JPH11113804A - Slidable moving handrail - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To evacuate to a retreat position generally so as not to tumble from a standing state to a horizontal state except for a position position or not to obstruct a carer. SOLUTION: This moving handrail is constituted of a slide rail 8 attached to a wall surface 2 and a handrail main body 9 which is slidably attached to the slide rail 8 and swung from a standing state to a horizontal state in a swinging position. The slide rail 8 can make the handrail main body 9 to slide laterally in its standing state so as to reciprocate it between a swinging position and a retreat position. The handrail main body 9 is thus slid laterally in its standing state to be retreated to the retreat position, thereby the handrail main body 9 does not intervene the caring operation of a carer and nor obstruct the caring operation. An engagement means which maintains the handrail main body 9 in the horizontal state in its swinging position and an engagement means which maintains the handrail main body 9 in the standing state in positions except for the swinging position are provided. This constitution can protect the handrail main body 9 from abruptly tumbling except for the swinging position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is directed to a toilet or a bathroom of a medical facility, a welfare facility, other public facilities, a general house, or the like, and is used as an assistive device for the elderly and the physically handicapped. The present invention relates to a slidable movable handrail that can slide from a standing position to a horizontal position in a swinging position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, handrails have been installed as assistive devices when the elderly or the physically handicapped use a toilet or take a bath in a bathroom. There are two types of assisting devices: fixed type and movable type. However, for a caregiver or a person with a physical disability who does not need a handrail, the fixed type handrail may be an obstacle. For a physically handicapped person or the like who needs sliding, the transfer from a state of sitting on a toilet seat to a wheelchair may be an obstacle, and there is also a problem in space. For this reason, recently, many movable types have been installed, and when not in use, they are closely attached to the wall and evacuated. People can be assisted.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a conventional movable handrail.
It is as follows. The conventional movable handrail 1 includes a mounting base 3 fixed to a wall surface 2 and a horizontal state (a state shown by a chain line in FIG. 7) from an upright state (a state shown by a solid line in FIG. 7) with respect to the mounting base 3. ) And a handrail body 4 that can swing freely. The handrail main body 4 is formed by bending a stainless steel or aluminum alloy pipe or a PVC resin pipe, and the area surrounded by the handrail pipe itself from the tip side of the handrail main body 4 to the mounting base 3 is the entire area. Is the opening 5
It has become. In addition, in FIG. 7, 6 is a toilet bowl.

[0004]

In such a movable handrail 1, when the user does not use the handrail or when there is an assistant, the handrail 1 becomes an obstacle. As shown, it is necessary to swing to the standing position and fix it at this position. At the time of use, it is necessary to swing from the upright state to the horizontal position shown by the chain line in FIG. However, in the conventional movable handrail 1, if the handrail main body 4 is in the upright state, if the handrail body 4 is suddenly touched, the handrail main body 4 may suddenly fall down and become a horizontal state. It was very dangerous because it collided and contacted with a part of. Also, simply jumping up to the upright state may hinder the movement of the caregiver, and may even hinder the caregiver from moving up to the upright state.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been improved and eliminated in view of the above-mentioned problems, and in other than a fixed position, it does not fall down to a horizontal state while being locked to an upright position. It is an object of the present invention to provide a slidable movable handrail that can be retracted in the lateral direction so as not to disturb the user.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a slide rail mounted on a wall or the like, a slide rail slidably mounted on the slide rail, and a swing position. A handrail body that can swing from a standing state to a horizontal state.The slide rail reciprocates between the swinging position and the retreating position by sliding the handrail body in the upright state in a lateral direction. It is a slidable movable handrail which is characterized in that there is. Slide the handrail body horizontally in the upright position,
By retreating to the retreat position, the handrail main body does not interfere with the assisting operation of the assistant, and does not hinder the assisting operation.

