JPH119378A - Elevating and lowering bench for entrance - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make an aged person or the like able to easily enter and leave between the dirt floor and elevated floor part of an entrance hall by providing a bench provided with a seat plate on an upper surface on an elevated frame side at the elevated floor part of the entrance hall and freely vertically movably forming the seat plate of the bench. SOLUTION: The elevated frame 1a is provided on the tip part on the side of the dirt floor 4 of the elevated floor part 1 of the entrance hall, and at the position of a corner part for forming the elevated frame 1a and a wall 5, the orthogonal two sides of a bench main body 3 are made adjacent to the elevated frame 1a and the wall 5 respectively. Further, an elevating and lowering machine 7 for elevating and lowering the seat plate 2 by an electric motor is provided on the lower part of the fixed case 3a of the bench main body 3 and the operation switch 7a of the elevating and lowering machine 7 is provided on a handrail 6 usable at the time of sitting and standing. Thus, even the aged person or a physically handicapped person can easily and safely enter and leave between the dirt floor 4 and the elevated floor part 1 of the entrance hall.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an entrance elevating bench capable of easily ascending and descending between a floor of an entrance hall and a raised floor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a bench is provided in an entrance hall,
It has been practiced to easily enter and exit between the floor 4 and the floor 4 of the entrance hall. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-139195 discloses a bench as shown in FIG. This bench, as shown in the figure,
The entrance hall is provided on the raised floor 1 on the dirt 4 side of the entrance hall, and its seating surface 11 is formed higher than the floor of the raised floor 1. In addition, the position where this bench is provided is a position where the sill 4 rises and projects to the floor 1 side.

[0003] Therefore, the raised floor 1 side or the soil 4
It is possible to sit down on the bench from either side, and it is easy to change the direction while sitting down like this, so it is relatively easy to get in and out between the dirt 4 and the rising floor 1. I can do it.

[0004]

However, in the above conventional example, although the direction can be changed,
It is necessary to perform this direction change on its own, and when sitting down on a bench, the dirt floor 4 is at a low position, and the floor of the rising floor 1 is at a slightly high position, so that the elderly and the disabled are disabled. It is difficult for a person with weak legs, such as a person, to bear a burden, and it is difficult to say that it is easy enough to get in and out between the floor 4 and the floor 1.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and has as its object the purpose of improving the space between the floor and the raised floor of the entrance hall even for the elderly and the physically handicapped. An object of the present invention is to provide an entrance elevating bench that can easily enter and exit the room.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a bench having a seat plate 2 on an upper surface is provided on an upstairs 1a side of an ascending floor portion 1 of an entrance hall, and at least a seat plate is provided. 2 is formed so as to be movable up and down.

In such an entrance elevating bench, for example, with the seat plate 2 in a low position, the user sits down from the dirt 4 of the entrance hall to take off his / her footwear, then raises the seat plate 2 and raises the floor. You can easily turn indoors by changing direction to the part 1 side. Conversely, by changing the state of the seat plate 2 from a high position to a low state, it is easy to go down from the raised floor 1 to the soil 4. In addition, by moving the seat plate 2 high, it is possible to stand up from the seat plate 2 without applying much force to the legs and hips.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the fixed case 3a opened above the floor surface of the raised floor portion 1 and the lift case 3b raised and lowered substantially along the fixed case 3a. The bench body 3 is formed, a seat plate 2 is provided on the upper surface of a lifting case 3b, and the seat plate 2 can be opened and closed freely.

In such an entrance elevating bench, the seat plate 2
Can be used as an opening / closing lid to store articles inside the bench body 3.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, one end of the seat plate 2 is extended to the dirt 4 side of the entrance hall to form an extended portion 2a, and the extended portion 2a is raised. Floor 1
It is characterized in that it is formed so as to be horizontally rotatable between the space 4 and the earth 4.

[0011] In such an entrance elevating bench, the seat plate 2
By rotating, the extending portion 2a can be raised and directed to the floor 1 side or the dirt 4 side of the entrance hall. In other words, it is not necessary to change the body direction to the seat plate 2 by itself while sitting down.

The invention described in claim 4 is the first to third aspects of the present invention.
In the invention described in any one of the above, the bench body 3 is provided on the wall 5 side of the entrance hall, a handrail 6 is provided on a wall surface close to the bench body 3, and the seat plate 2 is vertically moved below the fixed case 3a. An elevator 7 is provided.
Is provided on the handrail 6.

In such an entrance elevating bench, it is possible to use the handrail 6 to sit down on the seat plate 2 or stand up, and to hold the handrail 2 while operating the switch 7a. Up and down operation can be performed.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entrance elevating bench according to this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a use state of the entrance elevating bench.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an ascending floor 1 of an entrance hall, and an ascending frame 1a is provided at an end of the ascending floor 1 on the side of the dirt floor 4. Reference numeral 3 denotes a bench main body, and the bench main body 3 includes a fixed case 3a having a substantially rectangular cross section opened upward from the floor surface of the raised floor portion 1;
An elevating case 3b having a substantially rectangular cross-section that moves up and down substantially along the inside of the fixed case 3a. In this case, the bench body 3 is provided on the wall 5 side of the entrance hall. More specifically, the bench body 3 is provided below the floor surface so as to open to the floor surface of the raised floor portion 1. In addition, the provided position is a corner formed by the rising frame 1a and the wall 5, and two orthogonal sides of the bench body 3 are adjacent to the rising frame 1a and the wall 5, respectively.

