JPH0810083A - Chair with arm rest - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To smoothly perform the standing operation in the condition that hands of a user are placed on arm rests of both sides of a chair by inclining each arm rest downward as it comes close to the front end thereof, and setting the height position of the front end of the arm rest lower than the height position of knees. CONSTITUTION:A wash bowl 4 of a wash stand 3 is operated for elevation, and each arm rest 2 is inclined along the inclination of the lower surface 6 of the wash bowl 4, and the arm rest 2 is inclined so as to be curved with the upper side thereof recessed. Position of the height (h) of the front end of the arm rest 2 is set higher than the height position of a seat part 7 of a chair main body 7 and lower than the height H of the knees within a dimensional range L of 3-15cm. At the time of using the wash stand 3 in the condition that the wash bowl 4 is projected this side from the wash stand 3, standing operation in the condition that a user places his both hands on the arm rests 2 of both sides can be smoothly performed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a chair with armrests provided with armrests on both sides of the chair body.
The present invention relates to a chair with an armrest that is most suitable for a wash basin.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 5, a chair with an armrest is known in which an armrest body (b) is provided on both sides of a chair body (a). In the chair with an armrest,
The chair body (a) is composed of a seat portion (d) supported by four leg pieces (c), and a back portion (e) standing upright from the rear end of the seat portion (d). , A pair of leg pieces located on both sides (c)
An armrest (b) is erected between the upper ends of the.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, the operation of standing up with the hands on the armrests (b) on both sides of the chair body (a) is such that the body is moved diagonally forward. On the other hand, since the armrests (b) on both sides are in the horizontal state, it was difficult to smoothly perform the same rising motion.

In addition, when the chair with an armrest is installed on the front side of the sink (f) and is used as a chair with an armrest for the sink, that is, an elderly person or a physically handicapped person. In that case, it is difficult to do the washbasin while standing, so wash it while sitting on the chair body (b),
When standing up, it is necessary to stand with both hands on the armrests (b) on both sides, and a chair with an armrest for the washbasin is desired. If the chair with an armrest is used for the washbasin, It is possible to install the chair body (a) close to the washbasin (f) by abutting the lower end of the washbasin (g) where the front end of the armrest (b) projects toward the front side of the washbasin (f). I couldn't do that, and the faucet provided on the back side of the wash bowl (g) was hard to reach, making the wash work difficult. When the hair washing work is performed on the wash ball body (g), it is difficult to move the head to a position above the wash ball body (g), which makes the hair wash work difficult.

When the chair with an armrest is used for a wash basin, the front ends of the armrests (b) on both sides abut on the lower surface of the washbasin (g), and the chair body (a) is lifted. It is difficult to store it in the space below the wash bowl (g) when not in use. Especially, when the wash bowl (g) is a wash stand (f) that is moved up and down, not only the above-mentioned problems but also the wash sink There is a problem that it hinders the vertical movement of the ball (g).

The present invention has been invented in order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art. That is, the problem is that the armrests on both sides of the hand can be raised up smoothly and, in particular, the wash surface. When used as a table, the front ends of the armrests on both sides do not stop on the lower surface of the wash bowl that projects toward the front side from the wash basin, and the chair body is installed close to the wash basin. It is a washbasin that can easily wash and wash the hair, etc., can compactly house the chair body in the space below the washbasin when not in use, and can move the washball up and down. Even in the case, it is an object of the present invention to provide a chair with an armrest that does not interfere with the lifting operation of the washbasin.

[0007]

A chair with an armrest according to claim 1) of the present invention is a chair with an armrest provided on both sides of a chair body, and the armrest is lowered toward the front end. In addition to inclining to, the height position of the front end of the same armrest is set lower than the knee height position,
The above problem is solved by this configuration.

A chair with an armrest according to claim 2) of the present invention is the chair with an armrest according to claim 1), wherein the chair is for a washbasin which is accommodated in a space below a washbasin projecting toward the front side of the washstand. The feature is that it is a chair with an armrest.

A chair with armrest according to claim 3) of the present invention is the chair with armrest according to claim 2), characterized in that the chair is a wash basin in which a wash bowl is moved up and down.

A chair with an armrest according to claim 4) of the present invention is the chair with an armrest according to claim 2) or 3), wherein the armrest is inclined substantially along the inclination of the lower surface of the washbasin. Is characterized by.

A chair with an armrest according to claim 5) of the present invention is characterized in that, in the chair with an armrest according to claim 1) or 4), the armrest is inclined in a curved shape having a concave upper side. To do.

