JPH10129335A - Wheelchair containing device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wheelchair containing device for a vehicle to easily load and unload a wheelchair in and from a car room. SOLUTION: A lift device 2 is provided to be movable by guiding a rail 1 arranged at the inner upper part of a car room. The lift device 2 comprises a coupling means 3 mounted and demounted on and from a wheelchair; a string substance 4 having a tip to which the coupling means is coupled; and a body mounting a drum to wind the string substance 4 and a drive device to drive a drum and movably supported on the rail 1. With the weight of the wheelchair being supported at the lift device 2, the wheelchair is loaded and unloaded between the outside of a car and a driver's seat and movement of the wheel chair between the driver's seat and a left rear seat is practicable, and loading and unloading of the wheelchair are easily practicable even by a person the power of which is weak.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wheelchair storage device for a vehicle, which assists an occupant in loading and unloading a wheelchair when loading and unloading the vehicle, and more particularly to a wheelchair storage device capable of easily loading and unloading a wheelchair in a vehicle compartment. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as the conditions for acquiring a driver's license for a physically handicapped person have been relaxed, a physically handicapped person using a wheelchair drives a car by himself and moves by himself. . In this case, a physically handicapped person who drives a car by itself loads a wheelchair in the vehicle compartment, for example, as follows.

[0003] First, a driver's seat door of an automobile is opened, a wheelchair is approached to a place near the seat, and both hands are put on the wheelchair, and the body is shifted forward to make it easy to move to the car. After that, grab the specially provided grip on the driver's seat with your left hand, and get on at once with your right hand. After getting in, adjust the position of both feet, remove the wheelchair cushion, hang the stool to put the wheelchair tires on the knees, then fold the wheelchair, for example, in a direction that is easy to hold, such as a direction parallel to the car body Orient the wheelchair. Further, thereafter, the wheelchair is lifted while changing the direction of the wheelchair from the direction of 45 ° to the direction perpendicular to the vehicle body with the auxiliary wheel at the top, and the wheel is placed on the knee. Next, the backrests of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat are completely tilted backward, and the wheelchair is further raised while the wheelchair's wheels are placed on the belly. Finally, the hand is reached and the wheelchair is placed in the rear seat.

When the wheelchair loaded in this manner is lowered, the driver's seat and the passenger's seat are first completely tilted down, the stool is put on the wheelchair to put the tire on the knee, and the left hand is extended. Grasp the wheelchair, pull your right hand on the wheelchair while pulling on the belly, and pull the wheelchair up to your knees at once. Thereafter, the wheelchair is taken out of the vehicle body while holding the grip with one hand and stepping the wheel of the wheelchair from the knee to the ground. After that, spread the wheelchair, set the cushion, grasp the grip with the left hand, grasp the ceiling grip on the driver's seat side with the right hand, hold the wheelchair, and further use the left hand to grip the frame such as the front pillar of the body, the door, etc. While moving, move your body on a wheelchair and sit down.

As described above, loading and unloading a wheelchair on a car is very troublesome, and it is necessary to lift the wheelchair by itself, which is very difficult for a person with weak power or a physically handicapped person whose motor function is restricted. It will be a difficult task. In addition, the wheelchair may open and support itself during this unloading.

In order to eliminate the inconvenience of loading and unloading a wheelchair, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 58-12945, a frame is provided which moves over the lateral side and the upper side of the vehicle body. A device has been proposed in which a folded wheelchair is held and the wheelchair is raised above a roof.

[0007]

However, according to this device, the overall height of the vehicle body is increased, the center of gravity is increased, the running wind resistance is significantly increased, and the running stability against crosswinds is significantly impaired. is there. Further, although mud and dust attached to the wheelchair can be lifted on the roof, it is difficult to perform maintenance such as cleaning of the roof, and there is also a problem that maintenance of the automobile is impaired.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and enables a person with a weak force or a physically handicapped person with limited motor function to easily load and unload a wheelchair without increasing the size of the vehicle body. It is another object of the present invention to provide a vehicle wheelchair storage device that facilitates maintenance of a roof.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a wheelchair storage device for a vehicle according to the present invention includes a rail 1 disposed in an upper part of a vehicle interior and a guide rail for moving the rail 1. And a lifting device 2 for raising and lowering the wheelchair 36, and the lifting device 2
A rail 1 is provided with a connecting means 3 which is attached to and detached from the vehicle, a strip 4 having the connecting means 3 connected to the tip, a drum 6 for winding the strip 4 and a driving device 7 for driving the drum 6.
And a main body 5 movably supported by the main body.

