KR101439955B1 - Stick convertible to worker and chair - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a stick convertible to a walker and a chair, which is supported on the ground by three legs. The stick convertible to a walker and a chair includes: a body frame of the first leg inclined at 70 to 80° against the ground while the three legs are supported on the ground, and rolling by a caster located in the lower portion; and a pair of the second and third legs preventing a slip by being deployed at 90 to 120° at left and right based on the body frame. According to the present invention, users can freely select one among a stick mode, a walker mode, and a chair mode.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transformer cane used as a walker and a chair,

The present invention can be used as a walking stick which is usually easy to carry (walking mode), it is used as a walker when it is difficult to use for a long time (walker mode), and when it is difficult to even walk on a walker, More specifically, when a knob of a walking staff is switched, a pair of left and right pairs of a body frame constituting a walking stick (chair mode) The handle and legs of the legs are deployed and used as a walker. When the handle is switched in the opposite direction, the handle and the legs are housed in the body frame again, and the walker and the chair To a transformer stick used.

Generally, there are walkers (worker) or sticks (walking sticks), which are the most popular choice for the elderly and disabled people who have difficulty in walking. Thus, various types of walking aids having different forms and functions are appropriately selected and used according to the user's various disability situations and main use purpose.

However, these walkers and walking sticks have the following problems.

The walker has four feet, so that it can be safely walked on by the user without falling even if the user does not hold it. However, since the walker moves using four feet, it is suitable for flat places such as hospital corridors, but it is difficult to use in stairwells, slopes, and other unfinished areas.

Further, when the wheels are installed on the four feet of the walker, the wheel may be rolled and the user may slip and fall forward, and even if there is a brake for preventing it, it is not easy to operate. In addition, the walker of such a complex structure is heavy and difficult to carry.

Although the cane is lightweight and has a simple structure, it is difficult to rely on one foot for an elderly patient or a seriously ill patient with a weak leg or waist. You may even need help from a helper.

Japan Registered Utility Model 3,045,659

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a walker or walker that can be manually or automatically selected as a walker, And a transformer stick which is also used as a chair.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a transformer stick which is also used as a walker and a chair which can easily carry a walker with a staff without the assistance of a helper and can switch the staff to a walker if necessary.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a transformer stick which is also used as a walker and a chair which can be used as a chair when a rest is required even when moving on the move.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a transformer stick which is also used as a walker and a chair in which the user of the walker can immediately request the help of the surrounding people in an unexpected emergency situation.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a transformer stick which is also used as a walker and a chair that can provide safety to a guardian or a facility person by providing his / her position information in real time.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a transformer cane used as a walker and a chair of the present invention includes a body frame, a pair of left and right handles provided on the upper side of the body frame, And a pair of left and right legs installed at a lower side of the body frame, wherein the handle and the leg are used as a wand supported only by the body frame when the handle and the leg are housed, The chair can be used as a walker and chair supported by the body frame and the pair of legs.

As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, the following effects can be expected.

First, the left and right handles and the transformer interlocking with the legs can store and deploy the handles and legs from the body frame in one touch, making it easy for the uncomfortable user to walk from a walker to a cane or from a cane to a walker You can choose to use it.

Second, when used as a walker, it is very convenient for the elderly who can not control the slip of the walker due to lack of energy because the casters are installed on one foot of the three feet and the non-skid rubber is installed on the other two feet. A pair of feet having no casters are brought into contact with the ground, and the user can safely move his / her legs by leaning with both hands, It is possible to secure the safety of elderly elderly and severely ill legs.

Third, when used as a walker, the pair of handles functions as a handle for determining the direction of walking, and functions as a support that can be relied upon when the user sits or stands on a chair when used as a chair, It can be very useful for the elderly.

Fourth, according to the user's environment, the user can arbitrarily select and use a cane or a walker, which is expected to satisfy the desire of the user who wants to carry the walker with the cane on the stairs or the slope.

Fifth, it is possible to minimize the volume of the cane during carrying and storage, and to switch to a walker simply by a one-touch button operation for controlling the internal motor when necessary, thereby providing convenience to the user.

