JPWO2016163162A1 - Transfer equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The person being assisted can transfer by himself / herself, and the remaining physical functions among the physical functions of the person being assisted can be exhibited. The seat surface portion (120) of the transfer device (100) has left and right seat surfaces that rotate. The cared person (H) pulls in the retractable block (130) with his / her hand or arm and places the sole on the foot plate (143R, 143L), so that the knees escape upward and the space between the upper and lower thighs (S) Can do. With the space (S) in place, the left and right seat plates are placed at the seating position, and the care recipient (H) walks from the bed (B) onto the seat plate at the seating position. . Thereafter, the cared person (H) grasps the forward gripping parts (161R, 161L) with his hand and walks and moves while sitting on the seat plate.

Description

  The present invention relates to a transfer device. In particular, the present invention is devised so that the person being assisted (the person who receives assistance) can perform transfer by himself / herself. In addition, when the cared person moves or moves, the physical function that remains in the cared person is extracted without difficulty, so that the moving and moving actions can be rehabilitation exercises for the cared person. Is.

  In some cases, elderly people such as elderly people need care or assistance in order to live. In such a situation, various problems have occurred on the site of a nursing facility or home care.

  For example, there is a problem when transferring a person being assisted. In other words, when a person with assistance in the lower limb motor function is transferred between a bed and a wheelchair, or between a wheelchair and a toilet, bath, chair, etc., the assistant is assisted I was helped to transfer.

  In particular, the transfer between the bed and the toilet is performed many times a day, which is a heavy burden for the care recipient and the caregiver. In order to live a healthy life for a caregiver, it is necessary to be able to quickly and easily transfer to the toilet when going to the toilet. However, if there is a situation where the assistant cannot immediately attend the assistance, even if he / she wants to go to the toilet, he / she may not be able to transfer to the toilet. In a state where transfer is not possible frequently, the person being assisted will wear a diaper, and the QOL (Quality Of Life) of the person being assisted will be reduced.

  On the other hand, caregivers do not have enough caregivers. In home care, for example, a caregiver may be aging like an elderly wife assisting an elderly husband. In such a case, it may be difficult for the assistant to frequently assist the person being assisted.

Here, a typical method of the transfer method that has been conventionally performed will be described below.
(A) The caregiver holds the person being assisted and transfers. In this case, the person being assisted holds the person in the standing position, and the person holding the person assisted is transferred. Transfers may be performed with both of them connected by an assistance belt. Such a method was a big physical burden (labor) for the caregiver. For this reason, one helper was sometimes transferred by two helpers. In addition, the caregiver needs to acquire a transfer skill for safely transferring while holding the person being assisted.

  (B) Transfer using a lifting lift. In this case, the caregiver first lays the lifting device (sheet member) of the lift type lift under the cared person's body so that the person can be safely lifted. After confirming that it was laid under the caregiver, the lifted lift is operated to transfer the person being assisted.

  (C) Transfer using a slide board. In this case, for example, a slide board is placed between the bed and the wheelchair.For example, with the help of a caregiver, the person being assisted puts the buttocks on the slide board in a sitting position and slides on the slide board. Then, transfer.

(D) Transfer using a transfer device (care wheelchair). For example, transfer is performed using a nursing wheelchair disclosed in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent No. 4776736).
When transferring using such a care wheelchair, the person being assisted first places the buttocks on the bed, for example, at the end of the bed, puts the upper body, and puts the soles on the floor. Sit down (just sit on the edge of the bed).
Next, the caregiver reverses the care wheelchair from which the seat (seat) has been removed, and the front part of the care wheelchair is in front of the belly and chest of the caregiver. Put the person being assisted in between.
Next, the person being assisted bends the upper body forward and is in a standing position of the middle waist with the buttocks floating from the bed while leaning the arm or upper body on the front part of the care wheelchair. Thus, when the person being assisted is temporarily standing in the middle and lower back, the assistant slidably sets the seat surface (seat) of the care wheelchair from the rear to the front of the care wheelchair.
After setting the seat (seat), the assistant sits on the seat. Then, the caregiver pushes the nursing wheelchair on which the person being assisted (sits down) and moves to move.
When transferring from the care wheelchair to the bed, the above-described operation is performed in the reverse procedure.

  In addition, care wheelchairs similar to the care wheelchairs shown in Patent Document 1 are also commercially available, and even in such other care wheelchairs on the market, the person being assisted is temporarily at the time of transfer. You need to be in a standing position.

Japanese Patent No. 4776736

However, the transfer methods (a) to (d) described above have the following problems.
In the transfer method in which the assistant (a) holds the person being assisted, there is a problem that a large physical burden is placed on the assistant and the assistant becomes back pain. In addition, there is a realistic situation in which the physical burden is somewhat reduced if assistance is provided by two assistants, but the assistance cannot be provided by two assistants due to the lack of the number of assistants. . In addition, the caregiver needs to acquire a transfer skill for safely transferring while holding the person being assisted.

