KR101884617B1 - Handrail having heating function - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a handrail having a heating function. The disclosed handrail includes an aluminum retainer fixedly installed on a wall surface by means of a mounting bracket, having a cylindrical tunnel section above, and having, in an outer surface, a pair of parallel slots apart from each other upwards and downwards along a length direction; an end cap provided on an upper side surface thereof with a protrusion forcibly inserted into the tunnel section and having a fixing piece fixed by a bolt and a nut to the retainer on an intermediate side surface; a plastic upper cover installed to surround the tunnel section; a plastic side cover installed to cover the side surface of the retainer; and cushion tubes inserted into the slots and installed in parallel, formed to be bent in a ″U″ shape in the end portions of the slots, providing a cushion force for the side cover in contact with the inner surface of the side cover, and configured to heat the side cover therein so that heating water is supplied from a boiler.

Description

[0001] HANDRAIL HAVING HEATING FUNCTION [0002]

The present invention relates to a handrail, and more particularly, to a handrail having a heating function that is heated by a user without being consumed in a separate energy expenditure even in the winter.

The handrail is placed on the edge of stairs or legs to prevent falling and serve as a decoration, or to be installed on the walls of places such as hospitals, nursing homes, facilities for the disabled, etc., so that when a part of the body is uncomfortable, As shown in FIG.

In addition, the handrail installed in hospitals, nursing homes, and disabled facilities is an auxiliary means attached to the wall to hold hands when a person with an uncomfortable leg is walking, and at the same time, And also serves as a means for protecting against scratches on the wall.

Bumper guards are used only as shock absorbers and therefore are fixedly attached to the wall, whereas the hand rails are fixed at a distance of about 75 to 95 mm from the wall to facilitate gripping by hand. Therefore, the mounting bracket is used to allow the handrail to be spaced a distance from the wall. When the end of the hand rail spaced apart from the wall is left as it is, it is protruded at a distance from the wall, so that the pedestrian may collide with the pedestrian without being beautiful in appearance.

Therefore, there is a problem that a mounting bracket spaced apart from each other at a predetermined distance, a retainer fixed to the mounting bracket and serving as a support, a cover surrounding the outer periphery of the retainer, Rails are used.

That is, when the distal end of the handrail is left, the retainer, which is mainly made of aluminum material, is exposed by being spaced apart from the wall by a predetermined distance, so that the aesthetic appearance is not good, and when the pedestrian or the patient, And an end cap is provided at the end of the handrail so as to perform a function of making the appearance look good and alleviating the impact when colliding with a pedestrian or a bed or the like. The end cap is engaged with a retainer constituting the basic skeleton of the handrail as the support means.

Conventionally, in order to attach the end cap to the retainer, after forming two 'U' -shaped engaging portions opposed to the retainer, the end cap is inserted through the open end portion of the retainer and the end cap is formed on one surface of the retainer And a method of attaching the end cap by screwing the coupling portion and the end cap insertion portion to the bolt and the back surface of the retainer with a nut. However, in the end cap attaching method using the bolt and the nut, the tightening of the bolt and the nut is easily loosened and the retainer and the end cap are separated from each other when the vertical load is continuously received.

In order to solve such a problem, Registration No. 20-0164454 discloses a handrail in which the retainer and the end cap are easily separated from each other by firmly fixing the retainer and the end cap so that the work efficiency is improved.

However, in the handrail disclosed in Registration No. 20-164454, there was an inconvenience that the upper portion of the end cap and the upper portion of the retainer were not firmly engaged,

In addition, since such a conventional handrail is very cold in winter, it has been very inconvenient for a patient or the like to move on the handrail.

Registration No. 20-0164454

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an end cap and an upper part of a retainer which are firmly coupled together, And to provide a handrail having an improved heating function for use.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a handrail having a heating function that has a function of detecting a fingerprint of a user and transmitting a control signal so that the automatic door is opened when the user is registered as a fingerprint.