Sixth, even if the helper leaves for a while or does not have a safe accident, the elderly person can get immediate help to inform the surrounding people about the emergency situation, the helper can leave his / Action can be taken.

Seventh, even if the user can not accompany the helper, the user's position information can be transmitted to the helper from time to time via GPS reception, and if necessary, the user can receive the GPS guidance and receive the destination to the elderly It is advantageous.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration in which a walker and a chair transformer stick according to the present invention are used in a walking mode. Fig.
2 is a perspective view showing a configuration in which a walker and a chair transformer stick according to the present invention are used in a walker mode;
3 is a perspective view showing a configuration in which a walker and a chair transformer stick according to the present invention are used in a chair mode.
4 is a perspective view showing an operating relationship in a state in which a handle and a leg according to the present invention are housed.
5 is a perspective view showing an operating relationship in a state in which the handle and the leg according to the present invention are deployed;
6 is a perspective view showing an operation relationship in a state in which legs according to the present invention are deployed;
7 is a state of use according to the present invention.

Brief Description of the Drawings The advantages and features of the present invention, and how to achieve them, will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. The dimensions and relative sizes of layers and regions in the figures may be exaggerated for clarity of illustration. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

Embodiments described herein will be described with reference to plan views and cross-sectional views, which are ideal schematics of the present invention. Thus, the shape of the illustrations may be modified by manufacturing techniques and / or tolerances. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the specific forms shown, but also include changes in the shapes that are produced according to the manufacturing process. Thus, the regions illustrated in the figures have schematic attributes, and the shapes of the regions illustrated in the figures are intended to illustrate specific types of regions of the elements and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a transformer walking stick used as a walker and a chair according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1, 2, and 3, a wand 100 transformed into a walker and a chair includes a body frame 110, a pair of right and left handles installed to be housed on one side of the upper portion of the body frame 110, And a pair of left and right legs 130 installed to be housed on one side of the lower side of the body frame 110.

The handle 120 and the leg 130 are housed in the body frame 110 while the handle 120 and the leg 130 are deployed. In this state, And can be used as a walker and a chair supported by the pair of legs 110 and the pair of legs 130.

The first leg 130a includes a first leg 130a and a second leg 130b that are foldable to each other. The first leg 130a is tiltably installed on the body frame 110, 130b are foldably installed on the first leg 130a. Thus, the second leg 130b may be substantially "L" shaped (but not necessarily perpendicular) to the first leg 130a and may be folded in an overlapping manner.

The body frame 110 is provided with a handle receiving portion 112 in which a pair of right and left handles 120 are housed at one side of the upper portion and a leg portion 130, The receiving portion 114 is provided in the form of a receiving groove. The body frame 110 may be made of a strong, hard, and lightweight aluminum alloy (e.g., duralumin).

The handle 120 is tiltably mounted to the body frame 110 at an inclination of 90 ° to 105 °. To this end, the handle 120 is rotatably coupled to the handle receiving portion 112 of the body frame 110 by the handle tilting portion 122. Further, the length of the handle 120 is adjustable in the unfolded state. A synthetic cork made of a plastic material may be formed on the outer side of the handle 120 for the sake of user's convenience.

The legs 130 are installed to be tiltable by 90 to 105 degrees with respect to the body frame 110 and the legs 130 are connected to legs of the body frame 110 114 by a first leg tilting portion 132. The first leg tilting portion 132 includes a first leg tilting portion 132,

However, in the case of the legs 130, the second legs 130b can be folded to 90 ° to 105 ° with respect to the first legs 130a, and are folded and folded when they are stored in the leg storage portion 114 .

4 and 5, the handle 120 is connected to a transformer 140, which is vertically slidable within the body frame 110, and a franchiser 140 is connected to the upper and lower sides As it moves, the handle 120 may be pivoted in the above-described tilt. At this time, the handle tilting portion 122 may be formed in the form of a pinion gear, and the transformer 140 may be formed in the form of a rack gear.

The handle 120 and the leg 130 are housed when the transformer 140 slides down and the middle gear 160 is inserted between the pinion gear and the rack gear to be in a deployed state when the transformer 150 is moved up and down No reference numeral) can be installed.