In the transfer method using the lifting type lift shown in (b), the lifting type lift is a large and complicated mechanical device in order to lift and move a heavy human (a person being assisted) safely.
Moreover, in order to ensure safety, there exists a problem that the maintenance of a lifting type lift must be performed reliably.
Furthermore, there is also a problem that the caregiver has to learn an operation technique for operating the lift type lift so that the lifted person can be safely moved. Moreover, the labor which puts a sheet | seat member under a cared person's body by a helper is required.

  In the transfer method using the slide board of (c), when the person to be assisted is placed on the slide board, the person holding the person to be assisted or changing the direction of the person to be assisted (direction change) There was a physical burden on the caregiver. In addition, when the person being assisted slides on the slide board, the person being assisted may fall or fall.

  In the transfer method using the transfer device of (d), it is necessary for the person being assisted to temporarily stand in the middle and lower positions at the time of transfer. For this reason, the person being assisted has to support his / her weight with his / her legs, and there is a problem that a burden is imposed on the toes and knees. Therefore, it has been difficult to transfer a caregiver who has weak leg strength or a broken knee or the like by the transfer method (d).

Furthermore, all of the methods shown in (a) to (d) require a great deal of assistance by an assistant.
Even if the person being assisted has a functional disorder or a functional disorder in a part of the physical function, the remaining part of the physical function is often healthy or can function to some extent. For this reason, if the remaining physical function is demonstrated and it becomes possible to basically transfer by one's own power, the QOL (Quality Of Life) of the person being assisted is improved.

  However, conventionally, when transferring, it is basically based on assistance from an assistant. For this reason, the burden on the caregiver and the person being assisted increases, and the opportunity for the person being assisted to exhibit the remaining physical functions is taken away, leading to a decrease in the remaining ability.

  In the present invention, in view of the above situation, the person being assisted can transfer by himself / herself, and the physical function of the person being assisted can be extracted during the transfer or movement, thereby It is an object of the present invention to provide a transfer device in which a transfer operation and a transfer operation are simultaneously performed as a rehabilitation exercise.

The present invention for solving the above problems
A right frame having wheels, a left frame having wheels, and a frame body including a connecting frame connecting the right frame and the left frame;
A seat surface portion disposed on the frame body;
A transfer device having a foot support that is fixed to the frame body and disposed at a front position and a lower position with respect to the seat surface portion,
A pull-in member fixed to the frame body and disposed at an upper position with respect to the seat surface portion;
The seat portion having a right seat plate and a left seat plate;
The right seat plate is pivotally supported on the right frame so that it is horizontal between the right frame and the left frame and between the right frame and the left frame. A right-hand side rotation support structure that supports the position so as to be movable between the position deviated from the position,
The left seat plate is pivotally supported on the left frame so that it is horizontal between the right frame and the left frame and between the right frame and the left frame. And a left-side rotation support structure that is movably supported between the position and the position deviated from the position.

The configuration of the present invention is as follows.
The right rotation support structure includes a right horizontal rotation support unit that rotatably supports the right seat plate in a horizontal plane, and a horizontal position and a vertical upper position of the right seat plate in a vertical plane. A right-hand vertical rotation support portion that is rotatably supported between
The left rotation support structure includes a left horizontal rotation support portion that rotatably supports the left seat plate in a horizontal plane, and a horizontal position and a vertical upper position of the left seat plate in a vertical plane. It has the left vertical rotation support part supported so that it can rotate freely between.

The configuration of the present invention is as follows.
The right-side rotation support structure has a right-side vertical rotation support portion that supports the right-side seat plate so as to be freely rotatable between a horizontal position and a vertical upper position in a vertical plane.
The left-side rotation support structure includes a left-side vertical rotation support portion that rotatably supports the left-side seating surface plate between a horizontal position and a vertical upper position in a vertical plane.

The configuration of the present invention is as follows.
The pull-in member is a rectangular parallelepiped pull-in block or a plate-shaped pull-in plate, and is arranged at a front position and an upper position with respect to the seat surface portion.

The configuration of the present invention is as follows.
A right-side retraction grip attached to the upper rear portion of the right frame;
A right advance grip bar attached to the upper front portion of the right frame and extending forward;
A left-side retraction grip attached to the upper rear portion of the left-side frame;
A left advance grip bar attached to the front part of the upper part of the left frame and extending forward is provided.

According to the present invention, when the person being transferred between the transfer device and the bed or the like is transferred by himself / herself, the person being guided should pull in the pull-in block or the pull-in plate of the transfer device with his / her hand or arm. (While sitting down, move the right hip and the left hip alternately forward to move the hip forward, or alternately move the right hip and the left hip backward to move the hip backward) Since it walks and moves while sitting on the transfer device, the body functions remaining in the body can be moved. For this reason, the transfer operation performed in daily life also becomes rehabilitation, and it also supports that a care recipient can live independently.
That is, by using the transfer device of the present invention, rehabilitation can also be performed during the transfer operation. Conventionally, there has been no transfer device based on such a concept.