The means of claim 2 adopted by the present invention is as follows.
2. A slidable movable member according to claim 1, wherein an engagement means is provided between the slide rail and a base of the handrail main body to maintain the handrail main body in a horizontal state at the swinging position. It is an expression handrail. Therefore, the handrail main body is in a horizontal state only at the swinging position, and is maintained in a horizontal state, so that the elderly or the physically handicapped can use this.

Further, according to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an engagement means for maintaining the handrail body in an upright state between the slide rail and the base of the handrail body. A slidable movable handrail according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the handrail is slidable. Therefore, the handrail body can swing from the upright state to the horizontal state only in the swinging position, and in the upright state other than the swinging position, the handrail body falls down even if it unexpectedly comes into contact with the handrail body. Never.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of the present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings. The same reference numerals as those in the conventional case denote the same members. 1 to 6 show a slidable movable handrail 7 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view when the movable handrail 7 is installed on a wall surface 2 of a toilet room. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the upright state and the horizontal state, FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view showing the relationship between the slide rail 8 and the handrail body 9 in the upright state and the horizontal state, and FIG. Overall perspective view of
FIG. 5 is an overall perspective view in a standing state, and FIG. 6 is an overall perspective view in a retracted position.

As shown in FIG. 1, the movable handrail 7 is
A slide rail 8 attached horizontally to the wall surface 2 on the back side of the toilet 6, and a handrail body 9 attached to the slide rail 8 so as to be movable in a lateral direction and swingable in a range from a standing state to a horizontal state. And The slide rail 8 uses a C-type channel steel or the like.
The lower end plate 12 forming the opening 11 of the rail groove 10 protrudes more toward the user than the upper end plate 13. In the rail groove 10, a slider 15 provided with a convex portion 14 that engages with the upper and lower end plates 12 and 13 and protrudes from the opening 11.
Are fitted and mounted.

A handrail body 9 made of a material such as stainless steel, an aluminum alloy, or a PVC resin is rotatably connected to the two sliders 15 by a pivot 16. The pivot 16 is located between the upper and lower end plates 12 and 13 of the slide rail 8, and is provided at a position eccentric from the center of the handrail body 9. This is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, when the handrail body 9 swings to a horizontal state, the lower end plate 12 of the slide rail 8 supports the lower surface side of the handrail body 9 and maintains the handrail body 9 in a horizontal state. That's why. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, a semicircular cutout recess 17 is formed at the swinging position of the lower end plate 12 so as to support the handrail body 9 (in this case, a pipe). ing. The pivots 16 need not have eccentricity but have a dimensional relationship such that the pivots 16 and the lower end plate 12 are appropriately separated.

A hook-shaped locking plate 18 is attached to a surface of the handrail body 9 near the rail shaft 10 near the pivot. When the handrail main body 9 is in the upright state, the locking plate 18 is located in the rail groove 10 as shown in FIG. 6, and the upper end plate 13 is held by the locking plate 18 and the handrail main body 9. It is designed to be pinched. That is, the handrail body 9 is maintained in the upright state. On the other hand, in the swinging position, as shown in FIG. 2, a rectangular cutout recess 19 is formed in the upper end plate 13 so that the locking plate 18 can swing. Therefore, the handrail body 9 never falls down to a horizontal state except at the swing position. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 20 denotes a cover attached to both end surfaces of the slide rail 8.

Next, the operation of the slidable movable handrail 7 constructed as described above will be described. First, when an elderly person, a physically handicapped person, or the like sits on the toilet seat of the toilet 6, if there is an assistant, the handrail body 9 is set in an upright state, and a position separated by a predetermined distance from the swing position of the slide rail 8. May be retracted to the retracted position (see FIG. 2) set to. 1 and 6 show this retracted state. Accordingly, a large free space can be formed around the toilet 6, and the handrail body 9 does not interfere with the assisting operation of the assistant, and a smooth assisting operation can be performed.

On the other hand, when an elderly person or a physically handicapped person needs to support the handrail body 9, the handrail body 9 is moved by pushing the handrail body 9 from the retracted position of the slide rail 8 to the swing position. Let it. This movement is performed by the sliders 15 and 15 being guided by the rail groove 10. In addition, during this movement, the locking plate 18 provided on the mounting base side of the handrail body 9 moves the upper end plate 1 in the slide groove 10.
Since the handrail body 3 is engaged, the handrail main body 9 is maintained in an upright state, never falls down, and is safe.