According to the transformer cane 100 of the present invention, the user can manually or automatically switch between the cane mode and the walker mode. For example, the step motor 190 is connected to the above-mentioned middle gear (not shown), and the grip 160 is further provided with a one-touch button 192 for controlling the step motor 190, Can be simply performed in a one-touch manner. Or the stepper motor 190 may operate by engaging with the rack gear of the transformer 140 via an auxiliary gear (not shown).

A guide portion (not shown) is formed in the body frame 110 in the form of a guide groove, so that the transformer 140 is guided by the guide portion so that the rack gear can be slid in a predetermined direction.

Likewise, the first leg 130a includes a first leg tilting portion 132 connected to the body frame 110. The first leg tilting portion 132 is interlocked with the transformer 140 to rotate the transformer 140 The first leg 130a can be tilted at the above-mentioned inclination. For this purpose, the first leg tilting portion 132 is configured in the form of a pinion gear, and the transporter 140 can be manufactured in the form of a rack gear.

Referring to FIG. 6, the second leg 130b is provided with a second leg tilting portion 134 at a portion thereof coupled to the first leg 130a. The first leg tilting portion 132 and the second leg tilting portion The second leg 130b is also folded together when the first leg 130a is tilted by the transformer 140 such that the legs 134 are connected to each other by an endless track (e.g., chain, belt, etc.) It may be accommodated in the accommodating portion 114 or may be deployed from the leg accommodating portion 114 in an approximately " L " shape.

A caster 150 is provided at the lower end of the body frame 110 to assist walking when the transformer wand 100 is converted from a wand dedicated to a walker. The lower end of the transformer 140 is lowered below the caster 150 when the transformer cane 100 is transformed from a walker dedicated use to a cane use so that the cane non-slip means 142 provided at the lower end of the franchizer 140, And the ground surface.

A grip 160 is provided at the upper end of the transformer 140 so that when the transformer cane 100 is converted from a walker to a cane, the handle becomes a handle. In addition, it functions to switch the transformer 140 when the transformer cane 100 switches from a walker to a cane or from a cane to a walker. A stopper 162 for fixing the transformer 140 to the body frame 110 may be further provided when the transformer 140 is switched to the cane or the walker by the grip 160. [ A rubber cushion may be formed on the outer side of the grip 160 so that the user does not slip.

And further includes a seat 170 connecting the pair of first legs 130a in a state in which the pair of left and right legs 130a are deployed. When the seat 170 is wrapped around the first leg 130a by a spring and then pulled and fixed to the other second leg 130a, the seat 170 is provided with a chair function Can be provided. On the contrary, when the fastening is released, it is rolled by a spring and stored in the first leg 130a. The sheet 170 can be made of various types of cloths such as Gore-Tex, which are well wound and spread out.

Although not shown in the figure, it is also possible to receive GPS position information from satellites, to directly provide the direction information of the destination to the user based on the above-mentioned position information, or to transmit the direction information of the destination to the user's caregiver For example, a GPS module capable of transmitting location information of a user to a nursing home or 119 may be installed in the transformer stick 100.

The GPS module may include Wi-Fi, ZigBee, etc., and the communication module may include CDMA communication means capable of transmitting and receiving data with the protector or the facility wirelessly. Thus, the location information of the transformer wand 100 collected by the GPS module can be informed to the real-time acquaintance or the institution through the communication module, thereby relieving the anxiety of the caregiver who is always worried about the user.

And may further include a speaker 180 that allows the user to inform his or her surrounding location and condition of the surroundings in an emergency situation. If the user operates the safety button 182 in an emergency situation, a loud sound is generated in the speaker 180 and the user can quickly request help or transmit the fact to the protector or the facility through the communication module. On the other hand, when the direction information of the destination is directly provided by the GPS module, the user can provide the above information through the speaker 180 in view of a weak visual acuity such as presbyopia.

In this way, by installing the speaker 180, even if the user of the transformer stick 100 suffers an unexpected accident, the safety button 182 is pushed to inform the surrounding people of his / her emergency situation, Can be delivered to protect the golden time.

Referring to FIG. 7, the walker and the chair-wand 100 according to the present invention can be basically supported on a tripod, that is, three feet on the ground so as to be used as a walker and a chair.

