JPH08196577A - Mounting mechanism for accessory in bed or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To comprise an accessory on the main body of a bed, etc., freely loadably/unloadably without using a tool. CONSTITUTION: A mounting member 17 inserted to a mounting hole 16 for insert type side fence on a side frame 10 is implanted on the base horizontal frame 12 of a foldable side fence 11. An inclined face 18 is formed on the tip of the mounting member 17, and an operating shaft 19 is pierced through from the upper part of the base horizontal frame 12 via the mounting member 17 so as to move upward/-downward in an axial direction, and a movable piece 21 is provided at the tip. An inclined face 21 is provided on the movable piece 20 so as to confront with the inclined face 18, and an insertion hole 22 of diameter larger than that of the operating shaft 19 is formed in a center part. The movable piece 20 is moved with play to the side by inserting the operating shaft 10 into the insertion hole 22, and also, it is supported by suspending by a flange part 23 at the tip of the operating shaft 19. While, the upper terminal part of the operating shaft 19 is protruded over the base horizontal frame 12, and a control lever 25 to move the operating shaft 19 upward/downward in the axial direction is supported with bearings on the upper terminal part.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an attachment mechanism for an accessory in a bed or the like, in which the accessory is detachably attached to the body of the bed or the like without a tool.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a side fence provided on a side frame of a bed or the like (normal hospital bed, transfer bed, ICU bed) is essential for safety measures to prevent the user from falling. There are various structures. For example, the foldable side fence is configured so that it can be folded and raised on the bedside frame and kept in the raised state by the lock mechanism, so there is no need to remove it when getting on and off the bed. It has a lot of functionality, as it only needs to be folded.

[0003]

By the way, it is more convenient that the side fence as described above is configured to be detachable from a mounting hole for a pluggable side fence formed in advance in the side frame. As an example of such a detachable mounting means, at present, as shown in FIG. 4, a cylindrical fitting is provided at a position corresponding to a mounting hole for a plug-in side fence on a base frame 1 which comes into contact with a side frame. The joint member 2 is disposed, and the movable member 3 arranged so as to correspond to the slope of the tip of the joint member 2 is inserted from above the base frame 1 by tightening the joint member 2 in the axial direction with a bolt 4. The movable member 3 is attached to the tip of the tightening bolt 4, the movable member 3 and the fitting member 2 are fitted into the mounting holes for the plug-type side fences, and the tightening bolt 4 is screwed from the base frame 1 onto a screwdriver or the like. The movable member 3 is slid to the side by pressing the inclined surface on the movable member 3 side against the inclined surface at the tip of the fitting member 2 by pressing with a tightening tool or the like, and the side surface of the movable member 3 is pressed against the inner wall surface of the mounting hole for fixing. I am trying. Therefore, in order to attach or detach the side fence, the above tools are required. The present invention has been proposed from such a situation,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a mechanism for attaching accessories such as a side fence, which allows accessories such as beds to be attached to and detached from the main body without using a tool.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an accessory, which is attached to the main body of a bed or the like, in which the main body of the accessory is abutted against the main body. A cylindrical mounting member that can be fitted into the mounting hole is provided in correspondence with the accessory mounting hole, and an inclined surface is formed at the tip of this mounting member. Is provided with an operating shaft penetrating so as to be reciprocally movable in a predetermined direction, and an inclined surface inclined at an equal angle is formed at the tip of the operating shaft so as to face the inclined surface of the attachment member distal end, and the central portion is provided with the operation shaft. A through hole having a diameter larger than that of the operating shaft is formed, and the operating shaft is inserted through the through hole so as to be movable laterally with respect to the shaft. While protruding above the contact part of the accessory,
Operation means for axially reciprocating the operating shaft is provided at the upper end portion, and the mounting member and the movable piece inserted into the accessory mounting hole are reciprocally moved by the operating means in the axial direction. Then, the inclined surface of the movable piece is pressed against the inclined surface of the tip of the mounting member to displace the movable piece laterally with respect to the axis, while the inclined surface of the movable piece is displaced away from the inclined surface of the tip of the mounting member. It is characterized in that the accessory is configured to be attachable / detachable to / from the accessory mounting hole by pressing the side surface of the movable piece against the inner wall of the accessory mounting hole.

[0005]

Operation: The attachment member at the contact portion of the accessory is inserted together with the movable piece into the accessory attachment hole provided in the main body of the bed or the like. At this time, the movable piece at the tip of the mounting member is in a state of being separated from the mounting member. Here, when the operating means is operated, the operating shaft connected to the operating means moves in the axial direction, and the movable piece cooperates, and abuts on the slope of the mounting member. When the operating means is further operated, the slope of the movable piece is pressed against the slope of the mounting member, so that the movable piece slides on the slope of the mounting member and shifts to the side. Then, the movable side surface is pressed against the inner wall of the mounting hole, whereby the accessory is mounted and held on the main body without rattling. When removing the accessory, operate the operating means in the opposite direction to when attaching it, so that the movable piece separates from the slope of the mounting member, and at the same time, the side surface of the movable piece separates from the inner wall of the mounting hole.
Accessories can be easily removed.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An attachment mechanism for an accessory in a bed or the like according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, with reference to an embodiment. FIG. 1 shows a foldable side fence 11 adapted to be attached to a side frame 10 of a bed (not shown). This folding side fence 11
Is a base horizontal frame 12, a plurality of support columns 13 provided on the base horizontal frame 12 so as to be foldable in one direction, an upper horizontal frame 14 pivotally attached to the tip ends of these support columns 13, and an upper horizontal frame 14. This is substantially configured by a standing position holding mechanism 15 for restraining the supporting column 13 and maintaining the supporting column 13 in the standing state.