In addition, the person being assisted does not have to be in the middle when transferring, and does not have to support the weight of the person himself / herself, and can be transferred easily.
Moreover, the assistance work of the assistant accompanying the transfer is extremely reduced, and the burden on the assistant is greatly reduced.

The right view which shows the transfer apparatus which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. The front view which shows the transfer apparatus which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. The top view which shows the transfer apparatus which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. The right view which shows the use condition of the transfer apparatus which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. The top view which shows the use condition of the transfer apparatus which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. The right view which shows the transfer apparatus which concerns on Example 2 of this invention. The front view which shows the transfer apparatus which concerns on Example 2 of this invention. The top view which shows the transfer apparatus which concerns on Example 2 of this invention. The right view which shows the use condition of the transfer apparatus which concerns on Example 2 of this invention. The top view which shows the use condition of the transfer apparatus which concerns on Example 2 of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on examples.
In this specification, “right side”, “left side”, “front part”, “rear part”, and “front position” are defined when the person being assisted sits down on the seat surface of the transfer device according to the present invention. These terms are used by prescribing the positions to indicate “right side”, “left side”, “front part”, “rear part”, and “front position” as viewed from the caregiver.

[Example 1]
A transfer device 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1, which is a right side view, FIG. 2, which is a front view, and FIG. 3, which is a plan view.
The transfer device 100 shown in these drawings is used by a person being assisted when transferring, for example, when the person being transferred is transferred between a bed and a toilet.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the frame body 110 of the transfer device 100 includes a right frame 110R, a left frame 110L, and a connecting frame 110C.

As shown in FIG. 1, the right frame 110R includes a horizontally arranged lower frame 111R, a support frame 112R extending vertically upward from the center of the lower frame 111R, and a slightly front side from the center of the lower frame 111R. , A support frame 113R extending obliquely upward in the vertical direction, and an upper frame 114R horizontally supported and supported by the upper ends of the support frames 112R and 113R.
A free caster (wheel) 115R is provided at the front of the lower frame 111R, and a free caster (wheel) 116R is provided at the rear of the lower frame 111.

  Similarly to the right frame 110R, the left frame 110L includes a lower frame 111L, a support frame 112L, a support frame 113L, and an upper frame 114L, and includes a universal caster (wheel) 115L and a universal caster (wheel) 116L. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, the connection frame 110C includes a lower connection frame 117C that connects the right lower frame 111R and the left lower frame 111L, and an upper connection that connects the right upper frame 114R and the left upper frame 114L. The frame 118C is configured.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a seat surface portion 120 is disposed on the frame body 110 having the above-described configuration.
The seat portion 120 includes a right seat plate 121R and a right turn support structure 122R, a left seat plate 121L, and a left turn support structure 122L.
Although details will be described later, in the state where the right seat plate 121R and the left seat plate 121L are arranged horizontally between the right frame 110R and the left frame 110L, the supporter's buttocks are placed on the seat plates 121R and 121L. Can be placed on top. In other words, the left and right seat plates 121R and 121L are arranged in a horizontal state between the left and right frames 110R and 110L, so that the seat plates 121R and 121L function as seats on which the cared person can sit. To do.

  The rotation support structure 122R includes an annular rotation support ring (horizontal rotation support portion) 123R that is mounted on the support frame 112R and is rotatable, and an L-shaped cross section fixed to the rotation support ring 123R. Rotating arm 124R, a hinge (vertical rotation support portion) 125R for rotatably connecting the rotating arm 124R and the seating surface plate 121R, and a back plate 126R attached to the back surface of the seating surface plate 121R. Yes.

Below the rotation support ring 123R, an annular height adjustment ring 127R is provided around the support frame 112R. The height adjustment ring 127R is pin-coupled to any of a plurality of holes with different heights formed in the support frame 112R. The height adjustment ring 127R corresponds to the height position of the hole to be pin-coupled. The height of 127R can be adjusted.
Since the rotation support ring 123R is placed concentrically on the height adjustment ring 127R, the height position of the rotation support ring 123R and thus the seat is adjusted by adjusting the height of the height adjustment ring 127R. The height position of the face plate 121R can be adjusted.

  When the rotation support ring 123R rotates around the support frame 112R, the rotation arm 124R, the seat surface plate 121R, and the like connected to the rotation support ring 123R rotate in the horizontal plane. By this turning operation, the seating surface plate 121R can be turned (moved) between a position between the right frame 110R and the left frame 110L and a position further to the right than the right frame 110R.

Further, by rotating the hinge 125R, the seat plate 121R can be rotated (moved) between a horizontal position and a vertically upward position standing above in the vertical direction.
When the seat surface plate 121R becomes horizontal, the back plate 126R comes into contact with the lower surface of the rotating arm 124R. Therefore, the seat surface plate 121R does not rotate further below the horizontal position, and the horizontal state of the seat surface plate 121R is changed. Can be held.