A chair with an armrest according to claim 6) of the present invention is the chair with an armrest according to any one of claims 1) to 5), wherein the height position of the front end of the armrest is the chair. It is characterized by being set higher within the range of 3 to 15 cm than the height of the seat of the main body.

[0013]

In the chair with armrests according to claim 1) of the present invention, since the armrests provided on both sides of the chair body are inclined downward toward the front end, the armrests on both sides should be touched. The body is smoothly moved forward diagonally, and since the height of the front end of the armrest is set lower than the knee height, the washbasin is washed to the front side. When the ball body is used as a projecting washbasin, the lower surface height position of the washbasin body is generally set higher than the knee height position. 4) The unique action as a chair with armrest for a washbasin is exhibited.

In the chair with an armrest according to claim 2) of the present invention, in particular, the chair with an armrest according to claim 1) is accommodated in a space below the wash bowl which projects toward the front side from the wash basin. Since it is a chair with an armrest for the washbasin, the front ends of the armrests on both sides do not stop on the bottom surface of the washbasin, and the chair body is installed close to the washbasin for washing work and hair washing work. It can be easily performed, and when not in use, the chair body can be compactly accommodated in the space below the wash bowl body.

In the chair with armrest according to claim 3 of the present invention, particularly, since the chair with armrest is for the washstand in which the washing bowl is moved up and down, the lifting operation of the washing bowl is hindered. There is nothing to do.

In the chair with armrest according to claim 4 of the present invention, in particular, since the armrest is inclined substantially along the inclination of the lower surface of the washbasin, the chair with armrest for the washstand is as follows. The action is surely achieved.

In the chair with armrest according to claim 5 of the present invention, in particular, when the hand is placed on the armrest, the armrest is inclined in a curved shape having a concave upper side. Comfortably, the rising motion can be performed more smoothly by putting your hand on the armrest.
As described above, the chair with armrest for the washbasin is close to the lower surface of the washbasin so that the upper surface of the armrest fits along the lower surface of the washball when the lower surface of the washbasin is convex and inflated. Thus, the chair body is compactly accommodated in the space below the washbasin when not in use.

In the chair with armrest according to claim 6 of the present invention, particularly, the height position of the front end of the armrest is set higher within the range of 3 to 15 cm than the height position of the seat portion of the chair body. Therefore, even though the height position of the front end of the armrest is set lower than the knee height position, the height position of the front end of the armrest is appropriately higher than the seat portion of the chair body. As a result, the original function of the armrest as an armrest can be exerted without any trouble.

[0019]

EXAMPLE A chair with an armrest shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 is
In one embodiment of the present invention, a chair with armrests 2 is provided on both sides of a chair body 1, the armrest 2 being
Is inclined downward toward the front end, and the position of the height h of the front end of the arm rest 2 is set lower than the position of the knee height H.

The armchair with armrest of this embodiment is used as a chair with armrest for the washbasin, which is accommodated in the space 5 below the washbasin 4 which projects forward from the washbasin 3. In this case, the washbasin 3 is such that the washbasin 4 is moved up and down, and the armrest 2 is tilted substantially along the slope of the lower surface 6 of the washball 4, and the arm 2 is raised. It is inclined in a curved shape with a concave side.
Further, the height h of the front end of the arm rest 2 is set higher than the height position of the seat portion 7 of the chair body 1 within a dimension range L of 3 to 15 cm.

The chair body 1 has a rectangular seat portion 7 made of a cushioning material in which a hard core material is embedded, which is supported by four leg pieces 8 made of wooden timber, and a rear end of the seat portion 7. It is formed with a back portion 9 made of the same cushion material that is integrally erected so as to incline backward obliquely upward, and is made of a flat wooden timber between the upper ends of a pair of leg pieces 8 located on the both sides. An elbow hook body 2 is erected. In this case, the two leg pieces 8 on the front side are formed lower than the two leg pieces 8 on the rear side, and the armrests 2 are erected between the upper ends of the front and rear leg pieces 8.
The arm rest 2 is supported and fixed so as to incline downward toward the front end.

The armchair with armrests of this embodiment is installed on the floor surface 10 on the front side of the washbasin 3. The wash basin 3 is provided with a wash basin body 4 protruding toward the front side, and a shower curran 11 is detachably attached to the upper rear side of the wash basin body 4. Washing work is performed on the wash basin body 4 by using the shower curran 11 in the attached state, or hair washing work is performed on the wash basin body 4 by removing the shower currant 11 and holding it in the hand. . in this case,
The shower currant 11 may be used as a normal faucet curran so that only the washing work is performed.