According to the wheelchair storage device of this vehicle, for example, the vehicle enters the wheelchair 36 beside the driver's seat 28 with the door opened,
After moving to the driver's seat 28, the wheelchair 36 is folded up, the strip 4 of the lift device 2 moved onto the driver's seat 28 is extended, and the connecting means 3 is connected to the wheelchair 36. And wheelchair 3
By rolling the strip 4 while supporting the hand 6
The wheelchair 36 can be raised to a suitable height above the driver's knee. And after lying down the wheelchair 36,
It can be placed on the backseat 30 by moving it with both hands, for example, on the backseat 30 and slightly extending the strip 4 as needed.

Therefore, the driver does not need to support the weight of the wheelchair 36 when lifting the wheelchair 36 from the ground above the knees or moving the wheelchair 36 onto the backseat 30. Even a disabled person can easily load the wheelchair 36 into the vehicle interior.

When the wheelchair 36 placed on the rear seat 30 is lowered, the wheelchair 36 is lifted to an appropriate height by the lift device 2 and moved up to the driver's seat 28 with both hands, and the wheelchair 36 is raised. Thereafter, the wheelchair can be lowered to the ground by pulling out the strip 4 of the lift device 2 while pushing the wheelchair out of the door.
It is not necessary to support the weight of the wheelchair, and even a weak person or a physically handicapped person with limited motor function can easily drop the wheelchair 36 out of the vehicle.

Further, since the wheelchair 36 is loaded in the passenger compartment, the running wind resistance of the vehicle does not increase without increasing the size of the vehicle body, and the running stability against crosswinds is not impaired.

In addition, there is no danger of the mud and dust adhering to the wheelchair 36 being dropped on the roof, the maintenance of the roof is facilitated, and the rail 1 is disposed at the upper part of the vehicle interior. The mud and dust that have arrived in the vehicle cabin after arriving at the wheelchair 36 can be easily cleaned without being cleaned.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A wheelchair storage device for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 1, a wheelchair storage device for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a rail 1 disposed at an upper portion in a vehicle cabin, and the rail 1 is guided for movement. And a lifting device 2 for raising and lowering the wheelchair.

As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 2, the lifting device 2 comprises a connecting means 3 which is attached to and detached from a wheelchair, a wire 4 having a tip connected to the connecting means, And a driving device 7 for driving the drum 6. The main body 5 is movably supported by the rail 1.

The connecting means 3 only needs to be constructed so that the wheelchair can be directly or indirectly connected to the strips 4. For example, the hook 23 and the opening of the hook 23 are opened and closed. A hook including the escape prevention member 24 can be used.

The escape prevention member 24 is pushed into the hook 23 as shown by a broken line in FIG.
Is opened, and when released, it is pushed out to a position where it can be received by the hook tip by the force of a spring (not shown) so as to close the opening of the hook-shaped portion 23.

Further, as the strip 4, a chain, a belt or the like may be used in addition to the wire. A groove 9 through which the rail 1 is inserted is formed on the upper surface of the frame 8 of the main body 5, and an inverted groove-shaped wheel support frame 10 projects upward from the center of the groove 9. The wheel support frame 10 protrudes into the rail 1 from a groove 11 on the lower surface of the rail 1, and rollers 13 rotatably supported on both sides of the wheel support frame 10 via a shaft 12 on a lip portion 14 of the rail 1. Roll freely.

The driving device 7 includes a battery 15 and a mechanical mechanism 16. The battery 15 is mounted on a portion 17 of the frame 8 on one side of the rail 1, and a mechanical mechanism is mounted on a portion 18 of the frame 8 on the opposite side. 16 is incorporated so that the weight of the driving device 7 does not concentrate on only one side of the rail 1. Further, by dispersing the weight of the main body 5 and the driving device 7 on both sides of the rail 1 in this manner, the lift device 2 can be moved with the rail 1 being guided stably.

A rechargeable battery 15 is used as the battery 15, and is recharged by, for example, a direct current obtained from a cigarette lighter socket of an automobile so that the battery 15 can be used repeatedly.

The mechanical mechanism 16 only needs to be capable of driving the drum 6 in both forward and reverse directions.
Here, a motor 19 and a gear type transmission mechanism 20 are provided, and the drum 6 is fixed to an output shaft 21 of the gear type transmission mechanism 20, and the strip 4 is wound around the drum 6 so as to be able to be fed out. The connecting means 3 composed of a hook is connected to the tip of the strip 4.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lift device 2 is provided with a cover 25 for covering the lower surface and four side surfaces.
Of course, the lower surface of the cover 25 is provided with an insertion hole through which the strip 4 is inserted, and the front and rear peripheral walls are provided with notches 26 through which the rails 1 are inserted. Further, the driving device 7 is wirelessly controlled by a remote controller 27.

