JPH0812233A - Guide for wheel chair and the like for getting on and off elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a guide for a person with wheelchair or the like for getting on and off an elevator car, with which an aux. wheel is prevented from slipping off from the track into a gap between the elevator and corridor when he/she is going to get on and off the elevator car while sitting on the wheelchair. CONSTITUTION:A guide for elevator is configured with a crossing board 11 is equipped with such a width B as striding the gap between an e elevator car and a corridor and a length L greater than the width of a vehicle, for example a wheelchair, and a leg 12 which dangles at the undersurface of this crossing board 11 and is capable of being fitted in the gap.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a guide for getting on and off an elevator such as a wheelchair for a person with a physical disability and a vehicle such as a bed with casters for smoothly getting on and off the elevator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A vehicle such as a wheelchair or a bed with casters is used as a means for a physically handicapped person, especially a person with a physical disability having a walking function to act. Among them, referring to FIG. 4, the wheelchair has a four-wheel structure including a pair of left and right main wheels 1 having a large diameter for supporting a load and traveling, and a pair of auxiliary wheels 2 having a small diameter for stabilizing traveling of the wheelchair. The auxiliary wheel 2 has a caster structure in order to improve the steerability, and the passenger can rotate the operation wheel 3 attached to the main wheel 1 by hand to travel in any desired direction. It has become.

[0003]

However, in the case of a wheelchair as described above, when getting into the elevator 5 from the corridor 4 in the building or when getting out of the elevator 5 into the corridor 4 as shown in FIG. 4, the corridor 4 and the elevator 5 are connected to each other. The auxiliary wheel 2 may be caught in the gap G between them, and the auxiliary wheel 2 may be laterally fitted into the gap G so as to be narrowed, and the wheelchair cannot be moved by itself. In this case, it is not easy to lift the wheelchair that has been removed from the wheelchair and remove the auxiliary wheel 2 from the gap G even if the attendant is accompanied, and it is extremely difficult for the disabled person to recover without the attendant. , We had to wait for the arrival of a third party, and there was the problem of increasing the anxiety of people with disabilities.

The present invention prevents the auxiliary wheels of a vehicle such as a wheelchair from falling into the gap between the elevator and the corridor, and allows the passenger to safely get in and out of the elevator. The purpose is to provide.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a width capable of bridging and straddling a gap between an elevator and a corridor and is larger than a vehicle width of a vehicle such as a wheelchair. It is characterized by comprising a bridging plate portion having a length and a leg portion that is vertically provided on the lower surface of the bridging plate portion and can be fitted into the gap, and preferably the upper surface of the bridging plate portion has its longitudinal direction. A cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the direction is a convex arc surface.

[0006]

[Operation] When getting on and off the elevator, when the leg portion of the guide is inserted so as to be inserted into the gap between the elevator and the corridor, the bridge plate is hung across the floor of the elevator and the corridor, It is placed in an immobile state by fitting into the gap of the parts. By crossing over the bridge plate portion of the guide with a wheelchair, a small-diameter auxiliary wheel (auxiliary wheel) can also pass smoothly.
After getting on and off, remove the guide and place it in the elevator or at a predetermined place in the corridor for use by the next person.

[0007] While the door plate of the guide is fixed in the gap, even if the door of the elevator is closed, the door hits both ends of the door plate, so that the door will not be closed further.
Since it is opened again, vehicles such as wheelchairs are not caught in the doors, and it is possible to give a sense of security to persons with disabilities moving up and down by the elevator.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an elevator boarding / alighting guide according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In explaining the elevator getting-on / off guide of the present invention, the same members as those shown in FIG. 4 are designated by common reference numerals.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an elevator boarding / alighting guide 10 according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross section of the elevator boarding / alighting guide, and FIG. 3 is an elevator boarding / alighting section between an elevator 5 and a corridor 4. The cross section of the state where the guidance guide was bridged is shown.

The guide guide 10 has a width B capable of bridging a gap G between the elevator 5 and the corridor 4 and a length L in the longitudinal direction which is larger than the vehicle width of the wheelchair 1 for the bridge plate portion 1.
1, and a leg portion 12 that hangs in the central portion in the width direction of the lower surface of the bridge plate portion 11 over the entire length or a part of the bridge plate portion 11 and can be fitted into a gap G between the elevator 5 and the corridor 4. It is made of a lightweight material such as plastic or aluminum that has the required strength. Leg 1
2 may be foldably connected to the bridge plate 11. If it is foldable, it will be compact and convenient to store in the elevator.

The upper surface 11a of the bridge plate 11 has a gentle convex arc-shaped cross section orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the wheelchair so that the wheels of the wheelchair can smoothly pass through, and both longitudinal ends are formed as thin as possible. As a result, the impact and resistance of the small-diameter auxiliary wheel 2 when riding are minimized.

Specifically, the width B of the bridge plate 11 is about 10
cm, the length L in the longitudinal direction is, for example, about 1 m to 2 m according to the entrance width of the elevator, and the thickness T of the leg 12 is, for example, several cm, preferably 1 cm to 2 cm, and particularly 1.5 cm to 1.7 cm.
The height H of the legs is several mm to several cm, preferably about 1 cm.

Therefore, when getting on and off the elevator 5, if the legs 12 of the guide 10 are fitted into the gap G between the elevator 5 and the corridor 4 as shown in FIG. 3, the floor of the elevator 5 is fitted. 1 between the corridor and the corridor 4
1 is straddled so that it does not move.

After that, when the wheelchair passes over the bridge plate 11, even the small-diameter auxiliary wheel 2 of the wheelchair can pass smoothly, and the passenger can get on and off without trouble. After use, the guide guide 10 is removed and placed inside the elevator 5 when getting on the elevator 5 and at a predetermined place in the corridor 4 when getting off the elevator 5 for use by the next person.

Even if the door of the elevator 5 is closed while getting on and off using the guide 10, it cannot be closed because the doors hit both ends of the bridge plate 11 of the guide 5, and the elevator 5 is closed. Does not move up and down, and functions as a safety stopper.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the case where the elevator is used to get on and off the wheelchair has been described, but the target vehicle may be not only the wheelchair but also a bed with casters.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a vehicle such as a wheelchair gets in and out of an elevator, a small-diameter auxiliary wheel (auxiliary wheel) of the wheelchair falls into a gap between the elevator and the corridor to prevent movement. You can get on and off the elevator without worrying about getting lost. In addition, even if the door of the elevator is closed during getting on and off the elevator, the door will not hit the end of the bridge plate of the guide and will not be closed further, so the wheelchair will not be caught in the door during getting on and off, It is possible to get on and off safely and to give a sense of security to a person in a wheelchair.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a guide for getting on and off an elevator such as a wheelchair according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the elevator getting-on / off guide according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a usage state of the elevator getting-on / off guide according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing conventional problems.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main Wheel 2 Secondary Wheel 3 Operating Wheel 4 Corridor 5 Elevator 10 Guidance Guide 11 Crossing Board 12 Legs G Gap between Elevator and Corridor

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A bridge plate having a width capable of bridging and straddling a gap between an elevator and a corridor and having a length larger than a vehicle width of a vehicle such as a wheelchair, and a lower surface of the bridge plate. A guide for elevator getting on and off of a wheelchair or the like, characterized in that the guide is installed vertically and is configured by a leg that can be fitted into a gap between the elevator and a corridor. 2. The upper surface of the bridge plate is a convex arc surface having a gentle cross-sectional shape orthogonal to its longitudinal direction.
Guidance for getting on and off elevators such as wheelchairs.