When the handrail body 9 is moved to the swinging position, the locking plate 18 of the handrail body 9 is connected to the upper end plate 13 of the slide rail 8 as shown in FIGS. It matches the notch recess 19 that has been formed. After that,
At this position, the handrail body 9 may be swung about the pivot 16 to a horizontal state. Due to this swinging, the lower surface side of the handrail body 9 engages with and is supported by the semicircular cutout recess 17 formed in the lower end plate 12 of the slide rail 8, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4B and FIG. 4, the handrail main body 9 is maintained in a horizontal state. Further, even if the user leans on the handrail body 9, the load can be supported.

In order to retreat from the horizontal state to the retracted position in the upright state shown in FIG. 6, the above-described operation may be performed in the reverse order.

Incidentally, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the swing position is not limited to one position, and a plurality of positions may be provided. Also, the shape and material of the handrail body 9 can be appropriately changed.

[0018]

As described above, the movable handrail of the present invention has a slide rail attached to a wall or the like, and is slidably attached to the slide rail.
A handrail body capable of swinging from a standing state to a horizontal state in a swinging position, wherein the slide rail reciprocates between the swinging position and the retreating position by sliding the handrail body in a lateral direction in the standing state. It is to let. Therefore, by sliding the handrail body horizontally in the upright state and retracting the handrail body to the retracted position, the handrail body does not interfere with the assistance operation of the caregiver, which may hinder the assistance operation. Absent.

Further, in the movable handrail of the present invention, an engagement means for maintaining the handrail body in a horizontal position at the swinging position is provided between the slide rail and the base of the handrail body. Therefore, the handrail main body is in a horizontal state only at the swing position, and is maintained in a horizontal state. In other words, the handrail main body is in a state where it can be used only in the swinging position, and the elderly and the physically handicapped can use it.

Further, in the movable handrail of the present invention,
Since the engagement means for maintaining the handrail body in the upright state is provided between the slide rail and the base of the handrail body, the handrail body swings from the upright state to the horizontal state only in the swinging position. When the robot is in a standing position other than the swing position,
Even if the handrail body suddenly comes into contact with the handrail body, the handrail body does not fall down and is safe.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the inside of a toilet equipped with a movable handrail according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the movable handrail according to the present invention in an upright state and in a horizontal state at the same time.

3A and 3B show a mounting relationship of a movable handrail according to the present invention with a slide rail at a swinging position, wherein FIG. 3A is a longitudinal sectional view showing an upright state, and FIG. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a horizontal state of a movable handrail according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a standing state of the movable handrail according to the present invention at a swing position.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state at a retracted position of a movable handrail according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view showing the inside of a toilet equipped with a conventional movable handrail.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 ... Wall surface 3 ... Mounting base 6 ... Toilet 7 ... Sliding movable handrail 8 ... Slide rail 9 ... Handrail main body 10 ... Rail groove 11 ... Opening of rail groove 12 ... Lower end plate 13 ... Upper end plate 15 ... Slider 16 ... Pivot 17 ... Cut recess in lower end plate 18 ... Locking plate 19 ... Cut recess in upper end plate

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A slide rail mounted on a wall or the like, and a handrail body slidably mounted on the slide rail and swingable from a standing state to a horizontal state at a swinging position, wherein the slide rail is provided. A slidable movable handrail, wherein the handrail body is slid laterally in an upright state to reciprocate between the swinging position and the retracted position. 2. The device according to claim 1, further comprising an engaging means provided between the slide rail and the base of the handrail body to maintain the handrail body in a horizontal position at the swinging position. A slidable movable handrail. 3. The slide according to claim 1, wherein an engagement means for maintaining the handrail body in an upright state is provided between the slide rail and a base of the handrail body. A freely movable handrail.