In order to achieve the above object, a handrail having a heating function according to the present invention is fixed to a wall surface by a mounting bracket, a cylindrical tunnel portion is formed on an upper portion thereof, and a pair of slots A retainer made of an aluminum material; An end cap provided on an upper side surface thereof with a protrusion forcibly inserted into the tunnel portion and having a fixing piece fixed by the retainer and a bolt and a nut on a side surface of the intermediate portion; A plastic upper cover installed to surround the tunnel portion; A side cover of a plastic material installed to cover the side surface of the retainer; A pair of slots formed in parallel with the pair of slots to be bent in a U shape at an end of the pair of slots and to contact the inner surface of the side cover to provide a cushion force to the side cover, And a cushion tube configured to heat the side cover to supply heating water from the boiler.

Ribs may be formed on both sides of the inner circumferential surface of the tunnel portion along the longitudinal direction, and fitting grooves into which the ribs are fitted may be respectively formed on both sides of the protrusions when the protrusions are inserted into the tunnel portions.

A fingerprint sensor installed on the upper cover for sensing a fingerprint of a user's hand holding the upper cover; And a control unit for transmitting an open control signal for opening a door to a driver of the automatic door according to a sensing signal received from the fingerprint sensor.

According to the present invention, the handrail of the present invention is more firmly coupled to the upper portion of the end cap and the upper portion of the retainer, thereby improving the durability of the handrail, In particular, in addition to the function of providing the cushion force to the side cover, the cushion tube is provided with the heating water of the boiler without using any extra energy, so that the handrail can be heated by having the function of circulating piping of the heating water In the winter, users can use hand rails that are not cold but properly warmed.

In addition, since fingerprint sensors are provided on the handrail itself, the fingerprint sensor can control the opening and closing of the automatic door of the patient's room, so that the patient can enter the patient's room more conveniently, It is effective to open and enter.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a handrail according to a first embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a state in which other components are combined except for the upper cover and the side cover in FIG. 1,
3 is a view illustrating a state in which the cushion tube is in contact with the inner surface of the side cover in the engaged state of the handrail according to the first embodiment of the present invention,
4 is an assembled perspective view of the handrail according to the first embodiment of the present invention,
5 is a view showing a use example in which the handrail of the present invention is applied to a hospital or the like,
FIG. 6 is a view showing another embodiment of the cushion tube in the handrail according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which heating water is supplied from the boiler to the cushion tube and circulated.
7 is an exploded perspective view of a handrail according to a second embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the hand rail is coupled with the main part according to the second embodiment of the present invention,
9 is an exemplary view showing a state where a handrail according to a third embodiment of the present invention is applied to a hospital or the like,
10 is a block diagram showing a control configuration of a handrail according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments disclosed herein are provided so that the disclosure can be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

In this specification, when an element is referred to as being on another element, it may be directly formed on another element, or a third element may be interposed therebetween. Further, in the drawings, the thickness of the components is exaggerated for an effective description of the technical content.

Embodiments described herein will be described with reference to cross-sectional views and / or plan views that are ideal illustrations of the present invention. In the drawings, the thicknesses of the films and regions are exaggerated for an effective description of the technical content. 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. For example, the etched area shown at right angles may be rounded or may have a shape with a certain curvature. Thus, the regions illustrated in the figures have attributes, and the shapes of the regions illustrated in the figures are intended to illustrate specific forms of regions of the elements and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. In the various embodiments of the present specification, the terms first, second, etc. are used to describe various components, but these components should not be limited by these terms. These terms have only been used to distinguish one component from another. The embodiments described and exemplified herein also include their complementary embodiments.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of illustrating embodiments and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. The terms "comprises" and / or "comprising" used in the specification do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements.

In describing the specific embodiments below, various specific details have been set forth in order to explain the invention in greater detail and to assist in understanding it. However, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be understood by those skilled in the art without departing from such specific details. In some instances, it should be noted that portions of the invention that are not commonly known in the description of the invention and are not significantly related to the invention do not describe confusing reasons to explain the present invention.

Hereinafter, a handrail 1 having a heating function according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 6. Fig.

The handrail 1 of the present invention is configured to include a retainer 10, an upper cover 20, a side cover 30, an end cap 40, a cushion tube 50, and a mounting bracket 60.

The retainer 10 is fixed to the mounting bracket 60 fixed to the wall by a bolt B2 to form a framework as a supporting means.