A rotation lock / unlock portion 128R fixed to the support frame 112R is attached to the upper side of the rotation support ring 123R.
In the rotation lock / unlock portion 128R, the rotation arm 124R, the seat surface plate 121R, etc. connected to the rotation support ring 123R rotate in the horizontal plane, and the seat surface plate 121R becomes the right frame 110R and the left frame 110L. When the position is between, the rotation support ring 123R and thus the rotation of the seat plate 121R are restrained (locked). Further, the rotation restraint (lock) can be released (unlocked) by one touch.
As such a rotation lock / unlock part 128R, since many parts having such a function are commercially available, such a commercially available product is used, and therefore the detailed configuration thereof is omitted. Moreover, it is also possible to install the rotation lock / unlock part in another part.

  Similarly to the right rotation support mechanism 122R, the left rotation support mechanism 122L has a rotation support ring (horizontal rotation support portion) 123L, a rotation arm 124L, a hinge (vertical rotation support portion) 125L, and a back plate. 126L, a height adjustment ring 127L, and a rotation lock / unlock part 128L, and operates in the same manner as the right rotation support mechanism 122R.

  That is, when the rotation support ring 123L rotates around the support frame 112L, the rotation arm 124L, the seating surface plate 121L, etc. connected to the rotation support ring 123L rotate in the horizontal plane. By this rotation operation, the seating surface plate 121L can be rotated (moved) between a position between the right frame 110R and the left frame 110L and a position further left than the left frame 110L.

Furthermore, by rotating the hinge 125L, the seating surface plate 121L can be rotated (moved) between a horizontal position and a vertically upward position standing above in the vertical direction.
When the seat surface plate 121L becomes horizontal, the back plate 126L comes into contact with the lower surface of the rotating arm 124L. Therefore, the seat surface plate 121L does not rotate further below the horizontal position, and the horizontal state of the seat surface plate 121L is changed. Can be held.

  Further, when the seating surface plate 121L is positioned between the right frame 110R and the left frame 110L, the rotation support ring 123L and consequently the rotation of the seating surface plate 121L are restricted (locked) by the rotation lock / unlock portion 128L. It can be released (unlocked) with a single touch.

The lead-in block 130 is attached to the central portion of the upper connecting frame 118C. That is, the retractable block 130 is fixed to the frame main body 110 so as to be disposed at a front position and an upper position with respect to the seating surface portion 120.
The drawing block 130 is a member having a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The pull-in block 130 extends from a lower position to an upper position than the upper connecting frame 118C, and is inclined so as to face forward as it goes from the lower side to the upper side.
The shape and size of the pull-in block 130 are not limited to those shown in the drawings, and various shapes and sizes can be used as necessary.

The arrangement position of the lead-in block 130 will be further described.
Although details will be described later, as shown in FIG. 4, in the state where the transfer device 100 is moved backward and the seating surface portion 120 is in contact with the bed B, the person H who is sitting at the end of the bed B The pull-in block 130 is arranged at a position where the upper part of the ring 130 can be pulled toward the user while being held by hands and arms. In other words, the pull-in block 130 is disposed at a position where the care recipient H can reach his / her arm from the rear position of the transfer device 100.
Although details will be described later, as shown in FIG. 5, the person being assisted sits on the left and right seat plates 121R and 121L arranged horizontally between the right frame 110R and the left frame 110L. The retractable block 130 is disposed at a position where the abdomen to the chest of the person being assisted can lean on the retractable block 130 when tilted forward. Of the surfaces of the pull-in block 130, the surface facing the cared person sitting on the seat plates 121R and 121L, that is, the surface on which the chest is leaned from the abdomen of the person being assisted in the state of FIG. Have a soft surface with

The foot support 140 includes a right foot support 140R and a left foot support 140L.
The foot supporter 140 is fixed to the frame main body 110 so as to be disposed at a front position and a lower position with respect to the seat surface portion 120. More specifically, the height position of the seating surface plates 121R and 121L and the height position of the foot plates 143R and 143L described later are adjusted in the vertical direction, but the height after the height adjustment is the foot plate 143R, The foot support 140 is arranged so that the seat surface plates 121R and 121L are in the lower position.
The foot support 140 is disposed in front of the retracting block 130 and disposed below the retracting block 130.

  The foot support 140R includes a support column 141R extending vertically upward from the front of the right lower frame 111R, a height adjustment rod 142R connected to the support column 141R so that the height position can be adjusted, and a height A foot plate 143R is rotatably attached to the adjustment rod 142R.