As shown in the plan view of FIG.
Crosses over the driver's seat 28 from near the door on the driver's seat 28 side of the car, and then curves over the passenger seat 29 to form the rear left seat 3
0, and is provided near the rear window behind the rear left seat 30.

More specifically, as shown in the bottom views of FIGS. 1 and 4, the front beam 31 crosses the upper part of the vehicle interior from side to side.
Are fixed to the vehicle body by screwing mounting brackets 32 provided on both ends thereof to left and right front seat grip mounting portions provided on the door trim inner, respectively. Is fixed to the vehicle body by screwing mounting brackets 34 provided on both ends of the rear beam 33 to left and right rear seat grip mounting portions provided on the door trim inner.
One end of the rail 1 is inserted into and supported by a mounting bracket 32 on the driver's seat 28 side, and the rail 1 is fixed to the lower surface of the intermediate portion between the front and rear beams 31, 33 by screwing.
The front and rear beams 31 and 33 are curved so as to follow the ceiling of the passenger compartment as necessary, and can be expanded and contracted so that the distance between the mounting brackets 32 and 34 at both ends can be adjusted. An end cover 35 for closing the rear end is fixed to the rear end of the rail 1.

When a wheelchair is loaded into a passenger compartment using this wheelchair storage device, the lift device 2 is moved to the end of the rail 1 on the driver's seat 28 side in advance, and after moving from the wheelchair to the driver's seat 28. Then, as shown by arrow A in FIG. 3, the direction of the wheelchair 36 is adjusted along the vehicle body and folded. Thereafter, the strip 4 of the lift device 2 is extended and the wheelchair 36 is moved.
After connecting the connecting means 22, the wheelchair 36 is pulled up to above the driver's knee while winding the strip 4. At this time, since the weight of the wheelchair 36 is supported by the lift device 2, the driver can use the remote controller 2 with his right hand, for example.
It is only necessary to pull the left hand into the vehicle cabin with the wheelchair 36 while operating the wheelchair 8, and the wheelchair 36 can be easily pulled up on the knees.

As shown by arrow B in FIG. 3, after the wheelchair 36 is pulled up above the knees, the driver's seat 28 and the passenger's seat 2
9, the driver leans down on the backrest of the driver's seat 28 which the driver has pulled down, and lays down the wheelchair 36 with both hands so that the wheels 37 are almost horizontal. It is sent to the rear left seat 30 via the top.

The lift device 2 can move freely with the guide of the rail 1 while supporting the weight of the wheelchair 36, so that it moves following the movement of the wheelchair 36. Therefore, the driver can use the wheelchair 36 with one hand (or use both hands, of course).
The wheelchair 36 can be easily moved onto the rear left seat 30 simply by moving the wheelchair from above the knee to the rear left seat 30 via the passenger seat 29.

Then, as shown by the arrow C in FIG. 3, after the wheelchair 36 is moved onto the rear left seat 30, the user lifts his / her hand and slightly extends the strip 4 of the lift device 36, whereby the wheelchair 36 is moved to the rear left. It is lowered to the seat 30.

When lowering the wheelchair 36 on the rear left seat 30 to the outside of the vehicle, on the contrary, the driver 4 lifts the wheelchair 36 to a suitable height by slightly winding the strip 4 of the lift device 2 and then driving. With one or both hands, the wheelchair 36 is pulled over the passenger seat 39 and over the knees.

The lift device 2 can move freely with the rail 1 as a guide while supporting the weight of the wheelchair 36, so that the lift device 2 moves following the movement of the wheelchair 36. Therefore, the driver can use the wheelchair 36 with one hand (or use both hands, of course).
From the rear left seat 30 to the driver's seat 28 through the passenger seat 29
The wheelchair 36 can be easily moved to the rear left seat 30 by simply moving it up.
It can be moved from above to above the knee.

After raising the wheelchair 36 on the lap, the remote controller 27 is operated and the strip 4 is extended by pushing the wheelchair 36 out of the vehicle with the left hand on the wheelchair 36, for example. The wheelchair 36 can be lowered.