The retainer 10 of the present invention is made of a metal material such as aluminum and has a cylindrical tunnel portion 11 formed on its upper portion and a lower portion formed vertically and a lower portion formed by a bent portion 18 bent at a predetermined angle do. A rib 11a is formed on both sides of the inner surface of the tunnel part 11 so as to protrude along the longitudinal direction of the tunnel part 11. The tunnel part 11 is formed at the lower part of the tunnel part 11, And a latching groove 11b is formed along the longitudinal direction.

The retainer 10 has a first bolt hole 12 and a second bolt hole 13 penetrating through the middle portion in the height direction and the retainer 10 is formed on the outer surface of the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction The slot 17 is protruded.

The upper cover 20 is made of a plastic material and has a cylindrical shape in which a lower portion is cut along the longitudinal direction, that is, an arch-shaped barrel. The upper cover 20 is engaged with the tunnel portion 11 of the retainer 10 do.

The side cover 30 is made of a plastics material, and has a convexly curved outer surface. The lower end of the side cover 30 has a hook-shaped portion 34 in the form of a ring.

1 and 3, the side cover 30 is inserted into the latching groove 11b at its upper end and inserted into the hooking portion 34 formed at the lower end of the side cover 30 And the side cover 30 may be fixedly installed so as to cover the side surface of the retainer 10.

The end cap 40 is provided with a protrusion 44 at an upper end portion thereof and a fixing member 41 at an intermediate portion thereof.

The fixing pieces 41 are configured to form a pair of bolt holes 42a so as to be spaced apart from each other.

The protruding portion 44 is configured to be inserted into the tunnel portion 11 in an interference fit manner, and fitting grooves 44a are formed on both sides in the longitudinal direction.

When the protruding portion 44 is inserted into the tunnel portion 11, the protruding portion 44 can be inserted into the tunnel portion 11 more easily because the rib 11a is inserted into the fitting groove 44a, The protrusion 44a and the tunnel portion 11 can be more firmly fixed by inserting the rib 11a into the fitting groove 44a.

When the protruding portion 44 is inserted into the tunnel portion 11, the fixing piece 41 overlaps the bottom surface of the retainer 10 and the pair of first bolt holes 12 and the pair of bolt passage holes 42a In this state, the end cap 40 is coupled to the retainer 10 by passing the bolt B1 through the first bolt hole 12 and the bolt passage hole 42a and tightening it with the nut N1 can do.

The present invention is characterized in that not only the fixing piece 41 of the end cap 40 is coupled to the retainer 10 via the bolt B1 and the nut N1 but also the protrusion 44 on the upper end cap 40 is engaged with the retainer 10 The upper end of the end cap 40 and the upper portion of the retainer 10 are further firmly coupled to each other so that the durability can be improved.

The cushion tube 50 is made of a synthetic resin hose such as rubber or a syringe, and is formed so that the fitting portion 54 protrudes along the lengthwise direction. The cushion tube 50 can be installed by inserting the fitting portion 54 into the slot 17. The cushion tube 50 is configured to abut the inner surface of the side cover 30, as shown in Fig. Therefore, the cushion tube 30 provides the cushion force to the side cover 30, so that the cushion tube 50 fully absorbs the external impact applied to the side cover 30. [

The mounting bracket 60 may be fixed to the wall by an anchor or the like and a retainer 10 is fixed to the side of the mounting bracket 60 by a bolt B2. Specifically, the retainer 10 is disposed on the side of the mounting bracket 60 fixed to the wall, the bolt B2 is passed through the second bolt hole 13, and the bolt fastening hole 61 So that the retainer 10 can be coupled to the mounting bracket 60.

As shown in Fig. 1, the cushion tube 50 may be provided in one row in the retainer 10 as shown in Fig. 1, but it may be arranged in parallel with the upper and lower rows in the retainer 10 as shown in Fig.

The cushion tube 50 is inserted and fixed in the pair of slots 17 so as to be parallel to the upper and lower rows of the retainer 10, And is provided at the end of the slot 17 so as to be bent in a "U" shape.

The present invention is configured such that the cushion tube 50 is arranged in parallel with the upper and the lower side so as to be connected to the heating water pipe of the boiler, So that the heating water can be supplied to the side cover 30 in contact with the cushion tube 50. The overall configuration such as the retainer 10, the upper cover 20, and the end cap 40, which are in contact with the side cover 30, can all be heated.