The height adjustment rod 142R is pin-coupled to any of a plurality of holes with different heights formed in the support column 141R, and the height adjustment rod is in accordance with the height position of the hole to be pin-coupled. The height of 142R can be adjusted.
The right end of the foot plate 143R is rotatably supported by the height adjustment rod 142R. The foot plate 143R can be rotated from a horizontal position to a vertical position directed upward.
When the foot plate 143R is in the horizontal position, the person H who is sitting on the seat surface portion 120 (the seat surface plates 121R and 121L disposed horizontally between the frames 110R and 110L) places the foot (the back of the foot) on the foot plate 143R. Can be placed. When the foot plate 143R is in the vertical position, the foot plate 143R retreats from the position of the foot of the person being assisted H, so that the seat surface 120 (horizontal between the frames 110R and 110L does not interfere with the foot plate 143R). The person H who is sitting on the seat plates 121R and 121L can place his / her feet on the floor.

  Similarly to the right foot support 140R, the left foot support 140L includes a support column 141L, a height adjustment rod 142L, and a foot plate 143L, and operates in the same manner as the right foot support 140R.

As shown in FIG. 3, a right retraction grip (grip) 150R is attached to the rear of the right upper arm 114R, and a left retraction grip (grip) is attached to the rear of the left upper arm 114L. 150L is attached.
A forward grip bar 160R extending forward is attached to the front portion of the right upper arm 114R, and a forward grip portion (grip) 161R is attached to the tip of the forward grip bar 160R. A forward grip bar 160L extending forward is attached to the front portion of the left upper arm 114L, and a forward grip portion (grip) 161L is attached to the tip of the forward grip bar 160L.

A transfer operation using the transfer device 100 having the above configuration will be described.
As shown by the dotted line in FIG. 2 or the dotted line in FIG. 3, the right seat plate 121R is rotated in the horizontal plane to move to a position further to the right than the right frame 110R, and the left seat plate 121L is moved to the left frame. Move to a position further to the left than 110L. At this time, as shown by the dotted lines in FIG. 2, even if the seat plates 121R and 121L are erected upward in the vertical direction by bending (rotating) at the hinges 125R and 125L, the dotted lines in FIG. As shown, the seating surface plates 121R and 121L may be held in a horizontal state.
Further, the foot plates 143R and 143L of the foot supports 140R and 140L are held in a horizontal state.

  As described above, the assistant moves the transfer device 100 in which the seat plates 121R and 121L are retracted from the positions between the right frame 110R and the left frame 110L and the foot plates 143R and 143L are horizontal. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the rear end portion of the transfer device 100 is brought close to the bed B.

  The person being assisted H moves to the end of the bed B, puts the buttocks on the end of the bed B, lowers the legs downward and puts the soles on the floor. At this time, the person being assisted H is located between the right frame 110R and the left frame 110L.

  Further, the person being assisted H extends his / her arm, puts his / her hand or arm on the pull-in block 130, and pulls the pull-in block 130 toward his / her own (the bed B) while holding the pull-in block 130 with his / her hand or arm. Then, place his soles on the foot plates 143R and 143L.

In this way, as shown in FIG. 4, the person being assisted H places the buttocks on the end of the bed B, and holds (retracts) the pull-in block 130 by hand or arm, and the sole is the foot plate 143R, The posture is to be placed on 143L.
When the person being assisted H is in such a posture, a triangular space S in which the thigh and the lower leg are spread with the knee at the top is formed.

  When the space S is formed in this way, the assistant rotates the seat plates 121R and 121L that have been retracted, and the seat plates 121R and 121L become horizontal between the right frame 110R and the left frame 110L. Line up. That is, the seating surface plates 121R and 121L are arranged horizontally in the lower part of the triangular space S. At this time, the rotation of the seating surface plates 121R and 121L is restricted by the rotation lock / unlock portions 128R and 128L.

Since there is no body of the person being assisted in the space S, in other words, the person being assisted H has the posture shown in FIG. 4 and the legs are retracted upward from the knees. The seat plates 121R and 121L can be easily disposed between the right frame 110R and the left frame 110L.
Thus, it is a major point of the present invention to set the seating surface plates 121R and 121L in the seating position in a state where the legs are retracted upward from the knee of the person being assisted H to form the triangular space S. One.

  Next, the person being assisted H holds the pull-in block 130 with his / her hand or arm and walks on the hips (moves the starboard and port portions alternately forward to move forward) and moves the bed B. It moves forward on the seating surface plates 121R and 121L from the upper surface and rests on the seating surface plates 121R and 121L.

  When the person to be assisted H is placed on the seat surface plates 121R and 121L (when sitting), as shown in FIG. 5, the upper body is tilted forward so that the area around the chest is pulled from the abdomen and leaned on the block 130, The right arm is placed on the forward gripping bar 160R and the forward gripping part 161R is gripped by the right hand, and the left arm is placed on the forward gripping bar 160L and the forward gripping part 161L is gripped by the left hand.

  When the person being assisted H has the posture shown in FIG. 5, the assistant rotates to the vertical position with the foot plates 143R and 143L facing upward. Therefore, the person being assisted H can sit on the seat plates 121R and 121L, put his arms on the forward gripping bars 160R and 160L, and put his feet on the floor while gripping the forward gripping portions 161R and 161L by hand. it can. For this reason, the person being assisted H can move by himself / herself by stepping on the floor with his / her foot (kicking with his / her foot or walking while sitting).