During this time, the weight of the wheelchair 36 is
The driver can easily access the wheelchair 3
6 can be raised above the knee, and the wheelchair 36 can be lowered from above the knee to the outside of the vehicle simply by pushing the wheelchair out of the vehicle with the left hand, for example, so that weak objects and motor functions are limited. Anyone can easily put the wheelchair 36 out of the vehicle.

When the wheelchair 36 is not used, the lift device 2 can be moved further rearward than the rear left seat 30, for example, so that the space in the vehicle compartment can be widely used.
By the way, when the wheelchair 36 is loaded and unloaded in the passenger compartment in this way, the folded wheelchair 36 opens on the way to make loading and unloading difficult, and mud and dust adhering to the wheelchair 36 may be on the driver's lap or in the vehicle. There is a risk of soiling the room.

Therefore, in this embodiment, in order to solve these problems, the wheelchair 36 folded as shown in the explanatory view of FIG. 5 and the explanatory view of FIG. The wheelchair 36 is lifted by the lift device 2 together with the wheelchair 50.

As shown in the perspective views of FIGS. 5 and 7, the cover case 50 comprises a frame 51, a bag 52 made of nylon canvas, and a frame 54 for holding the opening 53 of the bag 52 in a predetermined shape. And a pair of door films 55 that open and close the mouth 53 in a double-open manner as shown in FIG.

As shown in the exploded perspective view of FIG. 8, the frame 51 has a pair of side frames 56 made of an aluminum rectangular pipe.
And upper and lower angles 57 and 58 obtained by bending an aluminum channel into a gate shape or an inverted gate shape to form a rectangular frame having rounded corners. Covers 59 and 60 are provided.

A stop lever 61 is rotatably supported via a shaft 62 at both left and right ends of the upper side of the upper angle 57. The stop lever 61 is used for the cover case 5
0, an L-shaped engagement portion 63 extending into
3 is provided with an operating portion 64 that is rotated between an operating position that fits in the groove of the upper angle 57 and a release position that stands upright to operate the upper angle 57, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 outside the vehicle. After covering the folded wheelchair 36 with the case cover 50, when the operation portion 64 of the stop lever 61 is moved from the release position to the operation position, as shown in the left sectional view of the half sectional view of FIGS. The engaging portion 63 bites into the inside of the upper corner portion of the handrail 38.

As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG.
3 has a U-shaped groove 6 extending from the upper end to the middle.
5 is formed, and a hanging eye 66 to which the connecting means 3 of the lifting device 2 is engaged and disengaged is slidable within a predetermined range from the upper end of each side frame 53 by guiding the U-shaped groove 65, and is rotated. It is freely supported by the side frame 53.

After the case cover 50 is covered as shown in FIG. 5, the connecting means 3 of the lift device 2 is engaged with the eye 59 of the side frame 53 on the outer side of the vehicle body, and the strip 4 is rolled up. 10, the frame 51 is hung upright as shown in the side view of FIG. 10, and then the door film 55 is closed. As shown in the perspective view of FIG. Each door film 55 is held in a closed state by, for example, hooking a hook-and-loop fastener 68 provided at the door tip of the door 55.

Thereafter, the strip 4 of the lift device 2 is wound up with the left hand attached to the cover case 50, for example.
The cover case 50 containing the wheelchair 36 is pulled up above the knees, and laid sideways above the knees. At this time, the eye 6
Numeral 6 is guided by the U-shaped groove 65 from the upper end of the side frame 56, and moves to a vertical line passing through the center of gravity of the wheelchair 36 and the cover case 50 accommodating it.

The movement of the eye 66 is restricted on a vertical line passing through the center of gravity of the wheelchair 36 and the cover case 50 containing the same, and the wheelchair 36 and the cover case 50 containing the same are inclined from the horizontal posture to the opposite side. In order to prevent this, a stopper 67 is provided in the U-shaped groove 65 as shown in FIGS. This stopper 67 is
For example, it may be fixedly installed, for example, by also using the groove bottom of the U-shaped groove 65, but in this embodiment, in order to cope with a plurality of types of wheelchairs 36 having different centers of gravity when lying down sideways. Next, as shown in FIGS.
A back nut 68 disposed in the side frame 5
6 comprises a stopper main body 69 disposed outside and an operation bolt 70 inserted through the stopper main body 69 and screwed to the back nut 68. By loosening the operation bolt 70, the U-shaped groove 65 is guided. The operation bolt 70 is moved to a position that restricts the movement of the eye 66 on a vertical line passing through the center of gravity of the wheelchair 36 and the cover case 50 containing the wheelchair 36.
Is fixed to the side frame 56 by screwing.