The side frame 1 is attached to the base lateral frame 12.
A cylindrical mounting member 17 that can be fitted into the mounting hole 16 is planted so as to correspond to the plug-in side rail mounting hole 16 provided in FIG. The inclined surface 1 is attached to the tip of the mounting member 17.
8 is formed, and the attachment member 1 is formed from the upper portion of the base horizontal frame 12
An operating shaft 19 is provided so as to be able to move up and down so as to penetrate the inclined surface 18 in the axial direction via 7.

A movable piece 20 is provided at the tip of the operating shaft 19 (see FIG. 2). The movable piece 20 is provided with an inclined surface 21 that is inclined at an equal angle so as to face the inclined surface 18 at the tip of the mounting member 17, and has a diameter larger than that of the operating shaft 19 at the center thereof. A hole 22 is formed (see FIG. 3). The movable piece 20 is allowed to move sideways by inserting the operating shaft 19 through the insertion hole 22, and the movable piece 20 is suspended and supported by a flange portion 23 provided at the lower end surface of the movable piece 20 at the tip of the operating shaft 19. This is the configuration.

The upper end of the operating shaft 19 protrudes from the base horizontal frame 12 via an underframe 24. An operating lever 25 for vertically moving the operating shaft 19 in the axial direction is provided on the upper end. Is locked. This operating lever 25
A portion that comes into contact with the underframe 24 is formed on a curved surface having a predetermined radius of curvature, and the position of the connecting shaft 26 between the operation lever 25 and the operating shaft 19 is adjusted by the operation lever 2 that comes into contact with the underframe 24.
The center of curvature of the curved surface of No. 5 is eccentric.

The attachment mechanism of the present invention for a bed or the like according to the present invention is constructed as described above. Next, the operation of the mechanism will be described. First, a mounting hole 1 for a plug-in side fence provided with a foldable side fence 11 in a side frame 10.
6, the mounting member 17 on the base lateral frame 12 is attached to the movable piece 20.
Insert with. At this time, the distal end of the operation lever 25 is separated upward from the base horizontal frame 12, and the operation lever 25 can be pressed down. On the other hand, the movable piece 20 at the tip of the mounting member 17 is separated from the mounting member 17. Here, when the operating lever 25 is pushed in, the operating shaft 19 connected to the operating lever 25 is pulled up in the axial direction,
The movable piece 20 rises, and the inclined surface 21 of the movable piece 20 contacts the inclined surface 18 of the mounting member 17. Then, when the operation lever 25 is further pushed in, the inclined surface 21 of the movable piece 20 comes into pressure contact with the inclined surface 18 of the mounting member 17,
Since the movable piece 20 is suspended and supported on the actuating shaft 19 so as to be free to move laterally, the movable piece 20 slides on the inclined surface 18 of the mounting member 17 and shifts laterally. Then, since the side surface of the movable piece 20 is pressed against the inner wall of the mounting hole 16, the foldable side fence 11 can be held without rattling.

When removing the folding side fence 11, the operation lever 25 is pulled up. As a result, the movable piece 20 is separated from the inclined surface 18 of the mounting member 17 and at the same time, the side surface of the movable piece 20 is separated from the inner wall of the mounting hole 16, so that the foldable side fence 11 can be easily removed.

Although the attachment mechanism of the accessory in the bed or the like according to the present invention has been described above by taking an example of the folding side fence 11, other accessories such as a normal side fence and an assisting device are also available. The application range is wide such that the attachment mechanism according to the present invention can be applied.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, an accessory such as a bed can be attached and detached without a tool by a simple attachment mechanism, which saves time and labor and requires a specialized work. Even if you are not at home, you can attach and detach it freely, greatly improving usability.

[0014]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a main part of a foldable side fence to which an attachment mechanism according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective explanatory view of the attachment mechanism shown in FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of the attachment mechanism shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective explanatory view showing an example of a mounting mechanism for a folding side fence in the current state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Side Frame 11 Folding Side Fence 12 Base Horizontal Frame 13 Strut 14 Upper Horizontal Frame 15 Standing Position Holding Mechanism 16 Mounting Hole 17 Mounting Member 18, 21 Inclined Surface 19 Working Axis 20 Movable Piece 22 Insertion Hole 23 Flange 24 Frame Frame 25 Operating lever 26 Connection shaft

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An accessory adapted to be attached to a main body of a bed or the like, wherein a contact portion of the accessory with the main body is
A cylindrical mounting member that can be inserted into the mounting hole is provided in correspondence with the accessory mounting hole provided in the main body, and an inclined surface is formed at the tip of this mounting member, and the mounting member is attached from the top of the contact portion of the accessory. An actuating shaft penetrating reciprocally in the axial direction is provided, and at the tip of the actuating shaft, an inclined surface inclined at an equal angle is formed so as to face the inclined surface of the tip of the mounting member, and the central portion is formed. Is formed with an insertion hole having a diameter larger than the diameter of the operating shaft, and the operating shaft is inserted into the insertion hole to have a movable piece provided so as to be movable laterally with respect to the shaft. The upper end of the shaft is projected above the contact portion of the accessory, and the upper end is provided with an operating means for reciprocating the operating shaft in the axial direction. The movable piece is reciprocally moved in the axial direction by the operating means, and the movable piece is removed. The inclined surface of the movable piece is pressed against the inclined surface of the tip of the movable member to displace the movable piece laterally with respect to the axis, while the inclined surface of the movable piece is displaced away from the inclined surface of the tip of the mounting member to move the movable piece. An attachment mounting mechanism for a bed or the like, characterized in that the accessory is configured to be detachable from the accessory mounting hole by pressing the side surface of the accessory to the inner wall of the accessory mounting hole.