  When the person being assisted H sits on the seat plates 121R and 121L and the sole is placed on the foot plates 143R and 143L as shown in FIG. 5, the assistant holds the retreat grips 150R and 150L. Then, the person being assisted H can be moved by pushing the transfer device 100 in a wheelchair.

In this way, transfer from the bed B to the transfer device 100 can be performed.
During this transfer, the person being assisted H pulls in the pull-in block 130 by hand or arm, walks from the bed B to the seating surface plates 121R and 121L, or walks while sitting on the seating surface plates 121R and 121L. The movement of moving can be done naturally. For this reason, the remaining body function can be exhibited and rehabilitation can be performed naturally.

  In addition, since the person being assisted H does not become a standing upper body in the middle waist and does not support the whole body weight with his / her legs when transferring, even if the leg strength is weak, there is a failure in the knee etc. However, the transfer can be carried out by one's own power only with the assistance of the assistant.

  On the other hand, since the assistant only needs to rotate the seat surface plates 121R and 121L and set the foot plates 143R and 143L, the burden on the assistant is extremely light. As a result, it is possible to prevent the caregiver from getting back pain, and it is possible to perform an effective assistance work with a small number of caregivers.

  In this way, when the user moves on the transfer device 100 and moves from the transfer device 100 to a stool, for example, the following is performed.

  With the person being assisted H placed on the seat plates 121R and 121L, the transfer device 100 is moved backward, and the rear end portion of the transfer device 100 is brought into contact with the seat-type toilet.

  In this state, the person being assisted raises his / her upper body and walks on the seat surface 121R / 121L while holding the upper frames 114R / 114L with his / her hand (moving the starboard and the left hips alternately backward to the hips) And the rear part can be moved backward, and in the last direction, the rear end gripping parts 150R and 150L can be held with both hands while moving on the toilet.

  When defecation and urination are finished, the transfer device 100 can be transferred from the toilet bowl in the same manner as when the transfer device 100 is transferred from the bed B.

  It should be noted that the height positions of the seating plates 121R and 121L are adjusted by adjusting the heights of the height adjustment rings 127R and 127L according to the height of the bed B, the height of the toilet bowl, the size of the person being assisted, and the like. While adjusting, the height positions of the foot plates 143R and 143L are adjusted by adjusting the heights of the height adjustment rods 142R and 142L.

  The mechanism for adjusting the height position of the seating surface plates 121R and 121L and the mechanism for adjusting the height position of the foot plates 143R and 143L are not limited to those described above, and are used for wheelchairs and the like. Various height adjustment mechanisms can be employed to adjust the height.

[Example 2]
Next, a transfer device 100A according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The transfer device 100A is obtained by changing a part of the configuration of the transfer device 100 shown in FIGS. For this reason, in the following description, it demonstrates centering around a changed part.

  The transfer device 100A of the second embodiment employs a plate-like pull-in plate 170 instead of the pull-in block 130 used in the transfer device 100 described above, and the configuration of the other parts is the same as that of the transfer device 100. The same.

  The pull-in plate 170 is mounted on the upper connecting frame 118C, the front portions of the upper frames 114R and 114L, and the rear portions of the advance grip bars 160A and 160B, and is disposed substantially horizontally. That is, the pull-in plate 170 is fixed to the frame main body 110 so as to be disposed at a front position and an upper position with respect to the seat surface portion 120. The drawing plate 170 is formed with a drawing hole 170a. The front edge side 170b is a side extending in the left-right direction.

The arrangement position of the pull-in plate 170 will be further described.
As shown in FIG. 9, in the state where the transfer device 100 </ b> A is moved backward and the seat surface portion 120 is in contact with the bed B, the person H who is sitting at the end of the bed B enters the drawing hole 170 a of the drawing plate 170. The pull-in plate 170 is arranged at a position where the pull-in plate 170 can be pulled toward the user by hooking the hand or hooking the hand to the front edge 170b. In other words, the pull-in plate 170 is arranged at a position where the care recipient H can reach his / her arm from the rear position of the transfer device 100.

  The configuration of the other parts is the same as that of the transfer device 100 of the first embodiment.

A transfer operation using the transfer device 100A having the above-described configuration will be described.
As shown by a dotted line in FIG. 7 or a dotted line in FIG. 8, the right seat plate 121R is rotated in the horizontal plane to move further to the right side of the right frame 110R, and the left seat plate 121L is moved to the left frame. Move to a position further to the left than 110L. At this time, as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 7, even if the seat plates 121R and 121L are erected upward in the vertical direction by being bent (rotated) at the hinges 125R and 125L, the dotted line in FIG. As shown, the seating surface plates 121R and 121L may be held in a horizontal state.
Further, the foot plates 143R and 143L of the foot supports 140R and 140L are held in a horizontal state.