For this purpose, the body frame 110 and the pair of legs 130 may be three legs. However, the three feet may be supported at an angle of 70 ° to 80 ° (preferably 75 °) relative to the ground in a state where the three feet are supported on the ground so as not to fall forward while walking on the walker.

7, the body frame 110 is rolling, and the pair of legs 130 have a slip prevention function, so that the user can grip the legs 130 while holding the handle 120 with both hands, The legs 130 can be moved to the side of the walker while the legs 130 are held against the ground so as to prevent slippage after the body frame 110 is pushed forward.

Referring to FIG. 7 (b), if the seat 170 is difficult to pull out, the seat 170 is taken out and used as a chair. Referring to (a) of FIG. 7, the seat 170 can be folded and used as a staff.

As described above, according to the present invention, a tripod frame having three feet is provided, and two of the tripod frames are accommodated in the remaining two frames. Able to know. Many other modifications will be possible to those skilled in the art, within the scope of the basic technical idea of the present invention.

100: Transformer stick 110: Body frame
112: handle-receiving portion 114: leg-receiving portion
120: Handle
122: handle tilting part 130: leg
130a: first leg 130b: second leg
132: first leg tilting portion 134: second leg tilting portion
140: Transformer 142: Anti-slip means for cane
150: Caster 160: Grip
162: stopper 170: sheet
180: speaker 182: safety button
190: step motor 192: one-touch button

Claims (13)

Body frame;
A pair of left and right handles mounted on one side of the upper portion of the body frame so as to be accommodated; And
And a pair of left and right legs installed to be housed in a lower side of the body frame,
The handle and the leg are used as a stick supported only by the body frame in a state of being housed,
Wherein the handle and the leg are used as a walker and chair supported by the body frame and the pair of legs when the handle and the leg are deployed. The method according to claim 1,
The body frame includes:
And a handle receiving portion in which the left and right handles are received in an upper side,
And a pair of left and right legs accommodated in a lower side thereof,
Wherein the handle includes a handle tilting portion, the handle is tilted at a slope of 90 [deg.] To 105 [deg.] From the handle housing portion,
Wherein the leg includes a leg tilting portion, and the leg is tilted at a slope of 90 DEG to 105 DEG from the leg housing portion. 3. The method of claim 2,
Further comprising a transformer slidable in the vertical direction within the body frame,
The transformer is interlocked with the handle tilting portion and the leg tilting portion so that the handle and the leg are housed in the handle housing portion and the leg housing portion when the transformer is slid downward A transformer stick which is also used as a walker and chair. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the handle tilting portion and the leg tilting portion comprise a pinion gear, the transformer includes a rack gear,
And a middle gear is further provided between the pinion gear and the rack gear. The transformer can also be used as a chair and a walker. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the legs include a pair of left and right first legs that can be folded together and a pair of left and right second legs,
Wherein the first leg is tiltably installed on the body frame,
The second leg is foldably installed in the first leg,
Wherein the second legs are substantially "L" shaped in the deployed state with respect to the first leg, and are folded to overlap each other in the retracted state. 6. The method of claim 5,
Further comprising a seat wound on the left first leg in a rolled state in the accommodated state and provided with a chair attached to the right first leg in the deployed state, cane. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the second leg is expandable from 90 DEG to 105 DEG with respect to the first leg and is folded and folded when housed in the leg housing part. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the leg tilting portion includes a first leg tilting portion of the first leg and a second leg tilting portion of the second leg, and the second leg is tilted at a portion where the second leg tilting portion engages with the first leg, Wherein the first leg tilting portion and the second leg tilting portion are interconnected by an endless track so that when the first leg is tilted by the transformer, the second leg is also folded or unfolded together. And a transformer stick that is also used as a chair. The method according to claim 1,
And a caster installed at a lower end of the body frame,
And a control unit
Wherein the lower end of the transformer is lowered to the lower portion of the caster so that the non-slip means for the can at the lower end of the transformer is in contact with the ground . The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a grip mounted on an upper end of the transformer,
The grips switching between the deployed state and the retracted state,
And the handle is used as a handle of the walking staff in the accommodated state .
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