As described above, the stopper 6 is used to
If the movement of the wheelchair 6 is restricted on a vertical line passing through the center of gravity of the wheelchair 36 and the cover case 50 containing the wheelchair 36, the wheelchair 36 and the cover case 50 containing the wheelchair 36 may be laid on the lap or raised. Can be smoothly and easily performed, and the wheelchair 36 and the cover case 50 accommodating the wheelchair 36 can be stably operated with one hand when moving the wheelchair 36 onto the rear left seat 30 or pulling out the rear left seat 30 onto the driver's seat 28. You can move it.

However, instead of providing the stopper 67, the eye 66 is supported by the side frame 56 so that the position of the eye 66 can be adjusted and fixed at an arbitrary position within a predetermined range. The same effect can be obtained by fixing on a vertical line passing through the center of gravity of the cover case 50 storing the.

The mouth frame 54 is rotatably supported by the lower portion of the frame 51 as shown in the side view of FIG. 10, and for example, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG.
By folding the portion from the frame 51 to the mouth 53 side toward the frame 51 side, the storage space when not in use can be reduced, and the cover case 50 can be easily attached to and detached from the wheelchair.

As shown in the exploded perspective view of FIG. 8, the frame 51 has a plurality of (here, three) hook-and-loop fasteners 71 provided on the inner surface of the side frame 56. Correspondingly, as shown in an exploded perspective view of FIG. 11, a plurality of female fasteners or male fasteners of hook-and-loop fasteners 71 are provided on both side surfaces of the bag body 52. Then, the frame 51 and the bag body 52 are connected by crossing the surface fastener 71 of the side frame 56 and the surface fastener 71 of the bag body 52,
Further, by disassembling the hook-and-loop fastener 71, the frame 51 and the bag body 52 can be disassembled. or,
As shown in FIG. 11, the mouth frame 54 is connected to the frame 51 so as to be disassembled by screws 72. Therefore,
At the time of distribution or sale, the frame 51, the bag body 52, and the mouth frame 54 can be disassembled to reduce the size of the package.
Also, when not in use, these can be disassembled to further reduce the storage space.

A reinforcing member 73 is provided at a corner of the bag body 52 which is in contact with the frame 51 so that the bag body 52
To prevent wear and tear. Also, FIG.
Reference numeral 74 denotes a through hole through which the engaging portion 63 is inserted.

In another embodiment of the present invention shown in the perspective view of FIG. 12 and the bottom view of FIG. 13, a rail 1 traverses a driver's seat and a passenger's seat, and branches off from the traverse rail 1a. And a sloping rail 1b extending above the rear seat. A switching point 1c is provided.

In this embodiment, the wheelchair 36 and the cover case 50 accommodating the wheelchair 36 are loaded into the rear left seat 30 from both the passenger seat and the driver's seat in the same manner as described above. The wheelchair 36 and the cover case 50 can be lowered on both sides of the vehicle body via the driver's seat.

Other configurations, operations and effects of this embodiment are the same as those of the above-described embodiment, and therefore, description thereof will be omitted to avoid duplication. In this embodiment, the traversing rail 1a and the sloping rail 1b are connected in a T-shape. For example, as shown in a perspective view of FIG. 14 and a bottom view of FIG. The traverse rail 1a and the skew rail 1b may be connected in a Y-shape.

In each of the above embodiments, the lifting device 2
Is remotely controlled by the remote controller 27, but a wired remote controller may be used.

In place of the cover case 50, a pair of pads which are placed 180 ° in the circumferential direction on the rim of the wheel 37 of the wheelchair 36 and are separated from each other and a cylinder or jack for pressing both pads against the rim 37 are provided. The connecting means 3 of the lift device 2 may be disengaged from the cylinder or the jack. In this case, it is advantageous to use a cylinder that can be freely extended and contracted by hand and that can maintain the length when released, since the operability is good and the configuration is simple.

In this case, the cylinder or jack can support the cover that covers the wheel 37 and the side wheel for rotating the wheel 37 by hand. Further, in each of the above embodiments, the rail 1 is extended to the rear left seat 30.
It is not essential for the present invention that the rail 1 is extended above the rear left seat 30. The point is that the wheelchair 36 can be loaded and unloaded at a place other than the driver's seat 28. And only over the passenger seat 29.

In addition, in each of the above embodiments, the lifting device 2
Is moved by a wheelchair 36 and a cover case 5 containing the wheelchair.
However, the traveling device is built in the lifting device 2, the traveling device drives the lifting device 2, the wheelchair 36, and the cover case 5 containing the wheelchair.
0 may move following this.