  As described above, the assistant moves the transfer device 100A with the seat plates 121R and 121L retracted from the position between the right frame 110R and the left frame 110L and the foot plates 143R and 143L in a horizontal state. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the rear end portion of the transfer device 100A is brought close to the bed B.

  The person being assisted H moves to the end of the bed B, puts the buttocks on the end of the bed B, lowers the legs downward and puts the soles on the floor. At this time, the person being assisted H is located between the right frame 110R and the left frame 110L.

  Further, the person being assisted H extends his / her arm, hooks his / her hand into the pull-in hole 170a and the front edge 170b of the pull-in plate 170, and pulls the pull-in plate 170 toward his / her own (the bed B). Then, place his soles on the foot plates 143R and 143L.

In this way, as shown in FIG. 9, the person being assisted H has a posture in which the buttocks rest on the end of the bed B, retract the retracting plate 170, and the soles rest on the foot plates 143R and 143L. .
When the person being assisted H is in such a posture, a triangular space S in which the thigh and the lower leg are spread with the knee at the top is formed.

  When the space S is formed in this way, the assistant rotates the seat plates 121R and 121L that have been retracted, and the seat plates 121R and 121L become horizontal between the right frame 110R and the left frame 110L. Line up. That is, the seating surface plates 121R and 121L are arranged horizontally in the lower part of the triangular space S. At this time, the rotation of the seating surface plates 121R and 121L is restricted by the rotation lock / unlock portions 128R and 128L.

Since there is no body of the person being assisted in the space S, in other words, the person being assisted H has the posture shown in FIG. 9 and retracts the leg upward from the knee. The seat plates 121R and 121L can be easily disposed between the right frame 110R and the left frame 110L.
Thus, it is a major point of the present invention to set the seating surface plates 121R and 121L in the seating position in a state where the legs are retracted upward from the knee of the person being assisted H to form the triangular space S. One.

  Next, the person being assisted H walks the butt while retracting the pull-in plate 170 (moves the starboard part and the starboard part alternately forward to move the buttock forward), and the seat plate 121R, It moves forward on 121L and rests on the seat plates 121R and 121L.

As shown in FIG. 10, the person being assisted H sits on the seat plates 121R and 121L, puts the left and right arms on the plate 170, and holds the front edge 170b with the left and right hands. To do.
As in the first embodiment, the cared person H tilts the upper body forward, places the right arm on the forward gripping bar 160R, grips the forward gripping portion 161R with the right hand, and moves the left arm to the forward gripping bar 160L. The forward gripping part 161L may be gripped with the left hand.

  When the person being assisted H has the posture shown in FIG. 10, the assistant rotates to the vertical position with the foot plates 143R and 143L facing upward. Therefore, the person being assisted H can put his / her foot on the floor while sitting on the seating surface plates 121R and 121L and placing his / her arms on the pulling plate 170 and the advance grip bars 160R and 160L. For this reason, the person being assisted H can move by himself / herself by stepping on the floor with his / her foot (kicking with his / her foot or walking while sitting).

  When the person being assisted H sits on the seat plates 121R and 121L and the sole is placed on the foot plates 143R and 143L as shown in FIG. 10, the assistant holds the retraction grips 150R and 150L. Then, the person being assisted H can be moved by pushing the transfer device 100A into a wheelchair.

In this way, transfer from the bed B to the transfer device 100A can be performed.
During this transfer, the person being assisted H pulls in the pull-in plate 170, walks from the bed B to the seating surface plates 121R and 121L, and walks and moves while sitting on the seating surface plates 121R and 121L. , Can exercise naturally. For this reason, the remaining body function can be exhibited and rehabilitation can be performed naturally.

  In addition, since the person being assisted H does not become a standing upper body in the middle waist and does not support the whole body weight with his / her legs when transferring, even if the leg strength is weak, there is a failure in the knee etc. However, the transfer can be carried out by one's own power only with the assistance of the assistant.

  On the other hand, since the assistant only needs to rotate the seat surface plates 121R and 121L and set the foot plates 143R and 143L, the burden on the assistant is extremely light. As a result, it is possible to prevent the caregiver from getting back pain, and it is possible to perform an effective assistance work with a small number of caregivers.

  In this way, when moving on the transfer device 100A, for example, when transferring from the transfer device 100A to a stool toilet, the following is performed.

  While the person being assisted H is placed on the seating plates 121R and 121L, the transfer device 100A is moved backward, and the rear end portion of the transfer device 100A is brought into contact with the seat-type toilet.

  In this state, the person being assisted raises his / her upper body and walks on the seat surface 121R / 121L while holding the upper frames 114R / 114L with his / her hand (moving the starboard and the left hips alternately backward to the hips) And the rear part can be moved backward, and in the last direction, the rear end gripping parts 150R and 150L can be held with both hands while moving on the toilet.

  When defecation and urination are finished, it is possible to transfer from the toilet to the transfer device 100A in the same manner as when transferring from the bed B to the transfer device 100A.