When the heating rail according to the present invention is applied to a hospital or the like, heating water is supplied to the cushion tube 50 from a boiler facility of a hospital, and thereby the upper cover 20 and the side cover 30 are heated, You can make hand rails available.

There is a method of embedding hot wire in the side cover 30 or the top cover 20, but this requires a separate supply of electricity due to the necessity of supplying electricity. However, the present invention is applicable to the heating of the boiler Since the water is supplied to the cushion tube 50, the handle rail can be used by heating without using any additional energy cost.

Particularly, in the handrail of the present invention, the cushion tube 50 that provides the cushion force to the side cover 30 is not required to be provided with a separate heating water pipe, but acts as a pipe through which the heating water flows, Cost and unit cost.

Hereinafter, a handrail according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 7 to 8. Fig.

The healdread of the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the structure in which the protruding portion 44 is engaged with the upper cover 20 by the bolt B3 in the state where the protruding portion 44 is inserted into the tunnel portion 11 And therefore, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components, and a description thereof will be omitted, and only the components having differences will be described.

A fitting rail 44b is formed on the upper surface of the protruding portion 44 in the longitudinal direction and a female screw thread portion 44ba is formed on the fitting rail 44b.

A rail protrusion 22 having a length equal to the length of the protrusion 44 is protruded along the longitudinal direction at the center of the inner surface of the upper cover 20 and the rail protrusion 22 is formed on one upper surface of the upper cover 20 A bolt hole 23 is formed so as to penetrate.

The projecting portion 44 of the end cap 40 is inserted into the tunnel portion 11 of the retainer 10 in an interference fit manner so that the rail projections 22 fit into the fitting rails 44b, The bolt hole 23 and the female screw thread portion 44ba coincide with each other so that the bolt B3 is passed through the bolt hole 23 and the female screw thread portion 44ba is inserted into the bolt hole 23, The end cap 40, the retainer 10, and the upper cover 20 can be engaged with each other.
Hereinafter, a handrail according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 9 and 10. Fig.

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The handrail of the third embodiment includes all the configurations of the handrail of the first embodiment and further includes the configuration of the fingerprint sensor 71, the heartbeat sensor 72, the body temperature sensor 73 and the control unit 75 Only the difference is that.

The handrail of the present invention can be applied to a facility accommodating a patient such as a hospital, a rehabilitation center, a nursing home, etc. In this case, the handrail can be installed on a peripheral wall provided with an automatic door (d)

The fingerprint sensor 71, the heartbeat sensor 72, and the body temperature sensor 73 may be installed on the upper cover 20. The fingerprint sensor 71 may be implemented as a sensor capable of detecting a fingerprint in contact with a finger of a user. The heartbeat sensor 72 may be an optical type that irradiates a user's finger with light, A heart rate sensor, and the body temperature sensor 73 may be constituted by a temperature sensor that detects the temperature by finger contact of the user.

The control unit 75 may be provided on the retainer 10 and may be configured to be hidden from the outside by being covered by the side cover 30. The control unit 75 may communicate with the fingerprint sensor 71, the heartbeat sensor 72, .

The control unit 75 is configured to be able to communicate with the nursing fact server 91 and can receive and store and manage a hospital registration patient list registered with a fingerprint from the server 91.

A patient of the hospital moves his / her finger on the hand rail 1 of the present invention while touching the finger to the fingerprint sensor 71 provided on the upper cover 20 of the handrail 1 provided next to the automatic door (d) The control unit 75 checks whether the fingerprint information acquired by the fingerprint sensor 71 is included in the hospital registration patient list registered with the fingerprint and if it is searched with the registered fingerprint, And to transmit the door opening control signal to the door movement unit (80).

Accordingly, the patient can not enter the patient's room other than the patient, and the patient can easily enter and exit the patient's room through the fingerprint sensor 71 provided on the handrail 1.

The control unit 75 may be configured to transmit the door open control signal to the automatic door station unit 80 to open and close the automatic door d and to transmit the entrance information of the patient to the nursing fact server 91. [ The nursing fact server 91 receives the entrance information and confirms the entrance state of the patient to the ward to identify and manage the location of the patient.