In the wash basin 3, the wash ball body 4
The rear part is supported by the lifting device 12 to move up and down, and the wash ball body 4 has an appropriate height so as to correspond to the height of the user, especially the sitting height when sitting on a chair with an armrest. It is used after being adjusted and set to a proper height position.

As shown in FIG. 3, the elevating device 12 includes a movable side guide cylinder 13 of a flat rectangular tube having a wide width in the left-right direction which is integrally provided vertically on the rear portion of the wash bowl body 4 and on the floor surface 10. And a fixed side guide cylinder 15 that is installed upright on a base 14 installed along the inner circumference of the movable side guide cylinder 13 and is housed therein. A sliding roller 16 is interposed between the movable side guide cylinder 13 and the fixed side guide cylinder 15.
13 is adapted to slide vertically with respect to the fixed side guide cylinder 15 via the sliding roller 16. Inside the movable side guide cylinder 13 and the fixed side guide cylinder 15, a gas spring 17 as an elevating means is provided.

Here, when the pedal 18 is stepped on, the operating plate 19 is rotated via the lever mechanism to push the push rod 20 into the gas spring 17, and the gas spring 17 extends to the fixed side guide cylinder 15. The movable guide cylinder 13 slides, and the wash ball body 4 is lifted by the force of the gas spring 17. At this time, release pedal 18 and push rod 20
When the push of is released, the gas spring 17
Is stopped and the wash-basin body 4 stops at that position. Further, when the wash ball body 4 is pressed downward while the pedal 18 is depressed and the push rod 20 is pushed in, the gas spring 17 is compressed and the wash ball body 4 moves down together with the movable side guide cylinder 13. Also at this time, when the depression of the pedal 18 is released, the compression of the gas spring 17 is stopped at that position, and the wash-basin body 4 can be stopped at that position.
It should be noted that an elevating means other than the gas spring 17 may be employed to elevate the wash-basin body 4 up and down and hold it at an appropriate height position.

A mirror body 23 having a lighting fixture 22 attached to the upper end thereof is attached to the wall surface 21 on the rear side of the wash basin 3. In this case, the mirror body 23 may be formed into a storage portion on both sides thereof to form a mirror cabinet.

Therefore, in the chair with armrests of the embodiment, the armrests 2 on both sides are inclined downward toward the front end, so that the armrests 2 on both sides can be lifted up by a hand. Is moved diagonally forward and smoothly. Moreover, since the height h position of the front end of the arm rest 2 is set lower than the knee height H position, when it is used for the wash basin in which the wash ball body 4 projects toward the front side of the wash basin 3. In general, since the height position of the lower surface 6 of the washbasin 4 is set higher than the knee height position, the following unique effect as a chair with an armrest for a washstand is achieved. It

That is, in the chair with an armrest of the embodiment, the wash-basin body 4 protruding from the wash-stand 3 toward the front side.
Since it is a chair with an armrest for the washbasin that is accommodated in the lower space 5 of the chair, the front end of the armrests 2 on both sides does not stop against the lower surface 6 of the washbasin 4, and the chair body 1 is attached to the washbasin 3. The chairs 1 can be installed close to each other to easily perform washing work, hair washing work, and the like, and when not in use, the chair body 1 can be compactly accommodated in the space 5 below the washing bowl body 4. Further, the washbasin 3 is such that the washball body 4 is moved up and down, but in this case, there is no hindrance to the raising and lowering operation of the washball body 4. In addition, washbasin 4
Since the armrest body 2 is inclined substantially along the inclination of the lower surface 6, the function and effect of the chair with armrest for the washbasin can be surely obtained.

Further, in the chair with the armrest according to the embodiment, particularly, since the armrest 2 is inclined in a curved shape with its upper side being concave, it is comfortable when a hand is placed on the armrest 2. It is good that the standing motion can be performed more smoothly by putting a hand on the arm rest 2. In addition, as described above, the chair with armrest for the washbasin is used, and when the lower surface 6 of the washbasin 4 is inclined in a curved shape that is convex and bulges, the armrest 2 is attached to the lower surface 6 of the washball body 4. The upper side of the chair is closely arranged so that the chair body 1 is compactly accommodated in the lower space 5 of the washbasin 4 when not in use.