  It should be noted that the height positions of the seating plates 121R and 121L are adjusted by adjusting the heights of the height adjustment rings 127R and 127L according to the height of the bed B, the height of the toilet bowl, the size of the person being assisted, and the like. While adjusting, the height positions of the foot plates 143R and 143L are adjusted by adjusting the heights of the height adjustment rods 142R and 142L.

In the first and second embodiments, the pull-in block 130 and the pull-in plate 170 that are pull-in members are attached to the upper connecting frame 118C. However, you may make it provide a drawing-in member in the center part and rear side part of upper frame 114R, and the center part and rear side part of upper frame 114L, respectively. As such a pull-in member, a rod-shaped member, a plate material, a protrusion, a concave portion, or the like can be employed.
That is, the retracting member is fixed to the frame body 110 at a position above the seat surface portion 120, and the cared person H sitting at the end of the bed B as shown in FIGS. What is necessary is just to be arrange | positioned in the position which grasps a drawing-in member and can draw in a transfer apparatus to one's direction (the bed B).

[Example 3]
In the first and second embodiments, the rotation support mechanisms 122R and 122L include the rotation support rings (horizontal rotation support portions) 123R and 123L and the hinges (vertical rotation support portions) 125R and 125L. It is good also as a rotation support mechanism provided with only a vertical rotation support part without a horizontal rotation support part.
That is, the seating surface plates 121R and 121L are always positioned between the right frame 110R and the left frame 110L, but the seating surface plates 121R and 121L are vertically moved by the rotation of the hinges (vertical rotation support portions) 125R and 125L. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which rotation is possible between a horizontal position and a vertically upward position in the plane.

100, 100A Transfer equipment 110 Frame body 110R Right frame 110L Left frame 111R, 111L Lower frame 112R, 112L Support frame 113R, 113L Support frame 114R, 114L Upper frame 115R, 115L, 116R, 116L Free caster (wheel)
110C connection frame 117C lower connection frame 118C upper connection frame 120 seat surface portion 121R, 121L seat surface plate 122R, 122L rotation support mechanism 123R, 123L rotation support ring (horizontal rotation support portion)
124R, 124L Rotating arm 125R, 125L Hinge (vertical rotating support part)
126R, 126L Back plate 127R, 127L Height adjustment ring 128R, 128L Rotation lock / unlock part 130 Retraction block 140 Foot support 140R, 140L Foot support 141R, 141L Support column 142R, 142L Height adjustment rod 143R, 143L Foot plate 150R, 150L Backward grip (grip)
160R, 160L Advance grip bar 161R, 161L Advance grip part (grip)
170 Pull-in plate 170a Pull-in hole 170b Front edge B Bed H Caregiver S Space

Claims (5)

A right frame having wheels, a left frame having wheels, and a frame body including a connecting frame connecting the right frame and the left frame;
A seat surface portion disposed on the frame body;
A transfer device having a foot support that is fixed to the frame body and disposed at a front position and a lower position with respect to the seat surface portion,
A pull-in member fixed to the frame body and disposed at an upper position with respect to the seat surface portion;
The seat portion having a right seat plate and a left seat plate;
The right seat plate is pivotally supported on the right frame so that it is horizontal between the right frame and the left frame and between the right frame and the left frame. A right-hand side rotation support structure that supports the position so as to be movable between the position deviated from the position,
The left seat plate is pivotally supported on the left frame so that it is horizontal between the right frame and the left frame and between the right frame and the left frame. A left-side rotation support structure that is movably supported between the position deviated from the position,
A transfer device characterized by comprising: In claim 1,
The right rotation support structure includes a right horizontal rotation support unit that rotatably supports the right seat plate in a horizontal plane, and a horizontal position and a vertical upper position of the right seat plate in a vertical plane. A right-hand vertical rotation support portion that is rotatably supported between
The left rotation support structure includes a left horizontal rotation support portion that rotatably supports the left seat plate in a horizontal plane, and a horizontal position and a vertical upper position of the left seat plate in a vertical plane. Having a left-side vertical rotation support portion that is rotatably supported between
Transfer equipment characterized by that. In claim 1,
The right-side rotation support structure has a right-side vertical rotation support portion that supports the right-side seat plate so as to be freely rotatable between a horizontal position and a vertical upper position in a vertical plane.
The left-side rotation support structure includes a left-side vertical rotation support portion that rotatably supports the left-side seating surface plate between a horizontal position and a vertical upper position in a vertical plane.
Transfer equipment characterized by that. In claim 1,
The pull-in member is a rectangular parallelepiped pull-in block or a plate-shaped pull-in plate, and is disposed at a front position and an upper position with respect to the seat surface portion.
Transfer equipment characterized by that. In claim 1,
A right-side retraction grip attached to the upper rear portion of the right frame;
A right advance grip bar attached to the upper front portion of the right frame and extending forward;
A left-side retraction grip attached to the upper rear portion of the left-side frame;
A left advance grip bar attached to the upper front portion of the left frame and extending forward;
A transfer device characterized by comprising:

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