In addition, when the patient places a finger on the heartbeat sensor 72 and the body temperature sensor 73, the heartbeat frequency and the body temperature of the heartbeat are received by the control unit 75, and the control unit 75 controls the heartbeat rate and body temperature To the nursing fact server (91).

In this case, the nursing fact server 91 outputs the heart rate and the body temperature of the patient through the monitor 92 or the speaker 93 provided in the nursing fact, so that the nurse or the doctor can check it, You can make it manageable.

In particular, the control unit 75 allows the risk signal to be sent to the nursing fact server 91 when the heart rate received from the heart rate sensor 72 exceeds or falls below the reference heart rate, ) Or the speaker 93 so that the nurse can quickly cope with the patient's condition.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that many changes and modifications of the present invention can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, all such appropriate changes and modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.

10 ... retainer
11 ... Tunnel part
12 ... first bolt hole
13 ... second bolt hole
17 ... slot
20 ... upper cover
30 ... side cover
40 ... end cap
41 ... fixed
44 ... protrusions
50 ... Cushion Tube
60 ... mounting bracket
71 ... Fingerprint sensor
72 ... heart rate sensor
73 ... body temperature sensor
75 ... control unit

Claims (3)

An aluminum retainer fixed to a wall surface by a mounting bracket and having a cylindrical tunnel portion formed on an upper surface thereof and having a pair of slots formed on an outer surface thereof so as to be vertically spaced along the longitudinal direction;
An end cap provided on an upper side surface thereof with a protrusion forcibly inserted into the tunnel portion and having a fixing piece fixed by the retainer and a bolt and a nut on a side surface of the intermediate portion;
A plastic upper cover installed to surround the tunnel portion;
A side cover of a plastic material installed to cover the side surface of the retainer;
A pair of slots formed in parallel with the pair of slots to be bent in a U shape at an end of the pair of slots and to contact the inner surface of the side cover to provide a cushion force to the side cover, And a cushion tube configured to heat the side cover to supply heating water from the boiler,
The tunnels are formed with openings at the upper ends of the tunnel portions. Ribs are formed along the longitudinal direction on both sides of the inner circumferential surface of the tunnel portions. The tunnel portions are formed with hooking grooves along the longitudinal direction.
And fitting grooves into which the ribs are fitted are formed on both sides of the protrusions when the protrusions are inserted into the tunnel portion,
Wherein the retainer has a bent portion bent at a predetermined angle at a lower end thereof,
Wherein the upper cover is formed in a tubular shape incised along the longitudinal direction of the lower cover and is installed in a fitting manner to enclose the tunnel portion,
Wherein the side cover has a convexly curved surface shape and a hook-shaped hook portion is formed at a lower end thereof, the upper end of the side cover is inserted into the hooking groove, and the hook portion formed at the lower end of the side cover The side cover is fixedly installed so as to cover the side surface of the retainer in such a manner that the bent portion is inserted,
A rail protrusion is formed on the upper surface of the protrusion, a fitting projection is formed on the fitting rail, a rail protrusion is formed at the center of the inner surface of the upper cover to be inserted into the fitting rail, A bolt hole penetrating through the rail protrusion is formed so that the protrusion is inserted into the tunnel portion in an interference fit manner and the upper cover covers the tunnel portion so as to fit the rail protrusion into the fitting rail, The end cap, the retainer, and the upper cover are coupled by passing a bolt through the bolt hole and fastening the bolt to the female screw portion,
A fingerprint sensor installed on the upper cover for sensing a fingerprint of a user's hand holding the upper cover;
A heartbeat sensor installed on the upper cover for irradiating light to a finger of a user holding the upper cover and detecting a heart rate through a quantity of light reflected;
A temperature sensor installed on the upper cover for detecting a user's temperature by finger contact of a user holding the upper cover; And
And a controller for checking whether the fingerprint information obtained from the fingerprint sensor is included in the pre-registered list and transmitting a door opening control signal for opening the door to the driving unit of the automatic door of the room when the fingerprint is a registered fingerprint,
The control unit transmits the door opening control signal to the automatic door pedal unit to open / close the automatic door, and transmits the entrance information of the patient to the nursing fact server so that the patient can be located and managed.
Wherein the control unit is configured to transmit to the nursing fact server a heart rate of the patient obtained from the heartbeat sensor and a body temperature of the patient obtained from the temperature sensor.


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