A handrail 6 is provided on the wall surface close to the bench body 3 so as to be used when the user sits down or stands up. Further, an elevator 7 for electrically moving the seat plate 2 up and down is provided below the fixed case 3a, and an operation switch 7a of the elevator 7 is provided on the handrail 6.

The seat plate 2 is provided on the upper surface of the elevating case 3b. One end of the seat plate 2 is pivotally attached to the elevating case 3b, and is attached to be freely opened and closed. That is, as shown by the imaginary line in this figure, the seat plate 2 is opened so that articles such as shoes can be stored inside.

Further, the seat plate 2 is formed as an extension 2a having an end on the soil pitch 4 side extending toward the soil pitch 4 side.

According to the entrance elevating bench constructed as described above, at least the seat plate 2 is formed so as to be able to ascend and descend, and therefore, there are the following advantages.

That is, by moving the seat plate 2 up and down, it is possible to get in and out of the step between the floor 4 of the entrance hall and the floor of the rising floor 1 without having to worry about the step. For this reason, not only healthy persons, but also elderly persons and persons with physical disabilities, the entrance hall 4 and the raised floor 1
It is easy and safe to get in and out of it.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, when the user goes up from the slab 4 and rises to the floor 1, the seat plate 2 is in a low position, and the user sits down from the sill 4 in the entrance hall to take off footwear. be able to. Then, by operating the operation switch 7a of the handrail 6, the seat plate 2 can be raised, and the body can be turned to the rising floor 1 side to stand on the rising floor 1. At this time, by raising the seat plate 2 high, it is possible to easily stand up from the entrance ascending / descending bench without applying much force to the legs and hips. Conversely, by lowering the seat plate 2 from the high position, it is easy to go down from the raised floor 1 to the soil 4.

Since the seat plate 2 is openable and closable, the seat plate 2 is used as an opening / closing lid, and the bench body 3
Articles such as shoes taken off can be stored inside, and the entrance hall can be widely used.

Further, the railing 6 can be used to sit down on the seat plate 2 or stand up, so that the elevator for the entrance can be used safely. By operating the operation switch 7a, the raising and lowering operation of the seat plate 2 can be easily and reliably performed.

As described above, one of the preferred embodiments includes a structure in which the seat plate 2 is rotatable instead of the structure in which the seat plate 2 is freely openable and closable. That is, the extending portion 2a is formed between the raised floor portion 1 and the soil floor 4 so as to be horizontally rotatable. For example, the elevating case 3b described above may be formed as an elevating bar that expands and contracts in the fixed case 3a, and the seat plate 2 may be rotatably attached to the upper end of the elevating bar.

According to such a configuration, by rotating the seat plate 2, the extending portion 2a can be raised and directed to the floor portion 1 side or the dirt floor 4 side. In other words, it is possible to change the direction of the body to the floor 1 side or the dirt 4 side while sitting down, so there is no need to change the direction of the body by moving your own body, The operation is made particularly easy.

[0027]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, by moving the seat plate up and down, it is possible to get in and out of the step between the floor of the entrance hall and the floor of the rising floor. Therefore, even for the elderly and the physically challenged, getting in and out between the floor of the entrance hall and the floor
It can be done easily and safely.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, articles such as footwear can be stored inside the bench body by using the seat plate as the opening / closing lid, and the entrance hall can be widely used.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by rotating the seat plate while sitting down on the seat plate, the body can be turned upside down and turned to the floor or the soil. Can be. That is, it is not necessary to change the direction of the body by moving one's own body, and the direction change operation can be easily performed.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to use the handrail to sit down on the seat plate or stand up, and to perform the lifting operation of the seat plate by the operation switch while holding the handrail. Can be. Therefore, the entrance elevating bench can be safely used by using the handrail, and the operation of elevating the seat plate can be facilitated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entrance elevating bench according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a usage state of the entrance elevating bench.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ascending floor part 1a Ascending frame part 2 Seat plate 2a Extension part 3 Bench body 3a Fixed case 3b Elevating case 4 Soil 5 Wall 6 Handrail 7 Operation switch 11 Seat surface

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An entrance elevating bench, wherein a bench having a seat plate on its upper surface is provided on an up frame side of an ascending floor portion of the entrance hall, and at least the seat plate is formed so as to be movable up and down. 2. A bench body is formed by a fixed case opened above a floor surface of a rising floor and an elevating case that moves up and down substantially along the fixed case, and a seat plate is provided on an upper surface of the elevating case. 2. The entrance elevating bench according to claim 1, wherein the door can be opened and closed freely. 3. One end of the seat plate is extended to the sill side of the entrance hall to form an extended portion, and the extended portion is formed so as to be horizontally rotatable between the raised floor portion and the sill. 2. The entrance elevating bench according to claim 1, wherein: 4. A bench body is provided on a wall side of an entrance hall, a handrail is provided on a wall surface adjacent to the bench body, and an elevator for electrically lifting and lowering a seat plate is provided below a fixed case, and an operation switch of the elevator is provided. The entrance elevating bench according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bench is provided on the handrail.