Of course, the wheelchair storage device of this vehicle
The present invention can be applied to passenger cars, lorries, and passenger cars, and can be applied to right-hand drive cars and left-hand drive cars.

[0057]

As described above, the present invention comprises a rail arranged at the upper part in a vehicle cabin, and a lift device capable of moving the rail by guiding the rail and raising and lowering a wheelchair. The lifting device is equipped with a connecting means detachable from a wheelchair, a strip having the connecting means connected to a tip, a drum for winding the strip, and a driving device for driving the drum, and can be moved on a rail. And a main body supported by the main body.

Thus, the weight of the wheelchair can be supported by the lift device when the wheelchair is raised from the outside of the vehicle into the vehicle interior, the wheelchair is laid or raised or moved inside the vehicle, or is lowered from the vehicle interior to the outside of the vehicle. Therefore, an effect is obtained in which a wheelchair can be easily loaded and unloaded into a vehicle cabin even for a person with weak power or a person with limited motor function.

Further, since the wheelchair is loaded and unloaded in the passenger compartment, the size of the vehicle body is not increased, the running wind resistance is increased, the fuel efficiency is not deteriorated, and the running stability against the crosswind is not lost. It is possible to obtain such an effect that there is no possibility that mud or dust adhering to the roof falls and the roof is soiled, and that the maintenance of the roof does not become difficult.

In the present invention, especially when the rail extends from above the driver's seat to the rear seat through the passenger seat, the driver's seat and the passenger's seat are folded down to place the wheelchair in the driver's seat. Therefore, an effect that the vehicle can be easily loaded and unloaded on the rear seat which does not hinder the driving operation can be obtained.

In the present invention, in particular, when the rail includes a traversing rail crossing over the driver's seat and the passenger's seat, and a traversing or sloping rail diverging from the traversing rail and extending onto the rear seat. The effect that the wheelchair can be loaded and unloaded to the rear seat which does not hinder driving from the driver's seat side or the passenger's seat side is obtained.

Further, in the present invention, a cover case for wrapping the folded wheelchair is provided, and when the connecting means is disengaged from the cover case, the folded wheelchair is opened automatically when loading / unloading the wheelchair. As a result, it is possible to secure the smoothness of the loading / unloading operation and to prevent the driver and the passenger compartment from being stained by the wheelchair.

In this case, the connecting means is movably disengaged or immovably disengaged on a vertical line passing through the center of gravity when the case cover and the wheelchair accommodated therein are laid down sideways. By doing so, the wheelchair and the case cover containing the wheelchair can be easily laid or raised in the vehicle interior, and the loading and unloading of the wheelchair into the vehicle interior can be performed more easily and smoothly. Thus, the effect that the wheelchair laid on the side can be moved stably with one hand can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the lift device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a vehicle in which the present invention is installed.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing the relationship between the case cover of the present invention and a folded wheelchair.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing the relationship between the case cover of the present invention and a folded wheelchair.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a case cover of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the case cover of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a half sectional view of the case cover of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a side view of the case cover of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the case cover of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a bottom view of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rail 1a Traversing rail 1b Slanting rail 2 Lifting device 3 Connecting means 4 Stripe 5 Main body 6 Drum 7 Drive 36 Wheelchair 50 Case cover

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A connecting means detachably mounted on a wheelchair, comprising: a rail arranged at an upper part in a vehicle cabin; and a lift device which can be moved by guiding the rail and which raises / lowers a wheelchair. And a main body which is mounted with a strip to which the connecting means is connected at the tip, a drum for winding the strip and a driving device for driving the drum, and which is movably supported by a rail. Wheelchair storage device for vehicles. 2. The wheelchair storage device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the rail extends from above a driver's seat, above a passenger seat, and above a rear seat. 3. The rail according to claim 1, wherein the rail comprises a traversing rail crossing over a driver's seat and a passenger's seat, and a vertical or skewed rail diverging from the traversing rail and extending onto a rear seat.
Or the wheelchair storage device of the vehicle according to 2. 4. The wheelchair storage device for a vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a cover case surrounding the folded wheelchair, wherein the connecting means is disengaged from the cover case. 5. The connecting means is movably disengaged or immovably disengaged on a vertical line passing through the center of gravity when the case cover and the wheelchair accommodated therein are laid down sideways. Item 5. A wheelchair storage device for a vehicle according to item 4.