L-shaped handrail 5 and stand up and wash the handrail with the upper surface of the counter of the handrail 5 with one hand. In this way, the wheelchair vanity A of this embodiment is easy for a person in a wheelchair to use.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 2, Aa is a vanity vanity for a wheelchair, and the vanity vanity Aa for a wheelchair comprises a vanity 1a and an L-shaped handrail 5a.

Reference numeral 8 is a wall, and the vanity 1a is attached to the wall 8.
The vanity 1a is installed so that the side surfaces thereof are close to each other. The L-shaped handrail 5a is attached from the wall near the upper surface of the counter 2a to the wall near the front surface of the vanity 1a.

Next, a method of using this embodiment will be described.
A person in a wheelchair approaches the wheelchair vanity Aa,
Hold the handrail 5a and pull the wheelchair to a position where the vanity 1a can be used.

At this time, since there is an opening 6 below the wash-basin 3 of the vanity 1a, the size of which is such that the lower part of the knee of the person in the wheelchair can be inserted, the person in the wheelchair remains as it is. By holding the front surface of the vanity of the handrail 5a, the wheelchair can be easily pulled to a position where the vanity 1a can be used.

Next, the handle 41 of the water faucet 4 is twisted to release water and wash the surface. At that time, when washing the wheelchair, the wheelchair moves back and forth and left and right and becomes unstable, but if the person in the wheelchair sometimes holds the handrail 5a with one hand, the wheelchair becomes stable,
Easy to wash.

A person who wants to stand up and wash his / her hand with the L-shaped handrail 5a stands up, and the counter 2 with the handrail 5a is used.
It can be washed by holding the upper surface part of a. Thus, the wheelchair vanity Aa of this embodiment is easy for a person in a wheelchair to use.

[0031]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION In the vanity vanity for a wheelchair of the present invention, since the handrail is attached, it is possible for an elderly person or a physically handicapped person to wash the bathroom while holding the handrail. It is an easy washbasin.

Further, since the handrail is attached to the upper surface of the counter of the vanity and the wall near the upper surface, it is easy for the person in the wheelchair to stand up and wash the surface with the handrail.

In addition, an opening having a size that allows the person under the wheelchair's knees to enter from the knee is provided at the bottom of the washbasin, and a handrail is attached to the front of the vanity near the edge of the opening. Therefore, it is convenient because an elderly person or a physically handicapped person can pull up the wheelchair while holding the wheelchair, put the knee under the washbasin and bring the wheelchair to a position where it can be easily washed.

As described above, since the vanity for a wheelchair of the present invention is easy to use for the aged and the physically handicapped, it is extremely valuable for the aged and the handicapped.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a wheelchair vanity of the present invention, showing a wheelchair vanity in which L-shaped handrails are attached to the upper surface of the counter near both side edges of the vanity bowl. It is a perspective view.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the vanity vanity for a wheelchair according to the present invention, which is a perspective view showing the vanity vanity for a wheelchair in which an L-type handrail is attached to a wall near the vanity. is there.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A, Aa Wheelchair vanity 1, 1a Vanity 2, 2a Counter 3 Washbasin 4 Faucet 5, 5a Handrail 6 Opening 7 Door 8 Wall

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A vanity for a wheelchair, which comprises a vanity with a washbasin attached to a counter and a handrail, the size of which is such that the lower part of the washball can fit under the knee of a person in a wheelchair. A vanity vanity for a wheelchair characterized in that an opening is provided, and the handrail is attached to the upper surface of the counter near the side edge of the wash bowl or the front surface of the vanity near the opening side edge. 2. L from the upper surface of the counter near the side edge of the wash bowl to the front of the vanity near the opening side edge.
The wheelchair vanity according to claim 1, wherein a character-shaped handrail is attached. 3. A side surface of the vanity having a wash ball attached to the counter is close to a wall, and a handrail is attached to a wall near the upper surface of the counter or a wall near the front of the vanity. Claim 1 characterized in that
Vanity vanity described. 4. A side surface of a vanity having a washbasin attached to a counter is close to a wall, and an L-shaped handrail is attached from a wall near the upper surface of the counter to a wall near the front of the vanity. The vanity for a wheelchair according to claim 1, wherein the vanity is a vanity.