Moreover, in the chair with an armrest of the embodiment, in particular, the height h position of the front end of the armrest body 2 is 3 to 15 cm more than the height position of the seat portion 7 of the chair body 1 in a size range L.
Although the height h position of the front end of the armrest body 2 is set lower than the knee height H position because the height is set inside the armrest body 2, the height h position of the front end of the armrest body 2 is set at the chair body. It is a little higher than the seat 7 of 1, and the arm rest 2
The original function as the armrest of the arm is exhibited without any hindrance.
In this case, in consideration of the thickness of the thighs of the general public, 3 to 15 cm is set as an appropriate dimension range L in which the knee is not tightly clamped between the lower surface 6 of the washbasin 4 and the seat 7 of the chair body 1. However, it is optimum when the size range L is set to 5 to 10 cm.

A chair with an armrest shown in FIG. 4 is another embodiment of the present invention. In the chair with an armrest according to the embodiment, a seat portion 7 is erected and fixed on the upper ends of four legs 8. A back body 9 is vertically erected and fixed to the rear end of the seat portion 7 to form a chair body 1, and an elbow hook 2 is erected and fixed between a side edge of the back portion 9 and a front end of the seat portion 7. There is. A horizontal portion 24 on which a hand is placed is provided near the front end of the arm rest 2,
A rear portion of the horizontal portion 24 is linearly inclined.
Further, the chair with an armrest may be made of a hard material such as synthetic resin or metal, and may be used for other than a washstand.

[0032]

As described above, in the chair with armrests according to claim 1) of the present invention, since the armrests on both sides are inclined downward toward the front end, the armrests on both sides are placed on the arm. The start-up operation is performed smoothly,
Moreover, since the height position of the front end of the same armrest is set lower than the knee height position, when it is used for the washbasin with the washbasin protruding toward the front side of the washbasin, the following It has a unique effect as a chair with armrests for a washbasin.

Further, in the chair with armrest according to claim 2 of the present invention, particularly, the armrest with armrest is accommodated in a space below the washbasin projecting toward the front side from the washbasin. Since the chair is equipped with a chair, the front ends of the armrests on both sides do not stop on the underside of the wash bowl, and the chair body can be installed close to the wash basin to facilitate wash work and hair wash work. When not in use, the chair body can be compactly housed in the space below the washbasin.

Further, in the chair with armrests according to claim 3 of the present invention, particularly, since the chair with armrests for the washbasin is used for lifting and lowering the wash bowl, the lifting and lowering operation of the wash bowl is hindered. Never come.

Further, in the chair with armrest according to claim 4 of the present invention, in particular, since the armrest is inclined substantially along the inclination of the lower surface of the wash bowl, the chair with armrest for the washstand. The effect as is surely exhibited.

In the chair with armrest according to claim 5 of the present invention, in particular, since the armrest is inclined in a curved shape having a concave upper side, a hand is placed on the armrest. It is comfortable on the occasion, and the rising motion with the hand on the armrest can be performed more smoothly.
Further, in the chair with armrest for the washbasin as described above, when the lower surface of the washbasin is inclined in a curved shape that is convex and bulges, the upper surface of the armrest fits along the lower surface of the washbasin. When the chair body is not used, the chair body is compactly accommodated in the space below the wash bowl body.

Further, in the chair with armrests according to claim 6) of the present invention, particularly, the height position of the front end of the armrest body is within a range of 3 to 15 cm from the height position of the seat portion of the chair body. Since the height of the front end of the armrest is set lower than the height of the knee because it is set higher, the height of the front end of the armrest is more appropriate than that of the seat of the chair body. As it rises, the armrests exert their original functions without any hindrance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a use state of a chair with an armrest according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a chair with an armrest according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a washbasin used in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a chair with an armrest according to another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a usage state of a chair with an armrest that is a conventional example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Chair body 2 Elbow rest 3 Washbasin 4 Washbasin 5 Lower space 6 Lower surface 7 Seat

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A chair with an armrest provided with armrests on both sides of the chair body, wherein the armrest is inclined downward toward the front end, and the height position of the front end of the armrest is the knee height. A chair with an armrest that is set lower than the position. 2. The chair with an armrest according to claim 1, wherein the chair is an armchair with an armrest for a washbasin which is accommodated in a space below a washbasin projecting toward the front side of the washbasin. 3. The chair with an armrest according to claim 2), which is a washstand in which the wash-basin body is moved up and down. 4. The chair with an armrest according to claim 2) or 3), wherein the armrest is inclined substantially along the inclination of the lower surface of the washbasin. 5. The chair with an armrest according to claim 1) or 4), wherein the armrest is inclined in a curved shape having a concave upper side. 6. The height position of the front end of the armrest is set higher within the range of 3 to 15 cm than the height position of the seat portion of the chair body, according to any one of claims 1) to 5). A chair with an armrest according to claim 1.